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1 cold war
(a major, especially political, struggle between nations which involves military threats but not fighting.) kalt stríð -
2 deter
[di'tə:]past tense, past participle - deterred; verb(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) draga kjarkinn úr, aftra -
3 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tómur2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) tómur, auður3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) auður, mannlaus4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) innantómur, merkingarlaus2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) tæma(st)2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) tæma; hella(st); detta úr3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tóm flaska- empty-handed
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4 extort
[ik'sto:t](to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence: They extorted a confession from him by torture.) þvinga fram, kúga- extortionate -
5 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) aðgerðalaus; ekki í notkun2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) latur3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) gagnslaus; innantómur4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) ástæðulaus2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) vera iðjulaus; slæpast2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) í lausagangi•- idler- idleness
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6 perturb
[pə'tə:b](to make (someone) worried or anxious: His threats didn't perturb her in the least.) valda hugarangri hjá (e-m) -
7 resort
[rə'zo:t] 1. verb((with to) to begin to use, do etc as a way of solving a problem etc when other methods have failed: He couldn't persuade people to do what he wanted, so he resorted to threats of violence.) grípa til2. noun(a place visited by many people (especially for holidays): Brighton is a popular (holiday) resort.) ferðamannastaður -
8 vain
[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) hégómlegur, sjálfumglaður2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) árangurslaus3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) innantómur•- vainly- vanity
- in vain
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