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1 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) blettur2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) doppa3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) bóla, blettur4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) staður, vettvangur5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smáskammtur2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) koma auga á2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) þekkja, finna út•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) lÿsa með kastljósi2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að•- on the spot
- spot on -
2 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvíld, hlé2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvíld3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stuðningur, stoð4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) kyrrstaða2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) taka sér hvíld, sofa3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvíla, hallast (á/í/upp að e-u)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvílast, vera rólegur5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) velta á e-m/e-u; reiða sig á e-n6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vera í höndum e-s•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
3 grill
[ɡril] 1. verb1) (to cook directly under heat: to grill the chops.) grilla, glóðarsteikja2) (to question (a person) closely: The police grilled the man they thought was the murderer.) yfirheyra í þaula2. noun1) (the part of a cooker used for grilling.) grill, steikarrist2) (a frame of metal bars for grilling food on.) grill, steikarrist3) (a dish of grilled food: a mixed grill.) grillaður matur, glóðarsteiktur réttur -
4 unbalanced
1) (without the proper amount of attention being given to everything: If we don't hear both sides of the argument, we'll get an unbalanced view of the situation.) sem er ekki í jafnvægi2) (disordered in the mind; not quite sane: The murderer was completely unbalanced.) truflaður á geðsmunum -
5 underworld
(the part of the population that gets its living from crime etc: A member of the underworld told the police where the murderer was hiding.) undirheimar -
6 amnesty
['æmnəsti]plural - amnesties; noun(a general pardon given to people who have done wrong especially against the government: The murderer was released under the amnesty declared by the new president.) náðun -
7 clue
[klu:](anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword.) ábending; vísbending- clueless- not to have a clue -
8 execution
[-ʃən]1) ((an act of) killing by law: The judge ordered the execution of the murderer.) aftaka2) (the act of executing (orders or skilled movements etc).) framkvæmd -
9 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) tálbeita -
10 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) veiða2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) elta; reka burt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) veiði(ferð)2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leit•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out -
11 intensive
[-siv]adjective (very great; showing or having great care etc: The police began an intensive search for the murderer; The hospital has just opened a new intensive care unit.) öflugur; gjörgæslu- -
12 reprieve
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13 go on
1) (to continue: Go on reading - I won't disturb you.) halda áfram2) (to talk a great deal, usually too much: She goes on and on about her health.) orðlengja um, láta dæluna ganga3) (to happen: What is going on here?) gerast, vera á seyði4) (to base one's investigations etc on: The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.) byggja á -
14 guilt
[ɡilt]1) (a sense of shame: a feeling of guilt.) sekt2) (the state of having done wrong: Fingerprints proved the murderer's guilt.) sekt•- guilty- guiltiness
- guiltily -
15 identity
(who or what a person is: The police are still uncertain of the murderer's identity.) það að vera tiltekinn maður -
16 blinding
1) (tending to make blind: a blinding light.) blindandi2) (sudden: He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer.) allt í einu -
17 bring to justice
(to arrest, try and sentence (a criminal): The murderer escaped but was finally brought to justice.) láta svara til saka fyrir dómstóli -
18 scene
[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) sögusvið; vettvangur2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) atriði, atburður3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) sjónarspil, læti4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) sjón5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) atriði6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) sviðsmynd7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) vettvangur•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene -
19 intercede
[intə'si:d]1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) ganga á milli2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) beiðast vægðar• -
20 murder
['mə:də] 1. noun1) ((an act of) killing a person on purpose and illegally: The police are treating his death as a case of murder; an increase in the number of murders.) morð2) (any killing or causing of death that is considered as bad as this: the murder of innocent people by terrorists.) morð2. verb(to kill (a person) on purpose and illegally: He murdered two children.) myrða- murderer- murderous
- murderously
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