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1 prevail
[pri'veil]1) ((with over or against) to win or succeed: With God's help we shall prevail over sin and wickedness; Truth must prevail in the end.) sigra2) (to be most usual or common: This mistaken belief still prevails in some parts of the country.) vera ráðandi•- prevalent
- prevalence
- prevail on
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2 plan
1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) áætlun2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) (fyrir)ætlun3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) uppdráttur, teikning2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) áætla, ráðgera2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) skipuleggja3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) hanna•- planner- planning
- go according to plan
- plan ahead -
3 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) slá, kÿla; rekast á, skella á; hæfa2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slá, kÿla3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) verða (illa) fyrir e-u, valda skaða4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) hitta í mark, hæfa; ná2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) skot2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) stig, skot3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sem slær í gegn•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
4 and
[ənd, ænd]1) (joining two statements, pieces of information etc: I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child.) og2) (in addition to: 2 and 2 makes 4.) og; plús3) (as a result of which: Try hard and you will succeed.) og þá4) (used instead of `to' with a verb: Do try and come!) að -
5 elicit
[i'lisit](to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.) laða fram -
6 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) fá2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) ná, í sækja3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ná (til), koma, komast4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) koma (e-m) í (e-ð)5) (to become: You're getting old.) verða6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) fá til, telja á7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) koma8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) takast e-ð9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) fá10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ná í, handtaka11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) skilja•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
7 manage
['mæni‹]1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) sjá um2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) stÿra, sjá um3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) ráða við, stjórna4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) takast•- manageability
- management
- manager -
8 reckon
['rekən]1) (to consider: He is reckoned (to be / as / as being) the best pianist in Britain.) álíta, telja2) ((especially American) to think; to have decided; to intend: Do you reckon we'll succeed?; Is he reckoning on coming?) gera ráð fyrir•- day of reckoning
- reckon on
- reckon up
- reckon with -
9 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) leggja af stað2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) byrja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, fara í gang4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) koma af stað/á fót2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) byrjun; rásmark2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forskot•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hrökkva við2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) kippur, rykkur2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) áfall
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