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1 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) staðreynd2) (reality: fact or fiction.) veruleiki•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact -
2 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) dropinn sem fyllir mælinn -
3 matter-of-fact
adjective (keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude.) bókstaflegur; sem heldur sig við staðreyndir -
4 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) keppni, kapphlaup2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) taka þátt í hlaupi2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) þreyta kapphlaup3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) þjóta•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) kynþáttur/-stofn2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) kynþáttur/-stofn3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) kynstofn/-þáttur•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
5 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) sleppa, brjóstast út, flÿja2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) komast hjá3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) gleymast4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) leka2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) flótti; gasleki- escapism- escapist -
6 sex
[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) kyn2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) kynferði•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse -
7 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) vitneskja2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) vitneskja, kunnátta, þekking3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) þekking•- general knowledge -
8 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) samband2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) tengsl3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) skyldleiki; tengdir -
9 wake up
1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) vakna2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) vakna til meðvitundar um -
10 alibi
(the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) fjarvistarsönnun -
11 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) hvenær2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) þegar2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) þrátt fyrir að; með tilliti til•- whence- whenever -
12 although
[o:l'ðəu](in spite of the fact that: Although he hurried, the shop was closed when he got there.) þó að, enda þótt -
13 even though
(in spite of the fact that: I like the job even though it's badly paid.) þó, jafnvel þótt -
14 gloss over
(to try to hide (a mistake etc): He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident.) breiða yfir -
15 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) gera lítið úr -
16 at a disadvantage
(in an unfavourable position: His power was strengthened by the fact that he had us all at a disadvantage.) erfið aðstaða; eiga erfitt um vik -
17 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) þar eð -
18 in that
(because; from the fact that: This is not a good plant for your garden in that its seeds are poisonous.) þar eð -
19 inasmuch as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) þar eð -
20 make allowance for
(to take into consideration when deciding etc: We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes.) taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir
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