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1 put up
1) (to raise (a hand etc).) lyfta2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) byggja, reisa3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) festa á vegg4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) hækka5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) veita/halda uppi (mótþróa)6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) leggja fram7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) hÿsa -
2 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) kveikja á2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) fara í3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) bæta við sig, auka4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) færa upp5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) bæta við6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) þykjast7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) veðja -
3 put by
(to save or preserve for the future: I have put by some money for emergencies.) leggja til hliðar -
4 put the screws on
(to use force or pressure in dealing with a person: If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).) herða að (e-m), beita þvingunum -
5 invest
I [in'vest] verb((with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit: He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.)- investor II [in'vest] verb(to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.) setja í embætti -
6 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) leggja frá sér2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) leggja inn2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) innlegg, innlögn2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) innborgun, trygging3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) innborgun, trygging4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) botnfall, set5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) steinefnalög -
7 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) bakki; brekka2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) árbakki, vatnsbakki3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) grynning2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) hrúga upp2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) halla(st) í beygjuII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banki2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) birgðasafn/geymsla; blóðbanki2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) setja í banka- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) röð, samstæða -
8 pool
[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) pollur2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) pollur3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) hylur4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) sundlaugII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) púkk, sameiginlegur sjóður2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.) leggja í púkk- football pools- pools -
9 pay
[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) borga, greiða2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) greiða (skuld)3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) gjalda (e-s), taka út refsingu4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) borga sig, svara kostnaði5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) veita2. noun(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) laun- payable- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid to -
10 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) hrúga2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) ógrynni2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) stafla- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) burðarstólpi/-staurIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) flos -
11 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) vasi2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) vasi3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) afmarkað svæði; einangraður hópur4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) pyngja; tekjur, efni2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) setja í vasa2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) stela•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
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12 safe
I 1. [seif] adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) öruggur, áreiðanlegur2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) öruggur3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) ómeiddur4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) hættulaus/skaðlaus; ekki hættulegur5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) öruggur•- safeness- 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 -
13 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) setja á úrtökulista- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
14 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) skattur2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) álag2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) skattleggja2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) reyna á•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
- tax with -
15 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) svartur2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) svartur; dimmur3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) svartur (af skít)4) (without milk: black coffee.) svartur (kaffi)5) (evil: black magic.) svartur (galdur)6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) svartur7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) svartur2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) svartur2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) svartur3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) svertingi3. verb(to make black.) sverta- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) setja á svartan lista5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) fjárkúgun- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white -
16 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) hjá, við hliðina á2) (past: going by the house.) fram hjá3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) um, eftir4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) af e-u/e-m5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) með6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) af, með7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) ekki seinna en8) (during the time of.) á meðan9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um, en10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sinnum11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) eftir, í... -tali12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) að2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) hjá2) (past: A dog ran by.) hjá3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til hliðar•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fara framhjá- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
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17 cash register
(a machine for holding money, which records the amount put in.) afreiðslukassi -
18 charge
1. verb1) (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 borga2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) (láta) skrifa3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) kæra4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) gera áhlaup5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hlaupa, storma6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) hlaða7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) hlaða2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) verð2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) ákæra3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) áhlaup4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) rafhleðsla5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) skjólstæðingur6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) hleðsla•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
19 clothe
[kləuð]past tense, past participle - clothed; verb1) (to provide with clothes: The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.) klæða2) (to put clothes on: She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.) klæða•- clothes- clothes-peg
- clothing -
20 cramp
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