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  • 1 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) vinna
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) vinna, starf
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) verkefni
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) vinna
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) vinnustaður
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) vinna, starfa; láta (e-n) vinna
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) hafa starf/vinnu
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) vera í lagi, virka
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) gefast vel, heppnast
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) mjaka(st)
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) losa/losna smám saman
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vinna, móta
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    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works     3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) gangverk
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) góðverk
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    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders

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  • 2 work up

    1) (to excite or rouse gradually: She worked herself up into a fury. ( adjective worked-up: Don't get so worked-up!).) æsa (sig) upp (í)
    2) (to raise or create: I just can't work up any energy/appetite/enthusiasm today.) ná upp, skapa

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  • 3 at

    [æt]
    1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) á, í, hjá, við
    2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) á, að, í, við
    3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) á, við, í
    4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) í
    5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) á
    6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) á, fyrir
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  • 4 moan

    [məun] 1. verb
    1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) stynja
    2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) kvarta
    2. noun
    (a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) stuna

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  • 5 remedial

    [rə'mi:diəl]
    adjective (able to, or intended to, put right or to correct or cure: She does remedial work with the less clever children; remedial exercises.) sem læknar eða ræður bót á e-u; hjálpar-

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  • 6 model

    ['modl] 1. noun
    1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) líkan
    2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) stíll, gerð, módel
    3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) módel, sÿningarstúlka/-maður
    4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) módel, fyrirsæta
    5) (something that can be used to copy from.) fyrirmynd
    6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) fyrirmynd
    2. verb
    1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) sÿna
    2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) sitja fyrir
    3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) móta
    4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) móta; miða (sjálfan sig) við
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  • 7 some

    1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill
    2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir
    3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill
    4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti
    2. adjective
    1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður
    2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver
    3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum
    3. adverb
    ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki
    - someday
    - somehow
    - someone
    - something
    - sometime
    - sometimes
    - somewhat
    - somewhere
    - mean something
    - or something
    - something like
    - something tells me

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  • 8 feel

    [fi:l]
    past tense, past participle - felt; verb
    1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) finna
    2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) þreifa, snerta
    3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) finna, upplifa
    4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) líða; finnast
    5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) finnast
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    - feeling
    - feel as if / as though
    - feel like
    - feel one's way
    - get the feel of

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  • 9 slog

    [sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb
    1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) slá
    2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) ösla
    3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) hamast
    2. noun
    1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) púl
    2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) högg

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  • 10 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) leggja af stað
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) byrja
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, fara í gang
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) koma af stað/á fót
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) byrjun; rásmark
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forskot
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    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with     II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hrökkva við
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) kippur, rykkur
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) áfall

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  • 11 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (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.) gera
    6) (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, ljúka
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa
    8) (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, ganga
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi
    - 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
    - what are you doing with

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  • 12 shift

    [ʃift] 1. verb
    1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) færa, flytja til
    2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) koma yfir á, færa til
    3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) losa við, hreinsa í burt
    2. noun
    1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) umskipti
    2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) vakt
    3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) vakt
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    - shiftlessness
    - shifty
    - shiftily
    - shiftiness

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  • 13 lose

    [lu:z]
    past tense, past participle - lost; verb
    1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) missa
    2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) missa, glata, tapa
    3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) glata, tÿna
    4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) tapa, bíða ósigur
    5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) sóa tíma
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    - loss
    - lost
    - at a loss
    - a bad
    - good loser
    - lose oneself in
    - lose one's memory
    - lose out
    - lost in
    - lost on

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  • 14 show off

    1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) sÿna/monta sig
    2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) monta sig af (e-u)

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  • 15 labour

    ['leibə] 1. noun
    1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) (erfiðis)vinna
    2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) verkamenn
    3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) hríðir
    4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Verkamannaflokkurinn
    2. verb
    1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) vinna, strita
    2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) erfiða, paufa
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    - laboriously
    - laboriousness
    - labourer
    - labour court
    - labour dispute
    - labour-saving

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  • 16 day

    [dei] 1. noun
    1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dagur
    2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) vinnudagur
    3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) sólarhringur
    4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) blómaskeið
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    - day-dream 2. verb
    She often day-dreams.) dagdreyma
    - day school
    - daytime
    - call it a day
    - day by day
    - day in
    - day out
    - make someone's day
    - one day
    - some day
    - the other day

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  • 17 emotional

    1) (of the emotions: Emotional problems are affecting her work.) tilfinningalegur
    2) ((negative unemotional) causing or showing emotion: an emotional farewell.) hjartnæmur
    3) ((negative unemotional) (of a person) easily affected by joy, anger, grief etc: She is a very emotional person; She is very emotional.) tilfinningaríkur

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  • 18 employ

    [im'ploi]
    1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) ráða til starfa
    2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) vera upptekinn
    3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) nota
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    - employee
    - employee
    - employer
    - employment

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  • 19 engaged

    1) (bound by promise (especially to marry): She became engaged to John.) trúlofaður
    2) ((with in) employed or occupied: She is engaged in social work.) taka þátt í
    3) (busy; not free; occupied: Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged.) upptekinn

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  • 20 fiend

    [fi:nd]
    1) (a devil: the fiends of hell.) fjandi, púki, djöfull
    2) (a wicked or cruel person: She's an absolute fiend when she's angry.) illmenni
    3) (a person who is very enthusiastic about something: a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work.) fíkill, sem er óður í e-ð
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    - fiendishly

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