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1 rarely
adverb (not often: I rarely go to bed before midnight.) sjaldan -
2 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gera6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gera, ljúka7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) nægja, ganga9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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3 enforce
[in'fo:s](to cause (a law, a command, one's own will etc) to be carried out: There is a law against dropping litter but it is rarely enforced.) framfylgja -
4 get across
(to be or make (something) understood: This is something which rarely gets across to the general public.) koma til skila -
5 get away with
(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) komast upp með -
6 healthy
1) ((generally) having good health: I'm rarely ill - I'm really a very healthy person; My bank balance is healthier now than it used to be.) heilbrigður2) (causing or helping to produce good health: a healthy climate.) heilnæmur, styrkjandi3) (resulting from good health: a healthy appetite.) hraustlegur4) (showing a sensible concern for one's own well-being etc: He shows a healthy respect for the law.) heilbrigður -
7 orphan
['o:fən](a child who has lost both parents (rarely only one parent): That little girl is an orphan; ( also adjective) an orphan child.) munaðarleysingi -
8 rare
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9 seldom
['seldəm](rarely; not often: I've seldom experienced such rudeness.) sjaldan -
10 strangely enough
(it is strange (that): He lives next door, but strangely enough I rarely see him.) þó undarlegt sé
См. также в других словарях:
rarely — rarely, seldom It is acceptable to say rarely if ever or seldom if ever but not (except informally) rarely ever or seldom ever: We rarely if ever go out / ☒ We rarely ever go out. In the second example, hardly ever or scarcely ever could be… … Modern English usage
Rarely — Rare ly (r[^a]r l[y^]), adv. 1. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen. [1913 Webster] 2. Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d {Rare}, 2. [1913 Webster] The person who played so rarely on the flageolet. Sir… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rarely — from RARE (Cf. rare) (adj.1) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
rarely — [adv] not often; exceptionally almost never, barely, extra, extraordinarily, extremely, finely, hardly, hardly ever, infrequently, little, notably, now and then, once in a while, once in blue moon*, on rare occasions, remarkably, scarcely ever,… … New thesaurus
rarely — ► ADVERB ▪ not often; seldom … English terms dictionary
rarely — [rer′lē] adv. 1. infrequently; seldom 2. beautifully, skillfully, excellently, etc. 3. uncommonly; exceptionally … English World dictionary
rarely — rare|ly W2 [ˈreəli US ˈrerli] adv not often ≠ ↑frequently ▪ She very rarely complains. ▪ This method is rarely used in modern laboratories. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ WORD CHOICE: rarely, seldom, hardly, scarcely Rarely and seldom both mean not often . Seldom is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rarely — [[t]re͟ə(r)li[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV BRD NEG: ADV before v, ADV with cl/group If something rarely happens, it does not happen very often. They battled against other Indian tribes, but rarely fought with the whites... I very rarely wear a raincoat because I … English dictionary
rarely — adv. Rarely is used with these adjectives: ↑fatal, ↑used Rarely is used with these verbs: ↑appear, ↑cry, ↑encounter, ↑exceed, ↑feature, ↑grant, ↑impinge, ↑last, ↑match, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
rarely — rare|ly [ rerli ] adverb *** not often: a performance using rarely heard instruments from around the world My mother very rarely wears jewelry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rarely — adverb not often: She very rarely complains. | This method is rarely used in modern laboratories. see rare … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
