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1 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) einka-; eini, hinn eini2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) aðeins2) (alone: Only you can do it.) aðeins þú einn3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) bara4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) ekki lengra síðan en, síðast í5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) bara, aðeins3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) nema að, en- only too -
2 even up
(to make equal: John did better in the maths exam than Jim and that evened up their marks.) jafna -
3 outdo
past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) bera af, skara fram úr -
4 past
1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) liðinn2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) liðinn3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) þátíð2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) framhjá2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) (fram) yfir3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) (fram)hjá4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) fortíð2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) þátíð•- the past -
5 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) átelja, ásaka2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) átölur, ásökun- reproachfully -
6 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) sÿna2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) sjást, vera sÿnilegur3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) sÿna, vera sÿndur4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vísa á, sÿna5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) vísa, fylgja6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) sÿna7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) sÿna fram á, sanna8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (auð)sÿna2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) sÿning; skemmtiþáttur2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) sÿning; það að sÿna e-ð3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) sÿnd, yfirskin; það að þykjast4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) e-ð sem er gert til að vekja á sér athygli5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) frammistaða•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
7 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) svo/mjög (mikið)2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) þannig, svo, svona3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) það4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) sömuleiðis, líka5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') það gerði ég/ætla ég raunar2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) þess vegna- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
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