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1 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) ráðast á2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) ráðast á3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) sækja4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) takast á við2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) árás2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) kast, áfall -
2 depress
[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) hryggja2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) draga úr•- depressing
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3 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) handtaka2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) stöðva2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) handtaka2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) stöðvun; (hjarta)bilun• -
4 pulse
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