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1 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (á/fyrir) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) (fellur brott í þÿðingu)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) þeim mun, því•- the...- the... -
2 well done!
(used in congratulating a person: I hear you won the competition. Well done!) vel af sér vikið -
3 well off
(poor, rich: The family was quite well off.) vel/illa staddur -
4 as well as
(in addition to: She works in a restaurant in the evenings as well as doing a full-time job during the day.) og einnig, auk þess að -
5 be as well to
(to be advisable or sensible: It would be as well to go by train - the roads are flooded.) vera ráðlegt/skynsamlegt -
6 be just as well
(to be fortunate; to be no cause for regret: It's just as well (that) you didn't go - the meeting was cancelled.) vera eins gott/heppilegt -
7 bode ill/well
(to be an omen of or to foretell bad or good fortune: This bodes well for the future.) boða/vita á gott/illt -
8 wishing-well
noun (a well which is supposed to have the power of granting any wish made when one is beside it.) óskabrunnur -
9 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) innantóm loforð -
10 upset the apple cart
(to bring into disorder: The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.) setja á annan endann -
11 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) vera á leiðinniEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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12 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) lyfta glasi og skálaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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13 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) lyfta glasi og skálaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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14 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) frá fyrstu hendiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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15 make the grade
(to do as well as necessary: That new apprentice will never make the grade as a trained mechanic.) lánast e-ð, ná þeim árangri sem til þarf -
16 oil-well
noun (a hole drilled into the earth or the sea-bed to obtain petroleum.) olíuborhola -
17 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) frá fyrstu hendiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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18 double figures
(the numbers between 10 and 99: The number of times you have been late is well into double figures.) tveggja stafa tala -
19 middle age
(the years between youth and old age: She is well into middle age.) miður aldur -
20 very
['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) mjög2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) algerlega; allra2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) samur, einmitt sá sem2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) alveg; sem er hæstur/efstur3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) það eitt; uppástungan ein (nægir til að)•
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