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  • 81 lay (one's) hands on

    1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!) ná í, komast yfir
    2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.) koma höndum yfir, handsama

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  • 82 leave no stone unturned

    (to try every possible means: The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child.) leita allra leiða

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  • 83 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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  • 84 like

    I 1. adjective
    (the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) eins, líkur
    2. preposition
    (the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) eins og
    3. noun
    (someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) e-ð/e-n sem er jafngóður/eins
    4. conjunction
    ((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) eins og
    - likelihood
    - liken
    - likeness
    - likewise
    - like-minded
    - a likely story!
    - as likely as not
    - be like someone
    - feel like
    - he is likely to
    - look like
    - not likely!     II verb
    1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) líka
    2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) njóta e-s
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    - likeable
    - likable
    - liking
    - should/would like
    - take a liking to

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  • 85 locate

    [lə'keit, ]( American[) 'loukeit]
    1) (to set in a particular place or position: The kitchen is located in the basement.) staðsetja
    2) (to find the place or position of: He located the street he was looking for on the map.) finna

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  • 86 look out

    1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) líta eftir
    2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) finna

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  • 87 make heavy weather of

    (to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) lenda í óvæntum erfiðleikum

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  • 88 make the best of it

    (to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) gera eins gott út og hægt er

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  • 89 maze

    [meiz]
    (a deliberately confusing series of paths, often surrounded by walls or hedges, from which it's difficult to find the way out: I'm lost in a maze of rules and regulations.) völundarhús

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  • 90 means

    I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural
    (the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) leið, aðferð, ráð
    - by means of
    - by no means     II [mi:nz] noun plural
    (money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) fjárráð

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  • 91 measure

    ['meʒə] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mál; málband; mæliglas; vog
    2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mælieining
    3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mælikerfi
    4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) aðgerð, ráðstöfun
    5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) e-ð að vissu marki
    6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)
    2. verb
    1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mæla
    2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mæla
    3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) bera saman við
    4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mælast, vera (á stærð)
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    - beyond measure
    - for good measure
    - full measure
    - made to measure
    - measure out
    - measure up

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  • 92 measurement

    1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) mæling
    2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) mál
    3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mæling

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  • 93 might

    I
    (-)
    1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) gæti; mætti
    2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) gæti
    3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) gæti (áminning eða skipun)
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    - might have
    - I might have known     II
    (power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) máttur, afl, kraftur
    - mightily
    - mightiness

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  • 94 multiply

    1) (to add a number to itself a given number of times and find the total: 4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4 × 3 = 12.) margfalda
    2) (to (cause to) increase in number, especially by breeding: Rabbits multiply very rapidly.) margfaldast, fjölga sér
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  • 95 navigate

    ['næviɡeit]
    1) (to direct, guide or move (a ship, aircraft etc) in a particular direction: He navigated the ship through the dangerous rocks.) sigla
    2) (to find or follow one's route when in a ship, aircraft, car etc: If I drive will you navigate?) stjórna, leiðbeina
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    - navigation
    - navigator

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  • 96 nor

    [no:]
    (and not; neither: He did not know then what had happened, nor did he ever find out; I'm not going, nor is John.) (hvorki.TH.TH.) né

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  • 97 nose out

    (to find (as if) by smelling: The dog nosed out its master's glove.) þefa uppi

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  • 98 now

    1. adverb
    1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nú, núna
    2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) núna, strax
    3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) nú, núna
    4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) þegar hér er komið sögu, þá
    5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nú (í ljósi reynslunnar)
    6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) jæja, sko, (núna) strax
    2. conjunction
    ((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) þar sem.TH.TH. þá
    - for now
    - just now
    - every now and then/again
    - now and then/again
    - now
    - now!
    - now then

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  • 99 on the quiet

    (secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) í laumi

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  • 100 orientate

    ['o:riənteit]
    1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) átta sig
    2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) átta sig
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