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1 thrust on/upon
(to bring (something or someone) forcibly to someone's notice, into someone's company etc: He thrust $100 on me; She is always thrusting herself on other people; Fame was thrust upon him.) -
2 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) setja, leggja2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) leggja á borð3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ákveða, áætla4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) setja/leggja fyrir5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) koma af stað6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) setjast7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) harðna8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stilla (á)9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) leggja hár10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) greypa, setja í umgjörð11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) setja beinbrot2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fastur, fyrirskipaður2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) staðráðinn3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) yfirlagður4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stífur, stirðnaður5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) ósveigjanlegur6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) settur (e-u)3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) samstæða, sett2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -tæki3) (a group of people: the musical set.) klíka, lið4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) lagning5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) leik-/sviðsmynd6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett, hrina•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
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3 fawn
I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) hindarkálfur2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) gulbrúnnII [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) smjaðra fyrir2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) smjaðra -
4 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) snerta; vekja aðdáun eða hrifningu2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) leggja áherslu á3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) innprenta, festa4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) gera far í•- impressive
- impressively
- impressiveness
- be under the impression that
- be under the impression
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