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1 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) komast til/á/að2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) teygjast/ná í/til3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) ná í, teygja sig (eftir)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) ná sambandi við5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) ná2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) þægileg fjarlægð; steinsnar2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) seilingarfjarlægð3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) beinn kafli fljóts -
2 reach a standstill
(to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc: The traffic was at a standstill.) kyrrstaða -
3 achieve
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4 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) miða (á)2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) stefna (að), áætla2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mið2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) takmark•- aimless- aimlessly
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5 arrive
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6 arrive at
(to reach: The committee failed to arrive at a decision.) komast að -
7 aspire
((usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc): He aspired to the position of president.) sækjast eftir, þrá -
8 attempt
[ə'tempt] 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) reyna, gera tilraun2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) tilraun2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) tilræði -
9 be up to
1) (to be busy or occupied with (an activity etc): What is he up to now?) vera upptekinn við2) (to be capable of: He isn't quite up to the job.) hæfur í/til3) (to reach the standard of: This work isn't up to your best.) í samræmi við4) (to be the duty or privilege of: It's up to you to decide; The final choice is up to him.) vera á valdi/í verkahring (e-s) -
10 clock up
(to reach a total of: I've clocked up eight thousand miles this year in my car.) keyra (á mæli) -
11 come to terms
1) (to reach an agreement or understanding: They came to terms with the enemy.) sættast2) (to find a way of living with or tolerating (some personal trouble or difficulty): He managed to come to terms with his illness.) finna leið til að umbera -
12 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) koma sér að efninu2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) þegar að því kemur -
13 convenient
[kən'vi:njənt]1) (suitable; not causing trouble or difficulty: When would it be convenient for me to come?) hentugur2) (easy to use, run etc: a convenient size of house.) hentugur3) (easy to reach etc; accessible: Keep this in a convenient place.) aðgengilegur; handhægur•- convenience -
14 culminate
((with in) to reach the highest or most important point: The celebrations culminated in a firework display in the local park.) ná hámarki -
15 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) annars hugar2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) bilaður, sturlaður3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) örvæntingarfullur -
16 end up
1) (to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant: I knew that he would end up in prison.) hafna að lokum í2) (to do something in the end: He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.) verða að lokum -
17 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) (fram)lengja, stækka2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) ná, teygja sig3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) teygja úr, rétta fram4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) bjóða•- extensive -
18 get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) komast að, ná til2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) gefa í skyn3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) henda gaman að, hæðast að -
19 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) láta á sjá, hrörna2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) hrörna, láta á sjá3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) bera fræ -
20 last out
(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) endast
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