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  • 1 take back

    1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) láta hverfa aftur í tíma
    2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) draga tilbaka

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  • 2 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)
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    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand     5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat

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  • 3 take a back seat

    (to take an unimportant position: At these discussions he always takes a back seat and listens to others talking.) láta lítið á sér bera, halda sig til baka

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  • 4 sit back

    (to rest and take no part in an activity: He just sat back and let it all happen.) halda að sér höndum

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  • 5 withdraw

    [wið'dro:]
    past tense - withdrew; verb
    1) (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 baka
    2) (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/aftur
    3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) taka (út)
    •
    - withdrawn

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  • 6 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snúa(st)
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snúa sér við/að
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) beygja
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) beina
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) breyta(st)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) verða, breyta
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) snúningur
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vafningur, snúningur
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) beygja
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tækifæri, skipti
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) atriði
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    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up

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  • 7 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hönd
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) vísir
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mannskapur, vinnumaður
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) aðstoð
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hönd, spil á hendi
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) þverhönd, 4 þumlungar
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rithönd
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rétta
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) skila, yfir til
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 8 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla, detta
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) detta um koll
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) lækka, falla
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) bera upp á
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) verða, lenda í tilteknu ástandi
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) koma í hlut (e-s)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) fall, (snjó-/úr)koma
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) haust
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    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through

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  • 9 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest

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  • 10 lie

    I 1. noun
    (a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lygi
    2. verb
    (to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) ljúga
    II present participle - lying; verb
    1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) liggja
    2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) liggja; vera staðsettur
    3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) liggja; haldast í tilteknu ástandi
    4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) liggja/vera fólgin í
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    - lie down
    - lie in
    - lie in wait for
    - lie in wait
    - lie low
    - lie with
    - take lying down

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  • 11 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing     6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 12 stand

    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) standa
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) standa upp, rísa á fætur
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) standa kyrr
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) halda gildi, standast
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) standa
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) standa
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bjóða sig fram
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) setja, stilla (upp/á)
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) eiga lögsókn yfir höfði sér, þola
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) borga fyrir, bjóða upp á
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) staða
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statíf, standur
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) sölubás
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) áhorfendapallur
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitnastúka
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    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varanleiki
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) í (miklum) metum
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    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) hopp- (hoppfarþegi/-miði)
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) á hoppmiða
    - standing-room
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - stand aside
    - stand back
    - stand by
    - stand down
    - stand fast/firm
    - stand for
    - stand in
    - stand on one's own two feet
    - stand on one's own feet
    - stand out
    - stand over
    - stand up for
    - stand up to

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  • 13 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 14 empty

    ['empti] 1. adjective
    1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tómur
    2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) tómur, auður
    3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) auður, mannlaus
    4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) innantómur, merkingarlaus
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) tæma(st)
    2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) tæma; hella(st); detta úr
    3. noun
    (an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tóm flaska
    - empty-handed
    - empty-headed

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  • 15 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) slást
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) berjast við/gegn
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) deila, rífast
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) átök; barátta; stríð
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) barátta
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) baráttuvilji
    4) (a boxing-match.) hnefaleikakeppni
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    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight

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  • 16 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) fá
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) ná, í sækja
    3) (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, komast
    4) (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.) verða
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) fá til, telja á
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) koma
    8) (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-ð
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) fá
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ná í, handtaka
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) skilja
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    - 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

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  • 17 heel

    [hi:l] 1. noun
    1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) hæll
    2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) hæll
    3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) hæll
    2. verb
    1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) hæla, setja hæl undir
    2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) hallast á hlið
    •
    - - heeled
    - at/on one's heels
    - kick one's heels
    - take to one's heels
    - to heel
    - turn on one's heel

    English-Icelandic dictionary > heel

  • 18 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (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; hæfa
    2) (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, kÿla
    3) (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 skaða
    4) (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; ná
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) skot
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) stig, skot
    3) (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

    English-Icelandic dictionary > hit

  • 19 mind

    1.
    (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) hugur; greind, vitsmunir
    2. verb
    1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) gæta, líta eftir
    2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) hafa á móti, láta sér standa á sama
    3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) vara sig á
    4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) huga að; hlÿða
    3. interjection
    (be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) gættu þín!
    - - minded
    - mindful
    - mindless
    - mindlessly
    - mindlessness
    - mindreader
    - at/in the back of one's mind
    - change one's mind
    - be out of one's mind
    - do you mind!
    - have a good mind to
    - have half a mind to
    - have a mind to
    - in one's mind's eye
    - in one's right mind
    - keep one's mind on
    - know one's own mind
    - make up one's mind
    - mind one's own business
    - never mind
    - on one's mind
    - put someone in mind of
    - put in mind of
    - speak one's mind
    - take/keep one's mind off
    - to my mind

    English-Icelandic dictionary > mind

  • 20 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leika (sér)
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) leika, taka þátt í
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) leika
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) vera sÿndur
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) leika/spila á
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) leika á, plata
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) leika gegn
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) leika um
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) beina að
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) leika út
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) skemmtun, leikur
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) leikrit
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) leikur
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) hlaup
    •
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > play

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