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1 set the pace
(to go forward at a particular speed which everyone else has to follow: Her experiments set the pace for future research.) ráða hraða í keppni -
2 pace
[peis] 1. noun1) (a step: He took a pace forward.) skref2) (speed of movement: a fast pace.) (göngu)hraði2. verb(to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) ganga fram og tilbaka- keep pace with
- pace out
- put someone through his paces
- set the pace
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3 pace out
(to measure by walking along, across etc with even steps: She paced out the room.) skrefa út -
4 at a snail's pace
(very slowly: The old man walked along at a snail's pace.) löturhægt -
5 keep pace with
(to go as fast as: He kept pace with the car on his motorbike.) halda í við -
6 sprint
[sprint] 1. noun1) (a run or running race performed at high speed over a short distance: Who won the 100 metres sprint?) spretthlaup2) (the pace of this: He ran up the road at a sprint.) sprettur2. verb(to run at full speed especially (in) a race: He sprinted (for) the last few hundred metres.) taka sprett- sprinter -
7 trot
[trot] 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.) brokka2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) brokk- trotter -
8 gallop
['ɡæləp] 1. noun((a period of riding at) the fastest pace of a horse: He took the horse out for a gallop; The horse went off at a gallop.) stökk2. verb1) ((of a horse) to move at a gallop: The horse galloped round the field.) fara á stökki2) ((with through) to do, say etc (something) very quickly: He galloped through the work.) flÿta sér• -
9 at
[æt]( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) á, í, hjá, við2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) á, að, í, við3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) á, við, í4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) í5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) á6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) á, fyrir•- at all -
10 jog
[‹oɡ]past tense, past participle - jogged; verb1) (to push, shake or knock gently: He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.) hnippa í2) (to travel slowly: The cart jogged along the rough track.) skjökta3) (to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise: She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.) skokka• -
11 frantic
['fræntik]1) (anxious or very worried: The frantic mother searched for her child.) óður, viti sínu fjær2) (wildly excited: the frantic pace of modern life.) æstur, æsilegur• -
12 at a jog-trot
(at a gentle running pace: Every morning he goes down the road at a jog-trot.) hægt brokk, skokk -
13 rattling
adjective (fast; lively: The car travelled at a rattling pace.) snöggur, snar -
14 steady
['stedi] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) stöðugur2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) stöðugur, jafn3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) styrkur, staðfastur4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) staðfastur2. verb(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) halda jafnvægi- steadily- steadiness
- steady on! - steady ! -
15 tick over
(to run quietly and smoothly at a gentle pace: The car's engine is ticking over.) mala, ganga mjúkt
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