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1 novelty
plural - novelties; noun1) (newness and strangeness: It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.) nÿbreytni, nÿjung2) (something new and strange: Snow is a novelty to people from hot countries.) nÿjung3) (a small, cheap manufactured thing sold as a toy or souvenir: a stall selling novelties.) leikföng, minjagripir -
2 readjust
((with to) to get used again to (something one has not experienced for a time): Some soldiers find it hard to readjust to civilian life when they leave the army.) aðlaga að nÿju, venjast aftur -
3 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) svo/mjög (mikið)2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) þannig, svo, svona3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) það4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) sömuleiðis, líka5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') það gerði ég/ætla ég raunar2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) þess vegna- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
4 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) leið2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) leið, vegur, braut3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vegur, braut4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vegalengd, leið5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) aðferð, leið6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) háttur, máti, vísa7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) venja8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) leið; í gegnum2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt (á)- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means -
5 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) mundi2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) ætti3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) ættir4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) skulir5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) skyldi (komi e-ð fyrir.TH.TH.)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) ég vildi gjarnan.TH.TH.7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) hver heldur þú að hafi þá ekki.TH.TH. -
6 must
1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) verður, má til2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) hlÿtur3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) verður2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) e-ð nauðsynlegt -
7 go
[ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) fara (að gera e-ð)11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) bila12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)2. noun1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur•- going3. adjective1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi•- go-ahead4. noun(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) leyfi- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go -
8 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hönd2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) vísir3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mannskapur, vinnumaður4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) aðstoð5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hönd, spil á hendi6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) þverhönd, 4 þumlungar7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rithönd2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rétta2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) skila, yfir til•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
9 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stinga, reka2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stinga(st)3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) festa, líma4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) festast•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) spÿta, kvistur, sprek2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) (göngu)stafur; kylfa3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stöngull•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick -
10 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) sjálft, sig2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) sjálft3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') sjálfur, hjálparlaust -
11 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) maður, karlmaður2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) maðurinn, mannkyn3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) karlmenni4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) maður5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) óbreyttur hermaður6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) taflmaður2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) manna- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man -
12 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) vökvasuga, sogari2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sogari (fyrir sódavatnsflösku)2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) soga með sogara -
13 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) svo sem; slíkur, þvílíkur, þess háttar2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) þvílíkur, þess háttar3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slíkur; svo4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) hvílíkur; svo2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) það litla sem; sem slíkur- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is -
14 counter
I see count II 0. noun(a token used in numbering or playing certain games; counters for playing ludo etc.)II 1. adverb((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) gegn, á móti2. verb(to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) svara; mæta- counter-III noun(a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) búðarborð -
15 desperate
['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) örþrifa-, sem svífst einskis2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) örþrifa-3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) örvæntingarfullur•- desperation -
16 devious
['di:viəs](not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) hlykkjóttur, króka-- deviousness -
17 dial
1. noun1) (the face of a watch or clock: My watch has a dial you can see in the dark.) úrskífa, klukkuskífa2) (the turning disc over the numbers on a telephone.) skífa á símtæki3) (any disc etc bearing numbers etc used to give information: the dial on a radio.) stöðvaskali2. verb(to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) velja -
18 even
I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) jafn, í sömu hæð2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) sléttur, flatur3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) reglulegur, jafn4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) jafn, sléttur5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) jafn6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) jafnlyndi, jafnaðargeð2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) jafna2) (to make smooth or level.) jafna, slétta•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) enn, ennþá; einu sinni; meira að segja2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) jafnvel•- even if- even so
- even though -
19 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nokkurn tíma2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) alltaf, ætíð3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) mjög, ákaflega•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sígrænt tré- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever -
20 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) sérhver2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) sérhver, hver og einn3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) allur hugsanlegur4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) annar hver•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time
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