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61 location
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62 make amends
(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) bæta fyrir -
63 masterly
adjective (showing the skill of a master: His handling of the situation was masterly.) meistaralegur -
64 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) fíflast2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) dunda, dútla3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) fikta við4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) rugla -
65 mix-up
noun (a confused situation etc: a mix-up over the concert tickets.) ruglingur -
66 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) andstyggilegur2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) andstyggilegur3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) illgjarn4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) slæmur, andstyggilegur5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) alvarlegur, slæmur6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) örðugur, alvarlegur•- nastily- nastiness -
67 no-win
['nou win](that both sides will lose from it: a no-win situation.) -
68 objective
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69 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.) -
70 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) úr öskunni í eldinnEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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71 perspective
[pə'spektiv]1) (the way of drawing solid objects, natural scenes etc on a flat surface, so that they appear to have the correct shape, distance from each other etc: Early medieval paintings lacked perspective.) fjarvídd, dÿptarsÿn2) (a picture or view of something: I would like a clearer perspective of the situation.) sÿn, yfirsÿn• -
72 pickle
['pikl] 1. noun1) (a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc: Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?) súrsað grænmeti2) (trouble; an unpleasant situation: She got herself into a real pickle.) klípa2. verb(to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc: I think I will pickle these cucumbers.) súrsa, leggja í pækil -
73 piquant
['pi:kənt](sharp in taste; appetizing: a piquant sauce; a piquant (= exciting or interesting) situation.) bragðskarpur, sem kitlar bragðlaukana- piquancy -
74 plight
(a (bad) situation or state: She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.) kringumstæður, ástand -
75 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) staða2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) staður3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) starf, embætti4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) afstaða2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) staðsetja, koma fyrir- be in- out of position -
76 predicament
[pri'dikəmənt](an unfortunate or difficult situation.) vandræði, klemma -
77 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) viðstaddur2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) núverandi3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) nútíðar-•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) gefa2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) kynna3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) færa upp, flytja, sÿna4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) leggja fram5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) birtast•- presentable
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- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gjöf -
78 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) lofa (að)2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) lofa3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) lofa2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) loforð2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) fyrirheit• -
79 proposition
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80 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) setja, láta; senda; þÿða2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) leggja fram, bera upp3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) orða4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) skrifa5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) halda til hafnar/á haf út•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with
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