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41 maintain
[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) halda (áfram/gangandi)2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) halda við, viðhalda3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) halda uppi, sjá fyrir4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) halda fram• -
42 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ekki2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ekki• -
43 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nú, núna2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) núna, strax3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) nú, núna4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) þegar hér er komið sögu, þá5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nú (í ljósi reynslunnar)6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) jæja, sko, (núna) strax2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) þar sem.TH.TH. þá- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then -
44 officially
[ə'fiʃəli]1) ((negative unofficially) as an official: He attended the ceremony officially.) í nafni embættis2) (formally: The new library was officially opened yesterday.) formlega, opinberlega3) (according to what is announced publicly (though not necessarily true in fact): Officially he is on holiday - actually he is working on a new book.) opinberlega•- officious
- officiously
- officiousness
- office-bearer
- through the kind offices of
- through the offices of -
45 on the contrary
(the very opposite (is true): `Are you busy?' `No, on the contrary, I'm not doing anything at the moment.') þvert á móti -
46 ostensible
[o'stensəbl]((of reasons etc) apparent, but not necessarily true: Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy.) yfirskins- -
47 own
[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) eiga2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) viðurkenna, játa2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) eiginn- owner- ownership
- get one's own back
- own up -
48 paradox
['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) þverstæða, þversögn- paradoxically -
49 presume
[prə'zju:m]1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') gera ráð fyrir2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) leyfa sér, dirfast•- presumption
- presumptuous
- presumptuousness -
50 probable
['probəbl](that may be expected to happen or be true; likely: the probable result; Such an event is possible but not probable.) líklegur- probably- probability
- in all probability -
51 proof
[pru:f]1) ((a piece of) evidence, information etc that shows definitely that something is true: We still have no proof that he is innocent.) sönnun2) (a first copy of a printed sheet, that can be corrected before the final printing: She was correcting the proofs of her novel.) próförk3) (in photography, the first print from a negative.) prufumynd/-lappi•- - proof -
52 prove
[pru:v]1) (to show to be true or correct: This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory?) sanna2) (to turn out, or be found, to be: His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful.) reynast•- proven -
53 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) teyma e-n á asnaeyrunum -
54 questionable
1) (doubtful; uncertain.) vafasamur2) (probably not true, honest, respectable: questionable behaviour.) hæpinn -
55 realise
1) (to know; to understand: I realize that I can't have everything I want; I realized my mistake.) gera sé ljóst2) (to make real; to make (something) come true: He realized his ambition to become an astronaut; My worst fears were realized.) framkvæma, láta rætast3) (to make (money) by selling something: He realized $60,000 on the sale of his apartment.) hagnast•- realisation -
56 realize
1) (to know; to understand: I realize that I can't have everything I want; I realized my mistake.) gera sé ljóst2) (to make real; to make (something) come true: He realized his ambition to become an astronaut; My worst fears were realized.) framkvæma, láta rætast3) (to make (money) by selling something: He realized $60,000 on the sale of his apartment.) hagnast•- realisation -
57 revelation
[revə'leiʃən]1) (the act of revealing secrets, information etc: the revelation of the true facts.) afhjúpun, opinberun2) (something made known: amazing revelations.) afhjúpun -
58 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true -
59 rumour
['ru:mə]1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) orðrómur2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) kjaftasaga, slúður -
60 sincere
[sin'siə]1) (true; genuine: a sincere desire; sincere friends.) einlægur2) (not trying to pretend or deceive: a sincere person.) hreinskilinn•- sincerity
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 — (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
