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1 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) -
2 none the less
(nevertheless; in spite of this: He had a headache, but he wanted to come with us nonetheless.) þrátt fyrir það, samt sem áður -
3 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) minni en2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) minna3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) minna4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) mínus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) minna; lítt- no less a person than -
4 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) -
5 more or less
(approximately or almost: They've more or less finished the job; The distance is ten kilometres, more or less.) nokkurn veginn, um það bil -
6 no less a person etc than
as great a person etc as: I had tea with no less a person than the Prime Minister) -
7 on the ebb
(ebbing or getting less: His power is on the ebb.) fara þverrandi -
8 on the wane
(becoming less: His power is on the wane.) minnkandi -
9 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) nokkurn veginn eins -
10 none
1. pronoun(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) enginn, ekki neinn2. adverb(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) síst, alls ekki- none but- nonetheless
- none the less -
11 remedial
[rə'mi:diəl]adjective (able to, or intended to, put right or to correct or cure: She does remedial work with the less clever children; remedial exercises.) sem læknar eða ræður bót á e-u; hjálpar- -
12 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) vellíðan, þægindi2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) áreynsluleysi; hægð3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) frjálsleg framkoma; hispursleysi2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lina, draga úr2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) draga úr, lina, milda3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) mjaka•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) varlega! rólega- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease -
13 relax
[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) slaka á2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) slaka á, gefa eftir• -
14 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) standa2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) standa upp, rísa á fætur3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) standa kyrr4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) halda gildi, standast5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) standa6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) standa7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bjóða sig fram8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) setja, stilla (upp/á)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) eiga lögsókn yfir höfði sér, þola10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) borga fyrir, bjóða upp á2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) staða2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statíf, standur3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) sölubás4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) áhorfendapallur5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitnastúka•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varanleiki2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) í (miklum) metum•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) hopp- (hoppfarþegi/-miði)5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) á hoppmiða- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
15 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) skaði, tjón2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) skaðabætur2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) skemma- damaged -
16 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) svalur2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) rólegur, kaldur3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) fálegur, kuldalegur4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) kæla2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) minnka3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) svali- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool -
17 cripple
['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) bækla2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) lama; skemma2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) bæklaður-/hreyfihamlaður maður -
18 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) mÿkja, milda -
19 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) slaka á; slakna2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) slaka á, draga úr -
20 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) innri hlið; innihald2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) innyfli2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) innanverður, innri3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) að innan(verðu)2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) inni4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) inni í, í2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) innan•
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