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1 situation
[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) aðstæður, kringumstæður2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) staðsetning3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) starf, staða•- situated -
2 finesse
[fines](cleverness and skill in dealing with a situation etc: She managed that situation with great finesse.) fágun, snilli, kunnátta -
3 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) írónía, háð, hæðni2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) kaldhæðni•- ironical- ironic
- ironically -
4 size up
(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) vega og meta, mynda sér skoðun -
5 take stock
(to form an opinion (about a situation etc): Before you decide, give yourself time to take stock (of the situation).) gera sér grein fyrir -
6 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) erfið staða -
7 actuality
[-'æ-]noun ((a) reality: the actuality of the situation.) raunveruleiki -
8 adapt
[ə'dæpt](to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc): She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.) aðlaga- adaptable
- adaptability
- adaptor -
9 aftermath
[-mæƟ]noun (the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event: The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war.) eftirköst, afleiðingar -
10 aggravate
['æɡrəveit]1) (to make worse: His bad temper aggravated the situation.) gera verra2) (to make (someone) angry or impatient: She was aggravated by the constant questions.) ergja• -
11 alive to
(aware of: He was alive to the dangers of the situation.) vakandi fyrir -
12 analysis
[ə'næləsis]plural - analyses; noun1) ((a) detailed examination of something (a sentence, a chemical compound etc) especially by breaking it up into the parts of which it is made up: The chemist is making an analysis of the poison; close analysis of the situation.) greining2) ((especially American) psycho-analysis: He is undergoing analysis for his emotional problems.) sálgreining•- analyse- analyst
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13 appease
[ə'pi:z](to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) sefa -
14 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) bakgrunnur2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) forsaga3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) uppruni -
15 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) kjalsog2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) eftirköst -
16 be/feel at home
(to feel as relaxed as one does in one's own home or in a place or situation one knows well: I always feel at home in France; He's quite at home with cows - he used to live on a farm.) afslappaður; kunna vel við -
17 blind alley
(a situation without any way out: This is a blind alley of a job.) blindgata -
18 brazen it out
(to face a situation with impudent boldness: She knew her deception had been discovered but decided to brazen it out.) þykjast ekki vita upp á sig skömmina -
19 case
I [keis] noun1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) dæmi um e-ð; tilfelli2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) tilfelli, tilvik3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) dómsmál4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) rök (fyrir málstað), málstaður5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) tilfelli, staðreynd6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) fall•- in case- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) kassi; taska2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) kassi3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) sÿningarkassi; bókaskápur -
20 cash in on
(to take financial or other advantage of (a situation etc): He is the sort of person who cashes in on other people's misfortunes.) græða á
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