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41 doze
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42 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) hoppa á öðrum fæti2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hoppa, stökkva3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) stökkva yfir/fram úr4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) hoppa upp í2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) hopp, stökk2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) hopp, stökk•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) humall -
43 pause
[po:z] 1. noun1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) hlé2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) (heilnótu)þögn; þagnarmerki2. verb(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) gera hlé -
44 rattle
[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) glamra, skrölta2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) skrölta3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) setja út af laginu2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) glamur2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) hringla3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) hringla, halabrestur•- rattling- rattlesnake
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45 sketch
[ske ] 1. noun1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) skissa2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) ágrip3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) skissa, skets, þáttur2. verb1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.) rissa; gera frumriss2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.) teikna, skissa•- sketchy- sketchily
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46 time out
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47 'cello
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48 'flu
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49 -stemmed
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50 a little
1) (a short time or distance: Move a little to the right!) dálítið2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') dálítið, smávegis3) (slightly: She was a little frightened.) dálítið -
51 a stone's throw
(a very short distance: They live only a stone's throw away from here.) steinsnar -
52 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) gistirúm2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) rÿmi, stæði -
53 ad
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54 advert
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55 airing
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56 ammo
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57 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) atvikssaga; stutt frásögn -
58 anon
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59 auto
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60 awhile
(for a short time: Wait awhile.) stundarkorn
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Short — Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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