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с исландского на английский

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  • 1 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) hlaupa
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) renna, rúlla
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) renna, streyma
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) (láta) ganga, vera í gangi
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) reka, stÿra
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) láta hlaupa í kapphlaupi; hlaupa, keppa
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) ganga reglulega
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) ganga, halda áfram
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) keyra, eiga
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) renna til, upplitast
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) keyra, gefa (e-m) far
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) renna (fingrum í gegnum/augum yfir)
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) vera; verða
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) hlaup
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) ökutúr/-ferð
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) tímabil
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) lykkjufall
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) frjáls afnot
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) stig
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) afgirt svæði; stía
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    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) samfellt, í einu
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild

    English-Icelandic dictionary > run

  • 2 red

    [red]
    noun, adjective
    1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) rauður
    2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rauður
    3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) kommúnisti, rauðliði, róttæklingur
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    - redden
    - reddish
    - redness
    - redcurrant
    - redhead
    - red herring
    - red-hot
    - Red Indian
    - red-letter day
    - red tape
    - be in the red
    - catch red-handed
    - see red

    English-Icelandic dictionary > red

  • 3 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > light

  • 4 tell

    [tel]
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) segja/greina (frá)
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) skipa
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) segja
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) greina (sundur), segja til um
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) segja frá
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) segja til sín, hafa áhrif
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    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell

    English-Icelandic dictionary > tell

  • 5 eye

    1. noun
    1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) auga
    2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) auga; lykkja; gat
    3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) skyn, næmt auga
    2. verb
    (to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) fylgjast með, horfa á
    - eyebrow
    - eye-catching
    - eyelash
    - eyelet
    - eyelid
    - eye-opener
    - eye-piece
    - eyeshadow
    - eyesight
    - eyesore
    - eye-witness
    - before/under one's very eyes
    - be up to the eyes in
    - close one's eyes to
    - in the eyes of
    - keep an eye on
    - lay/set eyes on
    - raise one's eyebrows
    - see eye to eye
    - with an eye to something
    - with one's eyes open

    English-Icelandic dictionary > eye

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