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1 crowd
1. noun1) (a number of persons or things gathered together: A crowd of people gathered in the street.) fjölmenni2) (a group of friends, usually known to one another: John's friends are a nice crowd.) vinahópur2. verb1) (to gather in a large group: They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.) hópast í kringum2) (to fill too full by coming together in: Sightseers crowded the building.) yfirfylla•- crowded -
2 at the front of
((standing etc) in the front part of something: at the front of the house; They stood at the front of the crowd.) fremstur, í fararbroddi -
3 in the midst of
1) (among or in the centre of: in the midst of a crowd of people.) miðja; í miðju2) (at the same time as: in the midst of all these troubles.) á meðan (á e-u stendur) -
4 boo
[bu:] 1. plural - boos; noun(a derisive shout, made eg by a disapproving crowd: the boos of the disappointed football supporters.) vanþóknunarhróp, pú2. verb(to make such a sound at a person etc: The crowd booed (him).) púa á, hrópa niður -
5 merge
[mə:‹]1) (to (cause to) combine or join: The sea and sky appear to merge at the horizon.) sameina; blandast, renna saman2) ((with into) to change gradually into something else: Summer slowly merged into autumn.) renna inn í, verða að3) ((with into etc) to disappear into (eg a crowd, back-ground etc): He merged into the crowd.) blandast inn í•- merger -
6 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) leið2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) leið, vegur, braut3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vegur, braut4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vegalengd, leið5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) aðferð, leið6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) háttur, máti, vísa7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) venja8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) leið; í gegnum2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt (á)- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means -
7 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) barmur, rönd, brún2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg; bit3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) snarpleikur; skerpa; sárasta hungur2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) brydda; afmarka2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) mjaka•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
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8 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true -
9 shoulder
['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) öxl2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) e-ð sem líkist öxl; brött hæð3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) axlarstykki4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) bógur2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) axla, setja á öxl sér2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) axla (ábyrgð)3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) ryðjast áfram•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder -
10 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) hitta ekki2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) missa af3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) láta fram hjá sér fara4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sakna5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) sakna, taka eftir6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) taka ekki eftir7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) sleppa, missa úr8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) fara á mis við9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) forðast, komast hjá10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) slá á móti í ræsingu/starti2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) feilskot, vindhögg- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
11 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) blettur2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) doppa3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) bóla, blettur4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) staður, vettvangur5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smáskammtur2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) koma auga á2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) þekkja, finna út•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) lÿsa með kastljósi2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að•- on the spot
- spot on -
12 overflow
1. [əuvə'flou] verb(to flow over the edge or limits (of): The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.) flæða yfir; leita út úr vegna þrengsla2. ['əuvəflou] noun1) (a flowing over of liquid: I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; ( also adjective) an overflow pipe.) yfirfall; flóð2) (an overflow pipe.) yfirfallsrör -
13 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) þráður, tvinni2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) skrúfgangur3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) samhengi, þráður2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) þræða2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) þræða sig áfram• -
14 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) halda sig fjarri/frá2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) að segja ekki alla söguna3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) halda eftir -
15 chant
1. verb1) (to recite in a singing manner: The monks were chanting their prayers.) syngja, tóna2) (to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud: The crowd was chanting `We want more!') söngla, staglast á2. noun1) (a kind of sacred song.) sálmasöngur2) (a phrase or slogan constantly repeated: `Stop the cuts!' was the chant.) baráttufrasi, slagorð -
16 elbow
['elbəu] 1. noun(the joint where the arm bends: He leant forward on his elbows.) olnbogi2. verb(to push with the elbow: He elbowed his way through the crowd.) olnboga sig áfram, troðast- at one's elbow -
17 murmur
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18 tense
[tens] I noun(a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.) tíðII 1. adjective1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) spenntur2) (tight; tightly stretched.) strekktur2. verb(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.) spenna- tensely- tenseness
- tension -
19 assemble
[ə'sembl]1) ((of people) to come together: The crowd assembled in the hall.) safna(st) saman2) (to call or bring together: He assembled his family and told them of his plan.) safna saman, kalla saman3) (to put together (a machine etc): He assembled the model aeroplane.) setja saman•- assembly -
20 cheer
[ iə] 1. noun1) (a shout of approval, encouragement or welcome: Three cheers for the Queen!) fagnaðaróp2) (mood: Be of good cheer.) hugarástand, skap2. verb(to give a shout of approval etc (to): The crowd cheered the new champion.) fagna- cheerful- cheerfully
- cheerfulness
- cheerless
- cheers!
- cheery
- cheerily
- cheeriness
- cheer up
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