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1 observe
[əb'zə:v]1) (to notice: I observed her late arrival.) taka eftir2) (to watch carefully: She observed his actions with interest.) veita athygli3) (to obey: We must observe the rules.) fylgja, hlÿða4) (to make a remark: `It's a lovely day', he observed.) segja, verða að orði•- observant
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2 comment
['koment] 1. noun((a) spoken or written remark: He made several comments about her untidy appearance.) umsögn2. verb((with on) to make such a remark: He commented on her appearance.) gera athugasemd (við)- commentate
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3 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
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5 quip
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6 touch off
(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) koma af stað
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make a remark — index observe (remark) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Remark — Re*mark (r? m?rk ), v. i. To make a remark or remarks; to comment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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remark — remarker, n. /ri mahrk /, v.t. 1. to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day. 2. to note; perceive; observe: I remarked a slight accent in her speech. 3. Obs. to mark distinctively. v.i. 4. to make … Universalium
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remark — [[t]rɪmɑ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦♦♦ remarks, remarking, remarked 1) VERB If you remark that something is the case, you say that it is the case. [V that] I remarked that I would go shopping that afternoon... [V with quote] Some people have more money than… … English dictionary
remark — /rəˈmak / (say ruh mahk) verb (t) 1. to say casually, as in making a comment. 2. to note; perceive. –noun 3. the act of remarking; notice. 4. comment: to let a thing pass without remark. 5. a casual or brief expression of thought or opinion. 6.… …
remark — re•mark [[t]rɪˈmɑrk[/t]] v. t. 1) to say casually, as in making a comment 2) to note; perceive; observe 3) to make a remark or observation (usu. fol. by on or upon) 4) notice, comment, or mention: an act worthy of remark[/ex] 5) a casual or brief … From formal English to slang
remark — vb 1 notice, note, observe, perceive, discern, *see, behold, descry, espy, view, survey, contemplate 2 Remark, comment, commentate, animadvert are comparable when they mean to make observations or to pass judgment but they diverge in their… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
