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  • 1 stand out

    1) (to be noticeable: She stood out as one of the prettiest girls in the school.) vera áberandi
    2) (to go on resisting or to refuse to yield: The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.) halda út

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  • 2 guard

    1. verb
    1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) vörður
    2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) gæta, halda vörð um
    2. noun
    1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) vörður; vörn
    2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) (fanga)vörður
    3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) lestarvörður
    4) (the act or duty of guarding.) vakt, vernd, gæsla
    •
    - guardedly
    - guard of honour
    - keep guard on
    - keep guard
    - off guard
    - on guard
    - stand guard

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  • 3 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur
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    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion

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  • 4 skin

    [skin] 1. noun
    1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) skinn, húð, hörund
    2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) hÿði
    3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) skán
    2. verb
    (to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) flá
    - skin flick
    - skin-tight
    - by the skin of one's teeth

    English-Icelandic dictionary > skin

См. также в других словарях:

  • stand against — To resist • • • Main Entry: ↑stand …   Useful english dictionary

  • stand against — index counter, counteract, disapprove (reject), fight (counteract), oppugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • stand against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stand against : present tense I/you/we/they stand against he/she/it stands against present participle standing against past tense stood against past participle stood against British 1) stand against… …   English dictionary

  • To stand against — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stand against — oppose, rise against …   English contemporary dictionary

  • take a firm stand (against something) — take a firm ˈline/ˈstand (on/against sth) idiom to make your beliefs known and to try to make others follow them • We need to take a firm line on tobacco advertising. • They took a firm stand against drugs in the school. Main entry: ↑firmidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a stand against — index counter, counteract, cross (disagree with), fight (counteract), repel (drive back) …   Law dictionary

  • take a stand against — index counter, disagree, oppose, rebut Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • take one's stand against — index antagonize, counteract Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • stand against — Oppose, resist, withstand …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Stand — (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. st[*a],… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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