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1 the game is up
(the plan or trick has failed or has been found out.) leiknum er lokið -
2 play the game
(to act fairly and honestly.) leika drengilega -
3 game
[ɡeim] 1. noun1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) leikur2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) kappleikur, keppni3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) leikur, lota, hrina,4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) veiðidÿr; villibráð2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) djarfur; fús- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is up -
4 game warden
(a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game.) veiðieftirlitsmaður, umsjónarmaður -
5 game reserve
(an area of land set aside for the protection of animals.) verndarsvæði, friðað svæði -
6 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) neyðast til að grípa til sísta kosts/leikmannsEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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7 win/lose the toss
(to guess rightly or wrongly which side of the coin will fall uppermost: He won the toss so he started the game.) vinna/tapa hlutkesti -
8 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leika (sér)2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) leika, taka þátt í3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) leika4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) vera sÿndur5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) leika/spila á6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) leika á, plata7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) leika gegn8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) leika um9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) beina að10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) leika út2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) skemmtun, leikur2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) leikrit3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) leikur4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) hlaup•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
9 chequers
[' ekəz]1) (singular the game of draughts.) dammur, dammtafl2) (plural the pieces used in this game.) dammur, tafla, stykki -
10 on
[on] 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) á2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) í, á, upp í3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) á, við, (strax) eftir4) (about: a book on the theatre.) um5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) í, á6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) á7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) í, á8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) í, við, hjá, með9) (towards: They marched on the town.) á, í átt að, gegn10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) við11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) á, með12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) á13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) eftir, þegar, samkvæmt14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) eftir2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) setja upp/á2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) áfram3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) á, í gangi, kveiktur4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) til sÿningar5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) um borð, upp í3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) í gangi2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) standa til, vera á döfinni•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto -
11 join in
(to take part (in): We're playing a game - do join in!; He would not join in the game.) taka þátt í -
12 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) blístra2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) blístra, flauta3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvína4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvína2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) blístur2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) flauta3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) flauta -
13 wicket
['wikit]1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) marksúlur2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.) leiksvæði milli marksúlna3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.) lota eins kylfings í krikket• -
14 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 -
15 ping-pong
['piŋpoŋ]1) (the game of table tennis: Do you play ping-pong?) borðtennis2) ( in the United States, the equipment used in table tennis.) borðtennisvörur -
16 abide by
past tense, past participle - abided to act according to; to be faithful to: They must abide by the rules of the game.) fara eftir, lúta -
17 in play
((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) í/úr leik -
18 out of play
((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) í/úr leik -
19 bowling
noun ((see also ninepins) the game of skittles, bowls or something similar.) keiluspil, keila -
20 cards
noun singular (the game(s) played with playing-cards: He cheats at cards.) spil
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