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21 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) gera/vera viti sÿnu fjærEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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22 globe-trotter
noun (a person who goes sight-seeing all over the world.) heimshornaflakkari -
23 grisly
['ɡrizli](horrible: a grisly sight.) viðbjóðslegur -
24 gruesome
['ɡru:səm](horrible: a gruesome sight.) hræðilegur -
25 hawk-eyed
adjective (having very good eye-sight.) haukeygur, fráneygur -
26 marvel
1. noun(something or someone astonishing or wonderful: the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.) undur, furða2. verb((often with at) to feel astonishment or wonder (at): They marvelled at the fantastic sight.) furða sig (á), undrast- marvellously -
27 marvellous
1) (wonderful: The Alps are a marvellous sight.) undraverður2) (very good in some way; excellent: a marvellous idea.) stórkostlegur -
28 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) mæta2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) hittast, koma saman3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) kynnast, vera kynntur fyrir4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) mætast, skerast5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) uppfylla6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) slá; vekja athygli/undrun/hrylling7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) svara2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) mót- meeting- meet someone halfway
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29 mess
[mes] 1. noun(a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) drasl; óreiða2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) blanda sér í (e-ð); fikta í- messy- messily
- messiness
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30 optical
['optikəl]adjective (of or concerning sight or what one sees: The two objects in the picture appear to be the same size, but this is just an optical illusion (= they are not actually the same size); microscopes and other optical instruments.) sjón- -
31 out of
1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) út/upp úr2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) ekki við3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) af4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) kominn í þrot með; lafmóður5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) vegna6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) úr -
32 out of mind
(an expression describing a situation in which someone is forgotten when he/she is not around: They used to be close friends, but since he left it has become a case of out of sight, out of mind.) -
33 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) gera/vera viti sÿnu fjærEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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34 panic
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35 pathetic
[pə'Ɵetik]1) (causing pity: The lost dog was a pathetic sight.) átakanlegur2) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) átakanlega, ömurlegur• -
36 picture
['pik ə] 1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) mynd, málverk, teikning2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) ljósmynd3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) kvikmynd4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) ímynd5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) gullfalleg sjón6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) greinileg lÿsing2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) ímynda (sér)- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
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37 privacy
noun (the state of being away from other people's sight or interest: in the privacy of your own home.) næði; einkalíf -
38 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) stoltur2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) hrokafullur3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) stolt4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) tilkomumikill•- proudly- do someone proud
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39 put away
(to return to its proper place, especially out of sight: She put her clothes away in the drawer.) setja aftur á sinn stað -
40 reassemble
[ri:ə'sembl]1) (to put (things) together after taking them apart: The mechanic took the engine to pieces, then reassembled it.) setja saman á nÿ2) (to come together again: The tourists went off sight-seeing, then reassembled for their evening meal.) safnast saman á nÿ
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