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1 task
(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) verkefni, verk -
2 management
1) (the art of managing: The management of this company is a difficult task.) stjórnun, rekstur2) (or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group: The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.) stjórn -
3 son of a bitch
noun, interjection ((slang) an annoying and nasty person; an unpleasant task: The son of a bitch tried to cheat me!) -
4 team-work
noun (cooperation between those who are working together on a task etc.) hópvinna; samvinna -
5 undertaking
1) (a task or piece of work: I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be.) verkefni, viðfangsefni2) (a promise: He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back.) skuldbinding, formlegt loforð -
6 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) enginn2) (not allowed: No smoking.) bannaður3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) enginn, ekki2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) ekkert; engu3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nei4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nei, neitun2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nei, mótatkvæði•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) lítilvæg/ómerkileg persóna- no-one- there's no saying
- knowing -
7 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) vinna2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) vinna, starf3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) verkefni4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) vinna6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) vinnustaður2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) vinna, starfa; láta (e-n) vinna2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) hafa starf/vinnu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) vera í lagi, virka4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) gefast vel, heppnast5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) mjaka(st)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) losa/losna smám saman7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vinna, móta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) gangverk2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) góðverk•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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8 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) setja upp, láta borga2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) (láta) skrifa3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) kæra4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) gera áhlaup5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hlaupa, storma6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) hlaða7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) hlaða2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) verð2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) ákæra3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) áhlaup4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) rafhleðsla5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) skjólstæðingur6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) hleðsla•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
9 discharge
1. verb1) (to allow to leave; to dismiss: The soldier was discharged from the army; She was discharged from hospital.) sleppa úr haldi; útskrifa2) (to fire (a gun): He discharged his gun at the policeman.) hleypa af3) (to perform (a task etc): He discharges his duties well.) inna af hendi4) (to pay (a debt).) greiða5) (to (cause to) let or send out: The chimney was discharging clouds of smoke; The drain discharged into the street.) hleypa út2. noun1) ((an) act of discharging: He was given his discharge from the army; the discharge of one's duties.) lausn; framkvæmd2) (pus etc coming from eg a wound.) útferð -
10 duty
['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) skylda2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) skylduverk3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) gjald, tollur•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty -
11 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) afsaka2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) veita undanþágu, sleppa við2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) afsökun -
12 groom
[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) hestasveinn2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) brúðgumi2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) snyrta, þrífa2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) undirbúa, setja inn í -
13 job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) starf, atvinna2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) verkefni•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job -
14 mammoth
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15 ploy
[ploi]1) (a plan; a manoeuvre: She uses various ploys for getting her own way.) klækur, kænskubragð2) (a piece of business; a little task: The children were off on some ploy of their own.) erindi -
16 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) léttir, linun2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) neyðar-/fjárhagshjálp3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afleysingamaður4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) frelsun5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) upphleypt mynd•- relieve- relieved -
17 relish
['reliʃ] 1. verb(to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) njóta2. noun1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) lyst, ánægja2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) bragðbætir, kryddsósa -
18 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) setja, leggja2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) leggja á borð3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ákveða, áætla4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) setja/leggja fyrir5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) koma af stað6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) setjast7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) harðna8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stilla (á)9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) leggja hár10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) greypa, setja í umgjörð11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) setja beinbrot2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fastur, fyrirskipaður2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) staðráðinn3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) yfirlagður4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stífur, stirðnaður5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) ósveigjanlegur6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) settur (e-u)3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) samstæða, sett2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -tæki3) (a group of people: the musical set.) klíka, lið4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) lagning5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) leik-/sviðsmynd6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett, hrina•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
19 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) bakhjarl; fjármagnari2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) lofa fjárstuðningi2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) bakhjarl, stuðningsmaður -
20 trust
1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) treysta2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) treysta/trúa fyrir3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) vona, vera viss um (að)2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) traust, tiltrú2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) umsjá3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) ábyrgð4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) fjárhald5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) samsteypa•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustiness
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