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1 transplant
1. verb1) (to remove (an organ of the body) and put it into another person or animal: Doctors are able to transplant kidneys.) græða (í/á)2) (to remove (skin) and put it on another part of the body.) græða (í/á)3) (to plant in another place: We transplanted the rose-bush (into the back garden).) umplanta2. noun1) (an operation in which an organ or skin is transplanted: He had to have a kidney transplant.) í-/ágræðsla, líffæraflutningur2) (an organ, skin, or a plant that is transplanted: The transplant was rejected by the surrounding tissue.) tiltekinn vefur eða líffæri sem græddur er í/á -
2 replace
[rə'pleis]1) (to put, use etc (a person, thing etc), or to be put, used etc, in place of another: I must replace that broken lock; He replaced the cup he broke with a new one; Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport.) skipta um; koma í staðinn fyrir2) (to put (something) back where it was: Please replace the books on the shelves.) setja (e-ð) aftur á sinn stað•- replacement -
3 defer
I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) frestaII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) lúta, fara eftir- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral -
4 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) endi2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) endir, lok3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) dauði, endalok4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) takmark5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) endi, stubbur2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) enda, ljúka, binda enda á- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
5 install
[in'sto:l]1) (to put in place ready for use: When was the telephone/electricity installed (in this house)?) koma fyrir, setja upp2) (to put (a thing, oneself or another person) in a place or position: He was installed as president yesterday; They soon installed themselves in the new house.) setja í embætti; koma (sér) fyrir•- instalment -
6 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skuggi2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skuggi3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skermur, hlíf4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) lit-/blæbrigði5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) örlítið2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skÿla2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) dekkja, skyggja3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) leysast upp í; breytast smám saman yfir í•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade -
7 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)• -
8 add
[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) bæta við2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) leggja saman3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) bæta við4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) auka•- addition- additional -
9 code
[kəud] 1. noun1) (a collection of laws or rules: a code of behaviour.) lagabálkur; siðareglur2) (a (secret) system of words, letters, or symbols: the Morse Code; The message was in code; We have deciphered the enemy's code.) dulmál3) (a system of symbols etc for translating one type of language into another: There are a number of codes for putting English into a form usable by a computer.) kódi, táknróf2. verb(to put into (secret, computer etc) code: Have you coded the material for the computer?) kóda, táknsetja; setja í dulmál -
10 conveyor belt
(an endless, moving belt carrying articles from one place to another in a factory etc: She put nuts on the chocolates as they went down the conveyor belt.) færiband -
11 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) töf2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) tefja2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) töf -
12 fill in
1) (to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete): to fill in the details.) fylla upp í2) (to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required: Have you filled in your tax form yet?) útfylla3) (to give (someone) all the necessary information: I've been away - can you fill me in on what has happened?) fylla upp í4) (to occupy (time): She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left.) drepa tímann5) (to do another person's job temporarily: I'm filling in for her secretary.) leysa af -
13 grin and bear it
(to put up with something unpleasant without complaining: He doesn't like his present job but he'll just have to grin and bear it till he finds another.) láta sér lynda e-ð óþægilegt -
14 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan•- lined- liner- lining -
15 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) yfir; fyrir ofan2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) yfir, á, ofan á, um3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) yfir, fyrir4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) út um allt5) (about: a quarrel over money.) út af, um6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) í (gegnum), símleiðis7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) í gegnum, með árunum8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) yfir, meðan á e-u stendur2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) yfir4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) röð (af sex köstum)5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
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16 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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17 prefix
['pri:fiks](a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning: dislike; unemployed; remake; ineffective.) forskeyti -
18 preposition
[prepə'ziʃən](a word put before a noun or pronoun to show how it is related to another word: through the window; in the garden; written by me.) forsetning -
19 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrúfa2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) skrúfgangur, snúningur2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) skrúfa(st)2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) skrúfa3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
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20 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 staðinn2. 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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