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1 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) setja, láta; senda; þÿða2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) leggja fram, bera upp3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) orða4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) skrifa5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) halda til hafnar/á haf út•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
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2 put out
1) (to extend (a hand etc): He put out his hand to steady her.) rétta/teygja fram2) ((of plants etc) to produce (shoots, leaves etc).) skjóta rótum, mynda lauf3) (to extinguish (a fire, light etc): The fire brigade soon put out the fire.) slökkva eld4) (to issue, give out: They put out a distress call.) senda út5) (to cause bother or trouble to: Don't put yourself out for my sake!) valda (e-m) ónæði6) (to annoy: I was put out by his decision.) ergja -
3 put up
1) (to raise (a hand etc).) lyfta2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) byggja, reisa3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) festa á vegg4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) hækka5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) veita/halda uppi (mótþróa)6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) leggja fram7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) hÿsa -
4 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) kveikja á2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) fara í3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) bæta við sig, auka4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) færa upp5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) bæta við6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) þykjast7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) veðja -
5 put right
1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) lagfæra2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) leiðrétta3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) stilla rétt4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) leiðrétta5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) lækna, gera heilbrigðan -
6 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) slökkva á2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) fresta3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) fresta fundi með e-m4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) fá til að missa lyst/fá ógeð á -
7 put someone etc through his etc paces
(to make someone etc show what he etc can do: He put his new car through its paces.)English-Icelandic dictionary > put someone etc through his etc paces
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8 put down
1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) setja niður2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) leggja niður/frá sér3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) bæla niður4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) lóga -
9 put in
1) (to insert or install: We're having a new shower put in.) (láta) setja upp2) (to do (a certain amount of work etc): He put in an hour's training today.) leggja af mörkum -
10 put into effect
(to put (a law etc) into operation: He has begun to put his theories into effect.) setja í notkun/framkvæmd -
11 put a good face on it
(to give the appearance of being satisfied etc with something when one is not: Now it's done we'll have to put a good face on it.) bera sig vel -
12 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) setja allt sitt traust á eitt atriðiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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13 put down for
(to write the name of (someone) on a list etc for a particular purpose: You have been put down for the one hundred metres' race.) skrá -
14 put into practice
(to do, as opposed to planning etc: He never gets the chance to put his ideas into practice.) hrinda í framkvæmd, gera -
15 put through
1) (to arrange (a deal, agreement etc).) koma (e-u) í gegn2) (to connect by telephone: I'm trying to put you through (to London).) gefa (e-m) símasamband -
16 put/set to rights
(to put back into the correct order, state etc: The room was in a dreadful mess, and it took us the whole day to set it to rights.) lagfæra, kippa í lag -
17 put forth
(of plants etc) to produce (leaves, shoots etc). skjóta rótum, mynda blöð -
18 put about
(to spread (news etc).) dreifa -
19 put across/over
(to convey or communicate (ideas etc) to others: He's very good at putting his ideas across.) koma til skila -
20 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) niðurlægja e-n, minna e-n á lága stöðu/reynsluleysi
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