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1 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) breyta2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) skipta3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) skipta (um)4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) breyta í5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) skipta2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) breyting2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) breyting3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) skipti4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) skiptimynt5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) afgangur, skiptimynt6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) hvíld; tilbreyting•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change -
2 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
3 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) tár- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) rífa, tæta2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) rifna3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) þjóta, bruna2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) rifa, gat- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up -
4 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) endi, oddur2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) setja odd á- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) halla; sporðreisast2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) hvolfa úr3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) sturta (henda)2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) ruslahaugur/-tippur- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) tipp, þjórfé2. verb(to give such a gift to.) tippa, gefa þjórféIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) vísbending, ráð- tip off -
5 get off
1) (to take off or remove (clothes, marks etc): I can't get my boots off; I'll never get these stains off (my dress).) fara úr; ná úr2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) fara út fyrir (umræðuefni) -
6 kidney
['kidni](one of a pair of organs in the body which remove waste matter from the blood and produce urine: The kidneys of some animals are used as food.) nÿra -
7 rake
[reik] 1. noun1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) hrífa2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) hrífa, skafa3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) raka2. verb1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) raka (saman)2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) skara3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) láta dynja á•- rake up -
8 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) bæta; betra2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) bæta ráð sitt2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) umbót2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) umbót•- reformed
- reformer -
9 rinse
[rins] 1. verb1) (to wash (clothes etc) in clean water to remove soap etc: After washing the towels, rinse them (out).) skola2) (to clean (a cup, one's mouth etc) by filling with clean water etc and then emptying the water out: The dentist asked me to rinse my mouth out.) skola2. noun1) (the act of rinsing: Give the cup a rinse.) skolun2) (a liquid used for changing the colour of hair: a blue rinse.) hárskol, skol -
10 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrúfa2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) skrúfgangur, snúningur2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) skrúfa(st)2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) skrúfa3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage -
11 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skel; skurn2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) (hús)grind3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) fallbyssuskot2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) afhÿða, flysja2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) gera stórskotaárás á•- come out of one's shell
- shell out -
12 skin
[skin] 1. noun1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) skinn, húð, hörund2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) hÿði3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) skán2. verb(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) flá- skin flick
- skin-tight
- by the skin of one's teeth -
13 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 -
14 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) toppur, efsti hluti e-s2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) efstur í bekknum3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) borðplata4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) lok; tappi5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) toppur; blússa, peysa2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) sem er efstur/fremstur í flokki3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) setja/bæta ofan á2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) vera hærri en3) (to remove the top of.) fjarlægja efsta hluta (e-s)•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) snúður, skopparakringla -
15 transfer
[træns'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - transferred; verb1) (to remove to another place: He transferred the letter from his briefcase to his pocket.) flytja, færa2) (to (cause to) move to another place, job, vehicle etc: I'm transferring / They're transferring me to the Bangkok office.) flytja (sig)3) (to give to another person, especially legally: I intend to transfer the property to my son.) yfirfæra, afsala2. noun(['trænsfə:])1) (the act of transferring: The manager arranged for his transfer to another football club.) flutningur2) (a design, picture etc that can be transferred from one surface to another, eg from paper to material as a guide for embroidery.) þrykkimynd• -
16 wipe out
1) (to clean the inside of (a bowl etc) with a cloth etc.) hreinsa með klúti2) (to remove; to get rid of: You must try to wipe out the memory of these terrible events.) afmá, þurrka út3) (to destroy completely: They wiped out the whole regiment in one battle.) gjöreyða -
17 withdraw
[wið'dro:]past tense - withdrew; verb1) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) draga (sig) til baka2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) taka til baka/aftur3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) taka (út)•- withdrawn
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