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1 plan
1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) áætlun2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) (fyrir)ætlun3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) uppdráttur, teikning2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) áætla, ráðgera2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) skipuleggja3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) hanna•- planner- planning
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2 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) fyrir; handa; til2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) í4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) um, í5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) fyrir6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) fyrir7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) fyrir8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) fyrir (hönd e-s)9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) með, til stuðnings10) (because of: for this reason.) vegna, fyrir11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) fyrir12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) fyrir13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) fyrir14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) miðað við15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) þrátt fyrir2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) vegna -
3 foresight
[-sæit]noun (the ability to see in advance what may happen and to plan for it: She had the foresight to drive carefully in case the roads were icy.) fyrirhyggja, framsÿni -
4 plot
[plot] 1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) ráðabrugg2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) söguþráður, flétta3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) reitur, skiki, blettur, lóð2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) brugga launráð2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) kortleggja -
5 budget
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6 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) áætlun2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) ráðabrugg2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) brugga ráð- schemer- scheming -
7 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) teikna, hanna2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) teikning, hönnun2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) hönnun3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) mynstur4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) ásetningur•- designer- designing -
8 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) deila, rífast2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) rökræða3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) telja (á/af)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) rökræða•- arguable- argument
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9 arrange
[ə'rein‹]1) (to put in some sort of order: Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase.) raða2) (to plan or make decisions (about future events): We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow.) undirbúa3) (to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments: music arranged for choir and orchestra.) útsetja; raddsetja•- arrangements -
10 device
1) (something made for a purpose, eg a tool or instrument: a device for opening cans.) tæki, útbúnaður2) (a plan or system of doing something, sometimes involving trickery: This is a device for avoiding income tax.) aðferð; kænskubragð -
11 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mál; málband; mæliglas; vog2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mælieining3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mælikerfi4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) aðgerð, ráðstöfun5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) e-ð að vissu marki6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mæla2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mæla3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) bera saman við4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mælast, vera (á stærð)•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
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12 suggest
[sə'‹est, ]( American also[) səɡ-]1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) stinga upp á, leggja til2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) gefa í skyn; skjóta upp (í huga e-s)• -
13 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) drög, uppkast2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) liðsmannasveit, sveit3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) víxill4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) herkvaðning2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) gera uppkast2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) kveðja til herþjónustu•- draft dodger
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14 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Icelandic dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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15 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Icelandic dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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16 initial
[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) fyrstur, byrjunar-2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) upphafsstafur3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) merkja upphafsstöfum[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.)
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.)
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
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17 intend
[in'tend] 1. verb1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) ætla2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) meina3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) ætla (handa)•- intent2. noun(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) ætlun, ásetningur- intentional
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18 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) áhætta2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) stofna (e-u) í hættu2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) hætta á (e-ð)•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
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20 scrap
I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) smástykki, (pappírs)snifsi2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) leifar3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) brotajárn4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) úrklippa2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) henda; hætta við- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) átök2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) slást
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