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  • 1 guide

    1. verb
    1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) vísa, fylgja, leiða
    2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) stÿra
    2. noun
    1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) leiðsögumaður
    2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) leiðarvísir, ferðahandbók
    3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) (kven)skáti
    4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) merki, ábending
    - guideline
    - guided missile

    English-Icelandic dictionary > guide

  • 2 pass

    1. verb
    1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) fara framhjá
    2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) láta e-ð ganga
    3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) fara yfir (tiltekin mörk); vera ofar (skilningi)
    4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) fara fram úr
    5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) eyða (tíma), dvelja
    6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) samþykkja
    7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) úrskurða, dæma
    8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) líða hjá, ganga yfir
    9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) standast
    2. noun
    1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) (fjalla)skarð
    2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) passi, ferðaheimild; aðgönguheimild
    3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) það að standast próf
    4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) sending
    - passing
    - passer-by
    - password
    - in passing
    - let something pass
    - let pass
    - pass as/for
    - pass away
    - pass the buck
    - pass by
    - pass off
    - pass something or someone off as
    - pass off as
    - pass on
    - pass out
    - pass over
    - pass up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > pass

  • 3 clap

    [klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb
    1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) klappa
    2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) slá létt með flötum lófa
    3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) stinga/setja í
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) þruma
    2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) klapp

    English-Icelandic dictionary > clap

  • 4 fawn

    I [fo:n] noun
    1) (a young deer.) hindarkálfur
    2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) gulbrúnn
    II [fo:n] verb
    1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) smjaðra fyrir
    2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) smjaðra

    English-Icelandic dictionary > fawn

  • 5 at half mast

    ((of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died: The flags are (flying) at half mast.) í hálfa stöng

    English-Icelandic dictionary > at half mast

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  • lead the way — 1 he led the way to the kitchen: GUIDE, conduct, show the way. 2 Britain is leading the way in aerospace technology: TAKE THE INITIATIVE, break (new) ground, blaze a trail, prepare the way. → lead * * * lead the way To go first and g …   Useful english dictionary

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