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1 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) skilja2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) skilja3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) gera sér grein fyrir, skiljast•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) skilningur2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) skilningur3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) samkomulag•- make oneself understood- make understood -
2 apprehend
1) (to arrest: The police apprehended the thief.) taka til fanga2) (to understand.) skilja•- apprehensive
- apprehensively
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3 cotton on
verb (to understand: He'll soon cotton on (to what you mean).) skilja, átta sig á -
4 lip-read
verb ((of a deaf person) to understand what a person is saying by watching the movement of his lips.) lesa af vörum -
5 mystify
(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) hjúpa leyndardómi/dulúð -
6 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 -
7 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 -
8 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) grípa (um)2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) skilja, grípa2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grip2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) skilningur•- grasping -
9 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
10 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.)2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.)3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.)4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.)•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
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11 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) gagnsær2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) heiðskír3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) skÿr4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) óhindraður; opinn5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) saklaus6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) skilja vel7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) laus, sloppinn (úr eða frá)8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) laus (undan eða við)2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) hreinsa2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) hreinsa3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) birta til, hreinsa (sig)4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) fara/komast yfir•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
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12 comprehend
[kompri'hend]1) (to understand.) skilja2) (to include.) fela í sér•- comprehension
- comprehensive
- comprehensively
- comprehensiveness
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13 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) sleppa undan2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) reynast óskiljanlegur•- elusive -
14 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) útskÿra2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) gefa skÿringu á•- explanatory
- explain away -
15 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) hraður; hraðskreiður2) (quick: a fast worker.) hraður, fljótur3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) of fljótur, á undan2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) hratt- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) fasta2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) fasta- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) litekta, sem rennur hvorki né upplitast2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) kirfilega festur• -
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17 follow
['foləu] 1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) fylgja, koma á eftir2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) fara eftir3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) fylgjast með, skilja4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) hlÿða, fara að•- follower- following 2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) næstur, næstkomandi2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) eftirtalinn3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) í kjölfar4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) eftirfarandi- follow up -
18 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) fá2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) ná, í sækja3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ná (til), koma, komast4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) koma (e-m) í (e-ð)5) (to become: You're getting old.) verða6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) fá til, telja á7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) koma8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) takast e-ð9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) fá10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ná í, handtaka11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) skilja•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
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19 gloss
[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) gljái2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.)- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
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20 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) dimmur, óljós2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) lítt þekktur3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) torráðinn2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) hylja, skyggja á- obscurity
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