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  • 1 put up a good fight

    (to fight well and bravely.) verjast vel

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  • 2 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja
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    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste     II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður
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    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.)

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  • 3 cork

    [ko:k] 1. noun
    1) (the outer bark of the cork tree (an oak of South Europe, North Africa etc): Cork floats well; ( also adjective) cork floor-tiles.) korkur
    2) (a stopper for a bottle etc made of cork: Put the cork back in the wine-bottle.) korktappi
    2. verb
    (to put a cork or stopper in: He corked the bottle.) setja tappa í

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  • 4 oil

    [oil] 1. noun
    (a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) olía
    2. verb
    (to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) smyrja, olíubera
    - oily
    - oilfield
    - oil paint
    - oil painting
    - oil palm
    - oil-rig
    - oil-tanker
    - oil-well
    - strike oil

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  • 5 wise

    1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) vís, vitur, fróður
    2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) hygginn, skynsamur
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    - wisdom
    - wisdom tooth
    - wisecrack
    - wise guy
    - be wise to
    - none the wiser
    - put someone wise
    - put wise

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  • 6 get on

    1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) ganga (vel)
    2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) koma (vel) saman
    3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) eldast
    4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) fara í, klæðast
    5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) halda áfram

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  • 7 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) góður
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) góður, réttur
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) góður
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) góður
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) góður
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) góður, hollur
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) í góðu skapi
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) góður
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) góður, umtalsverður
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) góður, hæfur
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) góður
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) góður, skynsamlegur
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) góður, lofsamlegur
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) ítarlegur, góður
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) vel
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) hagur, þága
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) hið góða
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gott!
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) hamingjan sanna
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good

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  • 8 charge

    1. verb
    1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) setja upp, láta borga
    2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) (láta) skrifa
    3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) kæra
    4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) gera áhlaup
    5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hlaupa, storma
    6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) hlaða
    7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) hlaða
    2. noun
    1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) verð
    2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) ákæra
    3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) áhlaup
    4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) rafhleðsla
    5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) skjólstæðingur
    6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) hleðsla
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    - in charge of
    - in someone's charge
    - take charge

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  • 9 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gera
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gera, ljúka
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) nægja, ganga
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 10 fit

    I 1. [fit] adjective
    1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.)
    2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.)
    2. noun
    (the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.)
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle fitted -)
    1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.)
    2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.)
    3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.)
    4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.)
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    - fitter
    - fitting     4. noun
    1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) útbúnaður
    2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) mátun
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    - fit out
    - see/think fit     II [fit] noun
    1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) kast
    2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) kast
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  • 11 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa
    10) (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.) bila
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur
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    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi
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    4. 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

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  • 12 mend

    [mend] 1. verb
    1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) lagfæra
    2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) batna, lagast
    2. noun
    (a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) viðgerð, bót

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  • 13 practice

    ['præktis]
    1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) framkvæmd, reynd, praxís
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) venja
    3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) æfing
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) lögfræði-/læknastofa
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    - make a practice of
    - put into practice

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  • 14 safe

    I 1. [seif] adjective
    1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) öruggur, áreiðanlegur
    2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) öruggur
    3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) ómeiddur
    4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) hættulaus/skaðlaus; ekki hættulegur
    5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) öruggur
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    - safely
    - safety
    - safeguard     2. verb
    (to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) vernda
    - safety lamp
    - safety measures
    - safety-pin
    - safety valve
    - be on the safe side
    - safe and sound     II [seif] noun
    (a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) peningaskápur

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  • 15 sleep

    [sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb
    (to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) sofa
    2. noun
    ((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) svefn
    - sleepless
    - sleepy
    - sleepily
    - sleepiness
    - sleeping-bag
    - sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
    - sleepwalk
    - sleepwalker
    - put to sleep
    - sleep like a log/top
    - sleep off
    - sleep on

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  • 16 substitute

    1. verb
    (to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) setja í staðinn
    2. noun
    (a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) staðgengill, varamaður

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  • 17 tag

    [tæɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a label: a price-tag; a name-tag.) miði, merki
    2) (a saying or quotation that is often repeated: a well-known Latin tag.) (útþvæld) tilvitnun, tugga
    3) (something small that is added on or attached: a question-tag such as `isn't it?') viðkvæði
    4) (a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them: to play tag.)
    2. verb
    (to put a tag or label on something: All the clothes have been tagged.) merkja
    - tag on

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  • 18 the

    [ðə, ði]
    (The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð
    1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)
    2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð
    3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð
    4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (á/fyrir) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð
    5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) (fellur brott í þÿðingu)
    6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) þeim mun, því
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    - the...

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  • 19 treat

    [tri:t] 1. verb
    1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) meðhöndla, koma fram við; líta á
    2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) hafa til meðferðar
    3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) meðhöndla, verka
    4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) gera (e-m) dagamun, bjóða upp á
    5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) ræða, skrifa
    2. noun
    (something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) skemmtun, dagamunur

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  • 20 tune

    [tju:n] 1. noun
    (musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) lag
    2. verb
    1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) stilla
    2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) stilla á
    3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) stilla
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    - tunefully
    - tunefulness
    - tuneless
    - tunelessly
    - tunelessness
    - tuner
    - change one's tune
    - in tune
    - out of tune
    - tune in
    - tune up

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  • put your best foot forward — phrase to start trying hard to behave or work as well as you can Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: foot * * * put your best foot forward 1 US : to behave very well so that someone will like you and approve of you …   Useful english dictionary

  • well put on — or (Scot) well putten on Respectably dressed • • • Main Entry: ↑put …   Useful english dictionary

  • put up a good show — put up a good/poor/show informal phrase to do something well badly They put up a poor show against the stronger team. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do so …   Useful english dictionary

  • put up a poor show — put up a good/poor/show informal phrase to do something well badly They put up a poor show against the stronger team. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do so …   Useful english dictionary

  • well putten on — well put on or (Scot) well putten on Respectably dressed • • • Main Entry: ↑put …   Useful english dictionary

  • put something on the map — put someone/​something on the map informal phrase to make someone or something famous It was a role that really put her on the map as a serious actor. Thesaurus: to make someone or something well known or more importantsynonym Main entry: map * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • put two and two together — {v. phr.} To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide. * /He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone./ * /It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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