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  • 1 dab

    [dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb
    (to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.) bera lauslega á
    2. noun
    1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) smáklípa, klína
    2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) létt snerting

    English-Icelandic dictionary > dab

  • 2 nudge

    1. noun
    (a gentle push usually with the elbow: He gave her a nudge.) ÿta við, gefa olnbogaskot
    2. verb
    (to hit gently, usually with the elbow: She nudged him in the ribs.) gefa (laust) olnbogaskot

    English-Icelandic dictionary > nudge

  • 3 pat

    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) smjörklípa
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappa
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) hafa (svar) á reiðum höndum

    English-Icelandic dictionary > pat

  • 4 slope

    [sləup] 1. noun
    1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) halli
    2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) halli, brekka
    2. verb
    (to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) hallast

    English-Icelandic dictionary > slope

  • 5 soft-spoken

    adjective (having a gentle voice or manner: She was a soft-spoken woman with a shy smile.) blíðmáll; vingjarnlegur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > soft-spoken

  • 6 tone

    [təun] 1. noun
    1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) tónn
    2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) litbrigði, tónn
    3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) gott líkamlegt ástand
    4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) heiltónn
    2. verb
    (to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) fara (vel) við
    - toneless
    - tonelessly
    - tone down

    English-Icelandic dictionary > tone

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  • gentle — gentleness, n. gently, adv. /jen tl/, adj., gentler, gentlest, v., gentled, gentling. adj. 1. kindly; amiable: a gentle manner. 2. not severe, rough, or violent; mild: a gentle wind; a gentle tap on the shoulder. 3. moderate: gentle heat. 4 …   Universalium

  • gentle — gen|tle W3S3 [ˈdʒentl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: gentil, from Latin gentilis of a family, of the same family , from gens; GENTILE] 1.) kind and careful in the way you behave or do things, so that you do not hurt or damage anyone or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gentle — adjective 1 kind and careful in your character or behaviour and not at all violent or unpleasant: Be gentle when you brush the baby s hair. | Lynne was a sweet, gentle girl. | a little gentle mockery (+ with): He was incredibly gentle with her… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gentle — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …   Collocations dictionary

  • gentle — adj. gentle with * * * [dʒentl] gentlewith …   Combinatory dictionary

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  • Gentle Giant — en concert à Hambourg en avril 1974. Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • gentle — The phrase the gentle art, which was used with clever irony by the American painter James McNeill Whistler in his title The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (1890), had already become a cliché by the time Fowler wrote (1926). As well as being used… …   Modern English usage

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