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1 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) móðir2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) abbadís, forstöðukona2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) annast sem móðir- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
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2 mother-in-law
plural - mothers-in-law; noun (the mother of one's husband or wife.) tengdamóðir -
3 mother-of-pearl
noun, adjective ((of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells.) perlumóðir -
4 mother-country
nouns (the country where one was born.) ættjörð; föðurland -
5 queen mother
(the mother of the reigning king or queen, who was herself once a queen.) drottningarmóðir -
6 step-mother
nouns (the husband, who is not the person's father, of a person's own mother, or the wife, who is not the person's mother, of a person's own father.) stjúpfaðir -
7 in the presence of
(while (someone) is present: This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.) í viðurvist -
8 many happy returns (of the day)
(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.) til hamingju með afmæliðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > many happy returns (of the day)
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9 many happy returns (of the day)
(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.) til hamingju með afmæliðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > many happy returns (of the day)
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10 maternal
[mə'tə:nl]1) (of or like a mother: maternal feelings.) móður-2) (related on the mother's side of the family: my maternal grandfather.) úr móðurætt• -
11 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) klettur, bjarg2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) steinn, grjót3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) brjóstsykursstöng•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) rugga, vagga2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) vagga, róa3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) skaka(st)•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rokk -
12 custody
1) (care or keeping: The mother was awarded custody of the children by the court.) forsjá2) (the care of police or prison authorities: The accused man is in custody.) varðhald• -
13 wander
['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) ráfa, flækjast2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) reika, vera á reiki2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) göngutúr- wanderer- wanderlust -
14 cuddle
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15 unborn
((of a baby) still in the mother's womb: When she was involved in a car accident the doctor was worried in case her unborn baby had been injured.) ófæddur -
16 wean
[wi:n](to cause (a child or young animal) to become used to food other than the mother's milk: The baby has been weaned (on to solid foods).) venja af brjósti -
17 sultan
(a ruler in certain Muslim countries.) soldán(the mother, wife, sister or daughter of a sultan.)
kona/systir/dóttir soldáns -
18 watch over
(to guard or take care of: The mother bird is watching over her young.) vaka yfir, gæta -
19 who
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) hver2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) sem, er2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) sem, er•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) sama hver2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) hver (í ósköpunum)•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) hvern, sem2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) hvern, sem• -
20 step-father
nouns (the husband, who is not the person's father, of a person's own mother, or the wife, who is not the person's mother, of a person's own father.) stjúpfaðir
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