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1 appreciation
1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) þakklæti2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) mætur, að hafa sans fyrir3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) hugmynd; skilningur4) (an increase in value.) verðgildishækkun5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) mat; gagnrÿni -
2 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
- measure out
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3 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 -
4 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
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