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21 inheritance
1) (money etc inherited: He spent most of his inheritance on drink.) arfur2) (the act of inheriting: The property came to him by inheritance.) erfð; arfur -
22 interrogate
[in'terəɡeit](to question (a person) thoroughly: The police spent five hours interrogating the prisoner.) yfirheyra- interrogator
- interrogative -
23 kit out
past tense, past participle - kitted; verb (to provide with all the clothes, tools etc necessary for a particular purpose: The money was spent on kitting out the school football team.) útbúa -
24 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) misþyrma, lemja2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) þvælast um3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) umgangast -
25 lounge
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26 make a fool of
(to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid: He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money.) gera að fífli -
27 outlay
(money spent: an outlay of $500 on furniture.) útgjöld -
28 overtime
(time spent in working beyond one's set number of hours etc: He did five hours' overtime this week.) yfirvinna -
29 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) hluti, partur2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) hluti, partur3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) hlutverk4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) hlutverk5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) rödd, hlutverk6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) hlutverk2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) skilja- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in -
30 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) staður2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) pláss3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -staður, -hús, svæði4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sæti5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) sæti, staða6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) staða, stétt7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) staður8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) skylda; réttur9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) sæti, staða10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) hús; heimili11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) staður; notað í heitum gatna/torga12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) sæti2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) setja (á)2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) koma (e-m) fyrir sig•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
31 pool
[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) pollur2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) pollur3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) hylur4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) sundlaugII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) púkk, sameiginlegur sjóður2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.) leggja í púkk- football pools- pools -
32 potter
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33 servitude
['sə:vitju:d](the state of being a slave: Their lives were spent in servitude.) þrældómur -
34 session
['seʃən]1) (a meeting, or period for meetings, of a court, council, parliament etc: The judge will give his summing up at tomorrow's court session.) formlegur fundur2) (a period of time spent on a particular activity: a filming session.) fundur; törn3) (a university or school year or one part of this: the summer session.) önn -
35 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) færa, flytja til2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) koma yfir á, færa til3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) losa við, hreinsa í burt2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) umskipti2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) vakt3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) vakt•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness -
36 sight-seeing
noun (visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area: They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; ( also adjective) a sight-seeing tour.) skoðunarferð -
37 sleepless
adjective (without sleep: He spent a sleepless night worrying about the situation.) svefnlaus, andvaka -
38 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
39 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tala2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) slúðra, kjafta3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala um, ræða2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) samræður, spjall2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) fyrirlestur3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) slúður, kjaftasaga4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) snakk, blaður•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
40 the sky's the limit
(there is no upper limit eg to the amount of money that may be spent: Choose any present you like - the sky's the limit!) það eru engin takmörk
См. также в других словарях:
Spent — (sp[e^]nt), a. 1. Exhausted; worn out; having lost energy or motive force. [1913 Webster] Now thou seest me Spent, overpowered, despairing of success. Addison. [1913 Webster] Heaps of spent arrows fall and strew the ground. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spent — index irredeemable, irretrievable, powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 spent … Law dictionary
spent — [spent] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of SPEND adj. 1. tired out; physically exhausted; without energy 2. used up; worn out; without power 3. exhausted of sperm or spawn … English World dictionary
spent — /spent/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of spend. 2. used up; consumed. 3. tired; worn out; exhausted. Syn. 3. weary, drained, fagged. * * * … Universalium
spent — adj. weakened, exhausted, worn out; used up spend v. expend, disburse, put out (money, resources, etc.); pass the time in a particular manner; use; use up, exhaust; waste, squander … English contemporary dictionary
spent — [adj] used up, gone; tired out all in*, bleary, blown, burnt out*, bushed, consumed, dead*, debilitated, depleted, disbursed, dissipated, dog tired*, done in*, down the drain*, drained, effete, enervated, exhausted, expended, fagged, far gone*,… … New thesaurus
spent — past and past participle of SPEND(Cf. ↑spender). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ used up; exhausted … English terms dictionary
spent — spent1 [spent] the past tense and past participle of ↑spend spent 2 spent2 adj 1.) already used, and now empty or useless ▪ He tried to eject the spent cartridge and reload. ▪ spent matches 2.) a spent force if a political idea or organization is … Dictionary of contemporary English
spent — spent1 [ spent ] adjective 1. ) used, and no longer useful: spent nuclear fuel 2. ) LITERARY very tired a spent force MAINLY BRITISH something or someone that does not have the influence they had in the past spent spent 2 the past tense and past… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spent — [[t]spe̱nt[/t]] 1) Spent is the past tense and past participle of spend. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Spent substances or containers have been used and cannot be used again. Radioactive waste is simply spent fuel... Several spent cartridges have already… … English dictionary
spent — 1 the past tense and past participle of spend 2 adjective 1 already used, and now empty or useless: spent cartridges 2 be a spent force if a political idea or organization is spent force, it no longer has any power or influence: Socialism had… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
