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  • 21 bend/fall over backwards

    (to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) leggja sig í líma, kappkosta

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  • 22 bluff

    I adjective
    (rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) hispurslaus, hreinn og beinn
    II 1. verb
    (to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.) blekkja, plata
    2. noun
    (an act of bluffing.) blekking, plat

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  • 23 bring to justice

    (to arrest, try and sentence (a criminal): The murderer escaped but was finally brought to justice.) láta svara til saka fyrir dómstóli

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  • 24 budget

    1. noun
    (any plan showing how money is to be spent: my budget for the month.)
    2. verb
    1) (to make a plan showing this: We must try to budget or we shall be in debt.)
    2) ((with for) to allow for (something) in a budget: I hadn't budgeted for a new car.)

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  • 25 can

    [kæn] I negative - can't; verb
    1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.)
    2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?)
    3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.)
    4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?)
    II 1. noun
    (a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) dós
    2. verb
    (to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) niðursjóða (á dósir eða krukkur)
    - cannery

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  • 26 clutch

    1. verb
    1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) grípa í, þrífa
    2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) halda fast um
    2. noun
    1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) (í) greipar
    2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) kúpling

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  • 27 commercialise

    verb (to try to make (something) a source of profit: Christmas has become commercialized.) gera að einskærri söluvöru

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  • 28 commercialize

    verb (to try to make (something) a source of profit: Christmas has become commercialized.) gera að einskærri söluvöru

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  • 29 compete

    [kəm'pi:t]
    (to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc: We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job?) keppa
    - competitive
    - competitor

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  • 30 competition

    [kompə'tiʃən]
    1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) keppni
    2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) samkeppni
    3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) keppni

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  • 31 concoct

    [kən'kokt, ]( American[) kon-]
    (to put together, make up or invent: I've concocted a new drink for you to try; The child concocted a story about having been attacked.) sjóða saman, búa til

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  • 32 court-martial

    plural - courts-martial; noun (a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline.) herréttur

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  • 33 cross swords

    (to quarrel or disagree: I try not to cross swords with my boss.) deila við

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  • 34 defy

    1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) skora á, ögra
    2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) storka, bjóða byrginn

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  • 35 discourage

    1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) draga kjark út
    2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) letja; fá e-n ofan af e-u
    3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) draga kjark úr

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  • 36 discover

    1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) uppgötva
    2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) komast að e-u

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  • 37 do one's best

    (to try as hard as possible: He'll do his best to be here on time.) gera sitt besta

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  • 38 do-it-yourself

    noun, adjective ((of) the art or practice of doing one's own decorating, repairs etc (also DIY): I've just bought a book on do-it-yourself so I can try to tile the bathroom; a do-it-yourself job.) heimasmíðar/-nám

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  • 39 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) draga, toga
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) draga, mjaka
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) dragast eftir jörðu
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) slæða
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) silast áfram; líða hægt
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hindrun, dragbítur
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) draga að sér
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) leiðindapúki, leiðinlegur starfi/staður
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) klæðnaður klæðskiptinga

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  • 40 efface

    [i'feis]
    1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) afmá, þurrka út
    2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) láta sem minnst á sér bera

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См. также в других словарях:

  • try to — try and, try to 1. Try, like come and go, can be followed by and + verb instead of by a to infinitive: • Try and survive, try and live with the system Gerald Seymour, 1983. This use is somewhat more informal than the construction with to, and… …   Modern English usage

  • Try — «Try» Сингл P!nk из альбома The Truth About Love Сторон …   Википедия

  • Try — Try, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trying}.] [OE. trien to select, pick out, F. trier to cull, to out, LL. tritare to triturate (hence the sense of, to thresh, to separate the grain from the straw, to select), L. terere, tritum,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • try — ► VERB (tries, tried) 1) make an attempt or effort to do something. 2) (also try out) test (something new or different) in order to see if it is suitable, effective, or pleasant. 3) attempt to open (a door), contact (someone), etc. 4) (try on)… …   English terms dictionary

  • try — [trī] vt. tried, trying [ME trien < OFr trier < ? VL * tritare, to cull out, grind < L tritus, pp. of terere, to rub, thresh grain: see TRITE] 1. Obs. to separate; set apart 2. a) to melt or render (fat, etc.) to get (the oil) b) to… …   English World dictionary

  • try — vt tried, try·ing [Anglo French trier to choose, sort, ascertain, examine judicially, from Old French, to choose, sort] 1: to examine or investigate judicially no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United… …   Law dictionary

  • try — interj. kartojant nusakomas smarkus dūdavimas, trimitavimas: Padūduok, Jonai. – Nemoku, ponai. – Bizūnas Jonui. – Try try try ponui LLDI145(Dgč). Trimitas try try try, tū tū tū Tršk …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • try — [n] attempt all one’s got*, best shot*, bid, crack*, dab, effort, endeavor, essay, fling*, go*, jab*, pop*, shot*, slap*, stab*, striving, struggle, trial, undertaking, whack*, whirl*; concepts 87,677 Ant. abstention try [v1] attempt aim, aspire …   New thesaurus

  • try it on — (informal) To attempt to do something risky or audacious to see how far one can go unscathed • • • Main Entry: ↑try * * * Brit., informal attempt to deceive or seduce someone he was trying it on with my wife ■ deliberately test someone s patience …   Useful english dictionary

  • Try — Try, v. i. 1. To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn. [1913 Webster] 2. To do; to fare; as, how do you try! [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Try — Try, a. [Cf. {Try}, v. t.] Refined; select; excellent; choice. [Obs.] Sugar that is try. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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