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21 establish
[i'stæbliʃ]1) (to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc): He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.) koma sér fyrir í2) (to found; to set up (eg a university, a business): How long has the firm been established?) stofna, koma á fót3) (to show to be true; to prove: The police established that he was guilty.) sanna•- establishment
- the Establishment -
22 fabricate
['fæbrikeit](to make up something that is not true (a story, accusation etc): to fabricate an excuse.) búa til -
23 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) staðreynd2) (reality: fact or fiction.) veruleiki•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact -
24 fallacy
['fæləsi]plural - fallacies; noun(a wrong idea or belief, usually one that is generally believed to be true; false reasoning: That belief is just a fallacy.) röng hugmynd, villa -
25 false
[fo:ls]1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) ósannur, rangur2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) falskur3) (artificial: false teeth.) falskur, gervi-4) (not loyal: false friends.) falskur, svikull•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false start -
26 fictitious
[fik'tiʃəs]1) (not true: a fictitious account.) skáldaður, ímyndaður2) (not real or based on fact: All the characters in the book are fictitious.) skáldaður, ekki raunverulegur -
27 for real
((especially American) genuine; true: He says he's got a new bike, but I don't know if that's for real.) í alvöru -
28 guarantee
1. noun1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) ábyrgð, ábyrgðarsamningur2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) trygging2. verb1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) vera í ábyrgð2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) ábyrgjast, tryggja -
29 hold good
(to be true or valid; to apply: Does that rule hold good in every case?) vera gildur -
30 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) óþægileg staðreynd -
31 imagine
[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) ímynda sér2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) ímynda sér3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) gera sér í hugarlund•- imagination
- imaginative -
32 in / out of perspective
1) ((of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture: These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.) rétt/ekki rétt fjarvídd/dÿptarsÿn2) (with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance: Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective.) í réttu/röngu samhengi -
33 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) þar eð -
34 inasmuch as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) þar eð -
35 inexact
[iniɡ'zækt](not quite correct, exact or true: an inexact description.) ónákvæmur -
36 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) írónía, háð, hæðni2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) kaldhæðni•- ironical- ironic
- ironically -
37 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) réttmætur2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) réttmætur, lögmætur3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) verðskuldaður•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) einmitt, rétt eins og, nákvæmlega2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) rétt eins, alveg jafn3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) rétt í þessu4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) í þann mund að, rétt í þessu5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nákvæmlega á þeirri stundu6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) varla; aðeins7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) aðeins; bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) sjáðu bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) öldungis•- just now
- just then -
38 leeway
1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) drif, rek (frá réttri stefnu á hléborða)2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) það sem hefur verið vanrækt3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) svigrúm -
39 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lygi2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) ljúga- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) liggja2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) liggja; vera staðsettur3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) liggja; haldast í tilteknu ástandi4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) liggja/vera fólgin í•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
40 magnetic north
(the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points.) segulnorður
См. также в других словарях:
true — vb., r, de, t … Dansk ordbog
True — (tr[udd]), a. [Compar. {Truer} (tr[udd] [ e]r); superl. {Truest}.] [OE. trewe, AS. tre[ o]we faithful, true, from tre[ o]w fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe, adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi, adj., trewa, n., D. trouw, adj. & n., G. treu … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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true — [tro͞o] adj. truer, truest [ME treue < OE treowe < treow, faith, akin to Ger treu < IE * drew , var. of base * deru > TREE: basic sense “firm (as a tree)”] 1. faithful; loyal; constant 2. reliable; certain [a true indication] 3. in… … English World dictionary
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true — (adj.) O.E. triewe (W.Saxon), treowe (Mercian) faithful, trustworthy, from P.Gmc. *trewwjaz having or characterized by good faith (Cf. O.Fris. triuwi, Du. getrouw, O.H.G. gatriuwu, Ger. treu, O.N. tryggr, Goth. triggws faithful, trusty ), perhaps … Etymology dictionary
true — true; true·ness; un·true; true·heart·ed·ness; un·true·ness; … English syllables
True — (в переводе с английского «истинное») консольная команда UNIX совместимых операционных систем, единственное действие которой возвратить значение 0, рассматриваемое командной оболочкой UNIX как логическое значение «истина». Команда используется… … Википедия
