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1 receive
[rə'si:v]1) (to get or be given: He received a letter; They received a good education.) taka á móti, fá í hendur2) (to have a formal meeting with: The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican.) veita viðtökur3) (to allow to join something: He was received into the group.) veita inngöngu4) (to greet, react to, in some way: The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers.) taka (á móti)5) (to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them).) taka við•- receiver -
2 take charge
1) ((with of) to begin to control, organize etc: The department was in chaos until he took charge (of it).) taka við stjórn; taka að sér2) ((with of) to take into one's care: The policeman took charge of the gun.) taka í sínar hendur -
3 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) taka að sér2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) ráða3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) skora á (e-n)4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) öðlast, taka á sig5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) hleypa inn6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) taka (e-ð) nærri sér -
4 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) telja víst2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) taka að sér3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) taka á sig, setja upp; gera sér upp•- assumed- assumption -
5 cut one's losses
(to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.) taka fyrir, hætta (og taka á sig tap) -
6 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) hitta ekki2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) missa af3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) láta fram hjá sér fara4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sakna5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) sakna, taka eftir6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) taka ekki eftir7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) sleppa, missa úr8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) fara á mis við9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) forðast, komast hjá10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) slá á móti í ræsingu/starti2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) feilskot, vindhögg- missing- go missing
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7 put a spurt on / put on a spurt
(to run or go faster eg towards the end of a race: He put a sudden spurt on and passed the other competitors.) taka á, taka góðan endasprettEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > put a spurt on / put on a spurt
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8 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) taka frá, panta2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) taka frá2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) varaforði2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) friðland3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) hlédrægni4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) varalið•- reserved
- have
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9 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvíld, hlé2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvíld3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stuðningur, stoð4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) kyrrstaða2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) taka sér hvíld, sofa3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvíla, hallast (á/í/upp að e-u)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvílast, vera rólegur5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) velta á e-m/e-u; reiða sig á e-n6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vera í höndum e-s•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
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10 retake
1. [ri:'teik] past tense - retook; verb1) (to capture again: The soldiers retook the fort.) taka aftur, ná aftur á sitt vald2) (to film (part of a film etc) again.) taka upp aftur2. ['ri:teik] noun(the filming of part of a film again: the fourth retake.) endurupptaka -
11 take over
1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) taka við stjórn2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) taka við af (e-m) -
12 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) taka að sér, taka ábyrgð áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) upon oneself
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13 take to heart
1) (to be made very sad or upset by: You mustn't take his unkind remarks to heart.) taka (e-ð) nærri sér2) (to pay attention to: He's taken my criticism to heart - his work has improved.) taka til íhugunar -
14 take up
1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) taka (rÿmi/tíma)2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) byrja (að gera e-ð/á e-u)3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) stytta4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) taka/lyfta upp -
15 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) taka að sér, taka ábyrgð áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) upon oneself
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16 unpack
1) (to take out (things that are packed): He unpacked his clothes.) taka upp2) (to take (clothes etc) out of (a case etc): Have you unpacked (your case)?) taka upp úr -
17 unplug
past tense, past participle - unplugged; verb1) (to take the plug out of.) taka tappa úr2) (to disconnect from the electricity supply: He unplugged the television.) taka úr sambandi -
18 withdraw
[wið'dro:]past tense - withdrew; verb1) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) draga (sig) til baka2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) taka til baka/aftur3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) taka (út)•- withdrawn -
19 a bad
(someone who behaves badly or well when he loses a game etc.) sem er tapsár, sem kann að taka ósigri -
20 acknowledge
[ək'noli‹]1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) viðurkenna2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) staðfesta móttöku á3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) þakka4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) heilsa; taka kveðju (e-s)•- acknowledgement- acknowledgment
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