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1 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velja (úr)2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) tína3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) taka upp4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) opna, dírka/stinga upp (lás)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) úrval•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) haki -
2 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) læra (án formlegrar kennslu)2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) taka upp í, sækja3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) næla sér í4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) rísa á fætur5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) sækja, ná í6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) ná7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) finna, handsama -
3 pick at
(to eat very little of (something): He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.) narta í -
4 pick one's way
(to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) feta sig gætilega -
5 pick someone's pocket
(to steal something from a person's pocket: My wallet has gone - someone has picked my pocket!) stela úr vasa -
6 have a bone to pick with (someone)
(to have something to argue about with (a person).) eiga óleyst deiluefni við e-nEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > have a bone to pick with (someone)
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7 have a bone to pick with (someone)
(to have something to argue about with (a person).) eiga óleyst deiluefni við e-nEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > have a bone to pick with (someone)
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8 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) lausn2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svara2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) svara3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) fullnægja4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvara•- answering machine
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9 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) blettur2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) doppa3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) bóla, blettur4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) staður, vettvangur5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smáskammtur2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) koma auga á2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) þekkja, finna út•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) lÿsa með kastljósi2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að•- on the spot
- spot on
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pick something up — 1》 collect something that has been left elsewhere. 2》 obtain, acquire, or learn something. ↘catch an illness or infection. 3》 detect or receive a signal or sound. 4》 resume something. 5》 (also pick up on) refer to or develop a point or topic… … English new terms dictionary
pick something out — highlight something by painting or fashioning in a contrasting colour or medium. → pick … English new terms dictionary
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