Перевод: с английского на исландский

с исландского на английский

to+be+best+at

  • 41 élite

    [ei'li:t, ]( American[) i-]
    ((with the) the best or most important people especially within society.) úrval; heldra fólk

    English-Icelandic dictionary > élite

  • 42 favour

    ['feivə] 1. noun
    1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) greiði
    2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) velvild
    3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) mismunun, hygli
    4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) (í) náð, velþóknun
    2. verb
    (to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) halda upp á, styðja
    - favourably
    - favourite
    3. noun
    (a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) uppáhald
    - in favour of
    - in one's favour

    English-Icelandic dictionary > favour

  • 43 favourite

    adjective (best-liked; preferred: his favourite city.) uppáhalds-

    English-Icelandic dictionary > favourite

  • 44 feature

    ['fi: ə] 1. noun
    1) (a mark by which anything is known; a quality: The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting.) sérkenni
    2) (one of the parts of one's face (eyes, nose etc): She has very regular features.) andlitsfall
    3) (a special article in a newspaper: `The Times' is doing a feature on holidays.) uppsláttargrein; greinaflokkur
    4) (the main film in a cinema programme etc: The feature begins at 7.30; ( also adjective) a feature film.) aðalkvikmyndin
    2. verb
    (to give or have a part (especially an important one): That film features the best of the British actresses.) sÿna, hafa (til að bera), flagga

    English-Icelandic dictionary > feature

  • 45 first-rate

    adjective (of the best quality: She is a first-rate architect.) fyrsta flokks, afbragðs-

    English-Icelandic dictionary > first-rate

  • 46 friend

    [frend]
    1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) vinur
    2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) vinur
    - friendly
    - friendship
    - make friends with
    - make friends

    English-Icelandic dictionary > friend

  • 47 glad rags

    (a person's best clothes, worn for special occasions: I'll get my glad rags on for the party.) spariföt

    English-Icelandic dictionary > glad rags

  • 48 go about

    1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) fara að, bera sig að
    2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) snúa, breyta um stefnu

    English-Icelandic dictionary > go about

  • 49 handicap

    ['hændikæp] 1. noun
    1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) fötlun; annmarki
    2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) forgjöf, forskot
    3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) forgjafarkeppni
    4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) fötlun
    2. verb
    (to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) hindra, tálma

    English-Icelandic dictionary > handicap

  • 50 highlight

    noun (the best or most memorable event, experience, part of something etc: The highlight of our holiday was a trip to a brewery.) hápunktur, besti hluti

    English-Icelandic dictionary > highlight

  • 51 hope

    [həup] 1. verb
    (to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) vona
    2. noun
    1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) von
    2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) von, vonarglæta, möguleiki
    3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) von
    - hopefulness
    - hopefully
    - hopeless
    - hopelessly
    - hopelessness
    - hope against hope
    - hope for the best
    - not have a hope
    - not a hope
    - raise someone's hopes

    English-Icelandic dictionary > hope

  • 52 ideally

    1) (perfectly: He is ideally suited to this job.) fullkomlega
    2) (under perfect conditions: Ideally, we should check this again, but we haven't enough time.) ef allt væri eins og best væri á kosið

    English-Icelandic dictionary > ideally

  • 53 inefficient

    [ini'fiʃənt]
    (not working or producing results etc in the best way and so wasting time, energy etc: an inefficient workman; old-fashioned, inefficient machinery.) duglaus, óhæfur
    - inefficiency

    English-Icelandic dictionary > inefficient

  • 54 job

    [‹ob]
    1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) starf, atvinna
    2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) verkefni
    - a good job
    - have a job
    - just the job
    - make the best of a bad job

    English-Icelandic dictionary > job

  • 55 ladder

    ['lædə] 1. noun
    1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) stigi
    2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) lykkjufall
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) gera/fá lykkjufall

    English-Icelandic dictionary > ladder

  • 56 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) stig, staða
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) hæð
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) hallamál
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) slétta
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) sléttur
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) jafnhár
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jafn
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) jafna, slétta
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) jafna
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) miða á
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jafna við jörðu
    - level crossing
    - level-headed
    - do one's level best
    - level off
    - level out
    - on a level with
    - on the level

    English-Icelandic dictionary > level

  • 57 motto

    ['motəu]
    plural - mottoes; noun
    1) ((a short sentence or phrase which expresses) a principle of behaviour etc: `Honesty is the best policy' is my motto; a school motto.) einkunnarorð
    2) (a printed saying etc, often found inside a Christmas cracker.) spakmæli

    English-Icelandic dictionary > motto

  • 58 next

    [nekst] 1. adjective
    (nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) næstur
    2. adverb
    (immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) næst
    3. pronoun
    (the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) næst, næsti
    - biggest
    - oldest
    - next door
    - next to

    English-Icelandic dictionary > next

  • 59 one

    1. noun
    1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) einn
    2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) eins árs
    2. pronoun
    1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) sá, þessi, annar, hinn
    2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) maður
    3. adjective
    1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) einn
    2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins árs gamall
    3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) sammála, á einu máli
    - oneself
    - one-night stand
    - one-off
    - one-parent family
    - one-sided
    - one-way
    - one-year-old
    4. adjective
    ((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) eins árs
    - be one up on a person
    - be one up on
    - not be oneself
    - one and all
    - one another
    - one by one
    - one or two

    English-Icelandic dictionary > one

  • 60 presentation

    [pre-]
    1) (the act of presenting: the presentation of the prizes; the presentation of a new play; ( also adjective) a presentation ceremony; a presentation gold watch.) afhending; uppfærsla; heiðursgjöf
    2) (the manner in which written work etc is presented or set out: Try to improve the presentation of your work.) framsetning
    3) (a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc: This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.) uppfærsla

    English-Icelandic dictionary > presentation

См. также в других словарях:

  • BEST — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Adolfo Best Maugard (1891–1964), mexikanischer Künstler Ben Best, US amerikanischer Drehbuchautor und Schauspieler Charles Best (1899–1978), US amerikanischer Physiologe und Biochemiker Clyde Best (* 1951) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Best Thing I Never Had — Single par Beyoncé Knowles extrait de l’album 4 Sortie 1er juin 2011 Enregistrement MSR Studio, KMA Studio (New York, États Unis) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • BEST Robotics — BEST, Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology , is a national 6 week robotics competition in the United States held each fall, designed to help interest middle school and high school students in possible engineering careers.HistoryWhile… …   Wikipedia

  • Best (surname) — Best is a surname, and may refer to* Ahmed Best * Alan Best * Alan Best (sculptor) * Alfred M. Best * Andy Best British footballer * Ben Best * Calum Best * Carlisle Best * Charles Herbert Best (1899 1978) American/Canadian Physiologist * Clyde… …   Wikipedia

  • Best — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Adolfo Best Maugard (1891–1964), mexikanischer Künstler Ahmed Best (* 1973), US amerikanischer Synchronsprecher, Schauspieler und Musiker Ben Best, US amerikanischer Drehbuchautor und Schauspieler Benjamin …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Best-sellers — Best seller Littérature Par catégories …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Best seller — Littérature Par catégories …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Best practice — is an idea that asserts that there is a , method, process, activity, incentive or reward that is more effective at delivering a particular outcome than any other technique, method, process, etc. The idea is that with proper processes, checks, and …   Wikipedia

  • Best Student Council — 極上生徒会 (Gokujō Seitokai) Genre Comedy, Slice of life story …   Wikipedia

  • Best value — is government policy in the United Kingdom affecting the provision of public services in England and Wales. In Wales, Best Value is known as the Wales Programme for Improvement. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Effects of Best Value 3 History of Best… …   Wikipedia

  • Best Buy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Best Buy Co., Inc. Eslogan You, Happier.(E.U.A.), Inovaciones que mejoran tu vida (México). Tipo pública (NYSE: BBY) Fundació …   Wikipedia Español

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»