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1 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) vegna hagsmuna -
2 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) vegna hagsmuna -
3 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) sÿna2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) sjást, vera sÿnilegur3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) sÿna, vera sÿndur4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vísa á, sÿna5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) vísa, fylgja6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) sÿna7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) sÿna fram á, sanna8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (auð)sÿna2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) sÿning; skemmtiþáttur2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) sÿning; það að sÿna e-ð3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) sÿnd, yfirskin; það að þykjast4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) e-ð sem er gert til að vekja á sér athygli5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) frammistaða•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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4 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tákn2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) merki3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) merki4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) merki (um)2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) undirrita2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) undirrita3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gefa merki um•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up -
5 focus
['foukəs] 1. plurals - focuses, foci; noun1) (the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.) brennipunktur, fókus2) (a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed: She was the focus of everyone's attention.) miðdepill, athygli2. verb1) (to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture: Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.) stilla linsu/fókus2) (to direct (attention etc) to one point: The accident focussed public attention on the danger.) beina athygli•- focal- in
- out of focus -
6 scandal
['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) hneyksli2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) hneykslun3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) slúður•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously
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