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21 catty
adjective (spiteful, malicious: She's catty even about her best friend; catty remarks.) illkvittinn -
22 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) hending, heppni2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) tækifæri3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) möguleiki4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) áhætta2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) taka áhættu2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) sem gerist óvænt3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) óvæntur- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
23 clean
[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) hreinn2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) þrifalegur3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) nÿr, ónotaður4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) óspilltur5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) snyrtilegur, myndarlegur2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) algerlega3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) hreinsa['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep -
24 differentiate
[-'renʃieit]1) (to see or be able to tell a difference (between): I cannot even differentiate a blackbird and a starling.) gera greinarmun á2) ((with between) to treat differently: She does not differentiate between her two children although one is adopted.) gera greinarmun á -
25 encounter
1. verb1) (to meet especially unexpectedly: She encountered the manager in the hall.) hitta, mæta2) (to meet with (difficulties etc): I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job.) rekast á; verða fyrir, þurfa að standa andspænis2. noun1) (a meeting: I feel that I know him quite well, even after a brief encounter.) samfundur2) (a fight: The encounter between the armies was fierce.) bardagi -
26 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flatur2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) leiðinlegur, tilbreytingarlítill3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) afdráttarlaus4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vindlaus5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) flatur, goslaus6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) lágur; sem hangir í tóninum; of lágt2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) flatt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) íbúð2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bé, lækkunarmerki3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) flatur4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flatlendi, sléttlendi•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out -
27 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.) -
28 go from bad to worse
(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) fara úr öskunni í eldinn, versna -
29 grudge
1. verb1) (to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly: I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.) telja/sjá eftir, geta ekki unnt e-m e-s2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) öfunda, hafa horn í síðu2. noun(a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.) óvild- grudging- grudgingly -
30 hardy
(tough; strong; able to bear cold, tiredness etc: This plant is very hardy and able to survive even rough winter weather.) harðger, harður -
31 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjálpa2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) eiga þátt í3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lækna, slá á4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aðstoða5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aðstoð, hjálp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjálp; hjálparhella3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) aðstoðarmaður4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) engin leið að (hindra e-ð)•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
32 keel
[ki:l](the long supporting piece of a ship's frame that lies lengthwise along the bottom: The boat's keel stuck in the mud near the shore.) kjölur- be/keep on an even keel -
33 keep up
1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) halda gangandi/við2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) halda í við -
34 level off
(to make or become flat, even, steady etc: After rising for so long, prices have now levelled off.) jafnast; ná jafnvægi -
35 low tide/water
(the time when the sea is lowest at a particular place during ebb-tide: There is three feet of water in the harbour, even at low water.) lágflæði; fjara -
36 manic
['mænik]1) (of, or suffering from, mania: She's in a manic state.) óður2) (extremely energetic, active and excited: The new manager is one of those manic people who can't rest even for a minute.) yfirspenntur, ólmur, ofvirkur -
37 not for the life of me
(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) ekki þótt lífið lægi við -
38 optimism
['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) bjartsÿni- optimist- optimistic
- optimistically -
39 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) úr öskunni í eldinnEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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40 pace out
(to measure by walking along, across etc with even steps: She paced out the room.) skrefa út
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