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1 regret
[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) sjá eftir2. noun(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) eftirsjá; harmur; söknuður- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably -
2 word
[wə:d] 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) orð2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) orð, (stutt) samtal3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) fréttir4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) loforð, heit2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) orða- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word -
3 hear
[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) heyra2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) hlusta á3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) heyra, frétta, hafa spurnir af•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of -
4 instant
['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) tafarlaus; sem verður samstundis2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) skyndi-2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) á þeirri stundu; undir eins2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) andartak, andrá•- this instant -
5 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) bjarga2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara (sér) vinnu/vandræði4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) koma í veg fyrir mark, verja(st)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelsa6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) björgun, vörn- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) nema -
6 scoop
[sku:p] 1. noun1) (any of several types of spoon-like tool, used for lifting, serving etc: a grain scoop; an ice-cream scoop.) ausa, skeið, skófla2) ((also scoopful) the amount held in a scoop: a scoop of ice-cream; a scoopful of grain.) birting fréttar á undan keppinautum3) (a piece of news etc that one newspaper gets and prints before the others: The reporter was sure that he had a scoop for his paper.)2. verb(to move with, or as if with, a scoop: He scooped the crumbs together with his fingers.) tína (upp/saman) -
7 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) skömm2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) smán3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) hneisa4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) synd, e-ð leiðinlegt2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) reka með hótunum2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) láta skammast sín•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame -
8 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) hraustur, heilbrigður, traustur2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) djúpur, vær3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) almennilegur, ítarlegur4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) nákvæmur5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) skynsamlegur•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) hljóð2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) hávaði3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) sem hljómar vel/illa2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) láta hljóma/gjalla2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) gefa (e-ð) til kynna með hljóðmerki3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) hljóma4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) vera borinn fram5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) hlusta•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) hljóðeinangraIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) mæla dÿpt, lóða- sounding- sound out -
9 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) leggja af stað2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) byrja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, fara í gang4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) koma af stað/á fót2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) byrjun; rásmark2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forskot•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hrökkva við2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) kippur, rykkur2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) áfall -
10 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) undrun, furða2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) undur, furðuverk3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) furða2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) vera/verða hissa, undra2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undrast, furða sig á3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) langa til að vita•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder -
11 agitate
['æ‹iteit]1) (to make (someone) excited and anxious: The news agitated her.) koma úr jafnvægi2) (to try to arouse public feeling and action: That group is agitating for prison reform.) reka áróður fyrir (e-u)3) (to shake: The tree was agitated by the wind.) hrista, ÿfa•- agitated- agitation
- agitator -
12 bearer
noun (a person or thing that bears: the bearer of bad news.) boðberi, beri; burðarmaður -
13 circulate
['sə:kjuleit]1) (to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point: Blood circulates through the body.) streyma (í hring)2) (to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc): There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married.) berast/breiðast út•- circulatory -
14 digest
1. verb1) (to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use: The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest.) melta2) (to take in and think over (information etc): It took me some minutes to digest what he had said.) melta (andlega), velta fyrir sér2. noun(summary; brief account: a digest of the week's news.)- digestion
- digestive -
15 ensue
[in'sju:](to come after; to result (from): the panic that ensued from the false news report.) fylgja í kjölfarið- ensuing -
16 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) sía, filter2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filter; ljóssía, litsía2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) sía (út)2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) síast út• -
17 fresh
[freʃ]1) (newly made, gathered, arrived etc: fresh fruit (= fruit that is not tinned, frozen etc); fresh flowers.) ferskur2) ((of people etc) healthy; not tired: You are looking very fresh this morning.) frísklegur3) (another; different; not already used, begun, worn, heard etc: a fresh piece of paper; fresh news.) ferskur, nÿr4) ((of weather etc) cool; refreshing: a fresh breeze; fresh air.) svalur, hressandi5) ((of water) without salt: The swimming-pool has fresh water in it, not sea water.) ferskvatn•- freshen- freshly
- fresh-water -
18 grapevine
1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) lausafregnir, slúðursaga2) (a vine.) vínviður -
19 hot
[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) heitur2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) heitur3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) bragðsterkur, heitur4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) skapheitur5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) nÿr, ferskur•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes -
20 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) bútur, sneið, stykki, hluti2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) blað; fréttastúfur3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) verk, stykki; grein4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) peningur, mynt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) taflmaður•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) sundurlaus; ómarkviss- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces
- 1
- 2
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