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101 raise someone's spirits
(to make someone less unhappy.) létta skap (e-s) -
102 refresh someone's memory
(to remind (someone) of the facts and details of something.) hressa upp á minnið e-s -
103 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) slá um kollEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone/something) flying
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104 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) slá um kollEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone/something) flying
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105 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) koma aftan að (e-m) -
106 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) koma aftan að (e-m) -
107 take (someone) at his word
(to believe (someone) without question and act according to his words.) taka e-n á orðinu -
108 take (someone) at his word
(to believe (someone) without question and act according to his words.) taka e-n á orðinu -
109 take (someone) unawares
(to surprise or startle (someone): He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.) koma (e-m) að óvörum -
110 take someone's part
(to support someone (in an argument etc): She always takes his part.) taka málstað e-s -
111 take someone's word for it
(to assume that what someone says is correct (without checking).) taka e-n trúanlegan -
112 take (someone) unawares
(to surprise or startle (someone): He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.) koma (e-m) að óvörum -
113 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) fá (e-n) til (e-s); telja (e-n) af (e-u)English-Icelandic dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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114 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) fá (e-n) til (e-s); telja (e-n) af (e-u)English-Icelandic dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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115 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) fá (e-n) til (e-s); telja (e-n) af (e-u)English-Icelandic dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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116 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) fá (e-n) til (e-s); telja (e-n) af (e-u)English-Icelandic dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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117 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) spá um örlög -
118 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) spá um örlög -
119 throw dust in someone's eyes
(to try to deceive someone.) slá ryki í augu e-s -
120 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) skamma, setja ofan í við
См. также в других словарях:
someone — (n.) c.1300, sum on; from SOME (Cf. some) + ONE (Cf. one). Someone else romantic rival is from 1914 … Etymology dictionary
someone — index character (an individual), person Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
someone — ► PRONOUN 1) an unknown or unspecified person. 2) a person of importance or authority … English terms dictionary
someone — [sum′wun΄, sum′wən] pron. a person unknown or not named; some person; somebody … English World dictionary
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someone — [[t]sʌ̱mwʌn[/t]] ♦♦ (The form somebody is also used.) 1) PRON INDEF You use someone or somebody to refer to a person without saying exactly who you mean. Her father was shot by someone trying to rob his small retail store... I need someone to… … English dictionary
someone — These are interchangeable indefinite terms of address, used by a speaker who wishes one of the persons to whom he is speaking to identify himself with it. Examples will make that statement clearer. In Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, by… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
someone*/*/*/ — [ˈsʌmwʌn] pronoun used for referring to a person when you do not know or do not say who the person is I can t find my calculator – someone must have taken it.[/ex] I ve invited someone special that I want you to meet.[/ex] His wife told him she… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English