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1 short and sweet
His reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.) stuttur og laggóður -
2 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) setja á úrtökulista- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
3 by and by
(after a short time: By and by, everyone went home.) skömmu seinna; brátt -
4 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) í stuttu máli -
5 Morse
[mo:s](a code for signalling and telegraphy in which each letter is made up of dots and dashes, or short and long sounds or flashes of light.) morsstafróf -
6 dumpy
(short and thick or fat: a dumpy little woman.) stuttur og digur, lítill og feitur -
7 raid
[reid] 1. noun(a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) rassía2. verb1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) gera innrás/rassíu2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) taka úr, ræna•- raider -
8 snub
1. past tense, past participle - snubbed; verb(to treat, or speak to, in a cold, scornful way; to insult: He snubbed me by not replying to my question.) hunsa2. noun(an act of snubbing; an insult.) lítilsvirðing3. adjective((of the nose) short and slightly turned up at the end: a snub nose.) með stutt uppbrett nef -
9 squat
[skwot] 1. past tense, past participle - squatted; verb(to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position: The beggar squatted all day in the market place.) sitja á hækjum sér2. adjective(short and fat; dumpy: a squat little man; an ugly, squat building.) kubbslegur -
10 stubby
adjective (being a stub, or short and thick like a stub: a stubby tail; stubby fingers.) stubbóttur/-legur -
11 stumpy
adjective (being a stump; short and thick like a stump: The cat had a stumpy tail.) kubbslegur -
12 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) afurð; uppskera2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) hestasvipa3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) stuttklipping4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) sarpur2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) kroppa- crop up -
13 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 -
14 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
15 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) vera2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) vera4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) eiga; mun5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) vera•- being- the be-all and end-all -
16 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) brjóta2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) kasta í, slá við3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) gera að engu2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) þjóta2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) skvetta, sletta3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) þankastrik4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) snerpa, hvatleiki•- dashing- dash off -
17 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
- rattle off
- rattle through -
18 crisp
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19 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) annar, auka2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) annar3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) auka-/varalið, b-lið2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) annar3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) annar2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) aðstoðarmaður4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) styðja5. noun(a secondary school.) framhaldsskóli- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekúnda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) augnablik, andartak -
20 slang
[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) slangur2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) úthúða
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