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61 hiccup
1. noun1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) hiksti2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) hikstakast2. verb(to make a hiccup or hiccups.) hiksta -
62 hotly
1) (eagerly; quickly: The thieves were hotly pursued by the police.) ákaflega2) (angrily; passionately: The accusations were hotly denied.) reiðilega, af ástríðu -
63 hurry up
(to (cause to) move quickly: Hurry him up, will you; Do hurry up!) flÿta (sér); flÿttu þér! -
64 hurtle
['hə:tl](to move very quickly and violently: The car hurtled down the hill at top speed.) þeytast, hendast -
65 in haste
(in a hurry; quickly: I am writing in haste before leaving for the airport.) í flÿti -
66 in record time
(very quickly.) á mettíma -
67 instantaneous
[instən'teiniəs](done, happening or acting in an instant or very quickly: The effect of this poison is instantaneous.) tafarlaus -
68 jot
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69 knock back
(to drink, especially quickly and in large quantities: He knocked back three pints of beer in ten minutes.) sturta í sig -
70 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) einkar vel2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) mjög hratt -
71 like a shot
(very quickly; eagerly: He accepted my invitation like a shot.) eins og skot -
72 like hot cakes
(very quickly: These books are selling like hot cakes.) eins og heitar lummur -
73 like mad
(wildly, desperately, very quickly etc: struggling/trying/running like mad.) eins og óður -
74 like the wind
(very quickly: The horse galloped away like the wind.) mjög hratt -
75 make short work of
(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) klára í hvelli -
76 meteor
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77 microwave
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78 mobile
1) (able to move: The van supplying country districts with library books is called a mobile library; The old lady is no longer mobile - she has to stay in bed all day.) hreyfanlegur; sem er gangfær2) (able to move or be moved quickly or easily: Most of the furniture is very light and mobile.) færanlegur3) ((of someone's features or face) changing easily in expression.) lifandi, síbreytilegur•- mobility- mobilize
- mobilise
- mobilization
- mobilisation
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79 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) klípa, bíta2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) klippa3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) stinga, svíða4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) skjótast5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) kæfa, hefta2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) bit2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nepja3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) tár, snafs•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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80 pack off
(to send away, usually quickly and without wasting time: They packed the children off to bed early.) senda af stað; koma í rúmið
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