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1 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) nærri2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) nærri -
2 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nálægur2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) náinn, nákominn2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nálægt2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nálægt, nærri3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nærri, nálægt4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nálgast- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss -
3 approximate
[ə'proksimət](very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct: Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?) sem er nærri lagi- approximation -
4 around
1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) umhverfis2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) á víð og dreif um, í kringum2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) um3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) snúa (sér) við2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) hérna, nærri -
5 by chance
(by luck; without planning: They met by chance.) af (einskærri) tilviljun -
6 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) næstum, nærri því -
7 commercialise
verb (to try to make (something) a source of profit: Christmas has become commercialized.) gera að einskærri söluvöru -
8 commercialize
verb (to try to make (something) a source of profit: Christmas has become commercialized.) gera að einskærri söluvöru -
9 keep at arm's length
(to avoid becoming too friendly with someone: She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.) hleypa ekki of nærri -
10 nigh
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11 nowhere near
(not nearly: We've nowhere near enough money to buy a car.) ekki nærri því -
12 overreact
(to react too much: She overreacts to criticism.) bregðast of harkalega við; taka of nærri sér -
13 positive
['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) jákvæður2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) öruggur3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) öruggur, handviss4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) algjör5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) jákvæður6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) jákvæður7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) jákvæður, stærri en núll8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) jákvæður, jákvætt hlaðinn2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) jákvæð mynd, ljósmynd/skyggna2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) jákvætt stig•- positively -
14 pretty well
(nearly: I've pretty well finished.) nærri því -
15 seniority
[-ni'o-]noun (the state of being senior: The officers sat at the table in order of seniority.) hærri aldur/tign -
16 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) taka að sér2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) ráða3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) skora á (e-n)4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) öðlast, taka á sig5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) hleypa inn6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) taka (e-ð) nærri sér -
17 take to heart
1) (to be made very sad or upset by: You mustn't take his unkind remarks to heart.) taka (e-ð) nærri sér2) (to pay attention to: He's taken my criticism to heart - his work has improved.) taka til íhugunar -
18 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) toppur, efsti hluti e-s2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) efstur í bekknum3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) borðplata4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) lok; tappi5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) toppur; blússa, peysa2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) sem er efstur/fremstur í flokki3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) setja/bæta ofan á2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) vera hærri en3) (to remove the top of.) fjarlægja efsta hluta (e-s)•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) snúður, skopparakringla -
19 upper
1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) efri, hærri, æðri2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) yfirleður3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) efst- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand -
20 well-nigh
(nearly; almost: It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived.) næstum, nærri því
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