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1 success
[sək'ses]1) ((the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.) góður árangur; velgengni2) (a person or thing that succeeds or prospers: She's a great success as a teacher.) maður sem slær í gegn -
2 envy
['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) öfund2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) öfunda2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) öfunda af•- enviable- envious
- the envy of -
3 go to someone's head
1) ((of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk: Champagne always goes to my head.) stíga til höfuðs, svífa á2) ((of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc: Don't let success go to your head.) stíga til höfuðs, fylla ofmetnaði -
4 here's to
interjection (used as a toast to the health, success etc of someone or something: Here's to the success of the new company.) skál fyrir -
5 triumph
1. noun1) (a great victory or success: The battle ended in a triumph for the Romans.) (stór)sigur2) (a state of happiness, celebration, pride etc after a success: They went home in triumph.) sigurgleði2. verb(to win a victory: The Romans triumphed (over their enemies).) sigra- triumphant
- triumphantly -
6 a near miss
(something that is almost a hit, success etc.) e-ð sem heppnast næstum því -
7 ambition
[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) metnaður2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) metnaður, takmark•- ambitiously
- ambitiousness -
8 an even chance
(equal probability for and against: We have an even chance of success.) jafnir möguleikar -
9 ascribe
(to think of as done or caused by someone or something: He ascribed his success to the help of his friends.) eigna, kenna -
10 auspicious
[-ʃəs]adjective (giving hope of success: You haven't made a very auspicious start to your new job.) heillavænlegur -
11 be a tribute to
(to be the (praiseworthy) result of: The success of the scheme is a tribute to his hard work.) vera (lofsverður) vitnisburður um -
12 begrudge
(to envy (someone something): I begrudge him his success.) öfunda -
13 blessing
1) (a wish or prayer for happiness or success: The priest gave them his blessing.) blessun2) (any cause of happiness: Her son was a great blessing to her.) blessun, lán3) (a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal.) -
14 certainty
plural - certainties; noun1) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) vissa2) (freedom from doubt: Is there any certainty of success?) vissa -
15 collective
[-tiv]1) (of a number of people etc combined into one group: This success was the result of a collective effort.) heildar-; samvinnu-2) (of a noun, taking a singular verb but standing for many things taken as a whole: `Cattle' is a collective noun.) safnheiti -
16 congratulate
[kən'ɡrætjuleit]((often with on) to express pleasure and joy to (a person) at a happy event, a success etc: She congratulated him on passing his driving test.) óska til hamingju- congratulation -
17 crumble
(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) mylja; molna- crumbly -
18 depend
[di'pend]( with on)1) (to rely on: You can't depend on his arriving on time.) reiða sig á, treysta2) (to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from: The school depends for its survival on money from the Church.) vera uppá (e-n) kominn, vera háður3) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Our success depends on everyone working hard.) ráðast af•- dependant
- dependent
- it/that depends
- it all depends -
19 destined
['destind]1) ((having a future) organized or arranged beforehand (by a person or by fate): She was destined for success.) sem er ætlaður ákveðinn ferill2) (bound or heading (for a place): destined for Singapore.) á leið til -
20 discourage
1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) draga kjark út2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) letja; fá e-n ofan af e-u3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) draga kjark úr•
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