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1 sitting
noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) lota, törn -
2 sitting duck
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) auðvelt skotmark -
3 sitting target
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) auðvelt skotmark -
4 sitting-room
noun (a room used mainly for sitting in.) setustofa -
5 baby-sitting
noun barnagæsla -
6 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sitja2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga)3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) eiga sæti í4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sitja5) (to undergo (an examination).) gangast undir6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sitja fyrir7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) starfa, sitja•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
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7 baby
['beibi]plural - babies; noun1) (a very young child: Some babies cry during the night; ( also adjective) a baby boy.)2) ((especially American, often babe) a girl or young woman.)•- babyish- baby buggy/carriage
- baby grand
- baby-sit
- baby-sitter
- baby-sitting -
8 common-room
noun (in a college, school etc a sitting-room for the use of a group.) salur, setustofa nemenda -
9 couch
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10 deck-chair
noun (a light collapsible chair: They were sitting in deck-chairs on the beach.) þilfarsstóll, fellistóll -
11 desk
[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) skrifborð -
12 dog-tired
adjective (very tired: I'm dog-tired this morning after sitting up all night in the train.) dauðuppgefinn -
13 drawing room
['dro:iŋrum](a sitting room.) -
14 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) eggfruma•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on -
15 finals
noun plural (the last examinations for a university degree etc: I am sitting/taking my finals in June.) lokapróf -
16 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) form; vera (útlínur)2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) gerð, tegund3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) eyðublað4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) háttur, venja; form5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) bekkur2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) stofna; móta2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) mótast, myndast3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) skipa, raða4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) mynda, vera•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) bekkur -
17 hen
[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) hæna2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) kvenfugl•- henpecked -
18 huddle
1. verb1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) hjúfra sig saman2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) hnipra sig saman2. noun(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) þyrping, þvaga -
19 incubate
['iŋkjubeit]1) (to produce (young birds) from eggs by sitting on them or by keeping them warm by some other means.) liggja á; unga út2) ((of germs or disease) to develop until signs of the disease appear: How long does chickenpox take to incubate?) ganga með sótt•- incubator -
20 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) lepja2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) gjálfra við, skvampa•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) kjölta2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) hringur, umferð•- lap dog- the lap of luxury
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