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21 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 -
22 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) eiga erfitt verkefni framundan -
23 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) leggja á2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) þröngva upp á3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) notfæra sér, misnota• -
24 impossible
[im'posəbl]1) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) ómögulegur, ógerlegur2) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) óþolandi•- impossibility -
25 in relays
(in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops: During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped.) á vöktum -
26 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 -
27 keep watch
(to have the task of staying alert and watching for danger.) vera á verði -
28 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) koma (e-u) yfir á (e-n -
29 mammoth
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30 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 -
31 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 -
32 onerous
['ounərəs](hard to bear or do: an onerous task.) þungbær, erfiður -
33 persevere
[pə:si'viə](to continue to (try to) do something in spite of difficulties: He persevered in his task.) þrauka -
34 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 -
35 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 -
36 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) lina, létta, draga úr2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) leysa af3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) leysa frá störfum4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) losa við/undan5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) aðstoða, liðsinna -
37 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 -
38 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 -
39 set about
(to begin: She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task?) hefjast handa við -
40 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) einfaldur, auðskilinn2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) einfaldur3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) látlaus4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) umbúðalaus5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) einfaldur, auðtrúa6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) einfaldur, vitgrannur•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness
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