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41 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) taka velEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) in good part
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42 take it out on
(to be angry with or unpleasant to because one is angry, disappointed etc oneself: You're upset, but there's no need to take it out on me!) taka óánægju út á öðrum -
43 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) taka að sér2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) ráða3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) skora á (e-n)4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) öðlast, taka á sig5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) hleypa inn6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) taka (e-ð) nærri sér -
44 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) taka velEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) in good part
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45 take to heart
1) (to be made very sad or upset by: You mustn't take his unkind remarks to heart.) taka (e-ð) nærri sér2) (to pay attention to: He's taken my criticism to heart - his work has improved.) taka til íhugunar -
46 taken aback
(surprised and usually rather upset: She was taken aback by his rudeness.) agndofa -
47 thick-skinned
adjective (not easily hurt by criticism or insults: You won't upset her - she's very thick-skinned.) ekki hörundsár -
48 thin-skinned
adjective (sensitive; easily hurt or upset: Be careful what you say - she's very thin-skinned.) hörundsár -
49 unsettle
(to disturb or upset: Will a change of schools unsettle the child?) koma úr jafnvægi -
50 white lie
(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvít lygi
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upset — [up set′; ] for n. always, and for adj. also [, up′set΄] vt. upset, upsetting [ME upsetten: see UP1 & SET] 1. Obs. to set up; erect 2. a) to tip over; overturn [to upset a vase] … English World dictionary
Upset — Up*set , v. t. 1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] With sail on mast upset. R. of Brunne. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. (b) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upset — [adj] disturbed, bothered agitated, all torn up*, amazed, antsy*, apprehensive, blue*, broken up*, bummed out*, capsized, chaotic, come apart*, confused, disconcerted, dismayed, disordered, disquieted, distressed, dragged*, frantic, grieved, hurt … New thesaurus
Upset — Up set , n. The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Upset — Up set , a. Set up; fixed; determined; used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upset — ► VERB (upsetting; past and past part. upset) 1) make unhappy, disappointed, or worried. 2) knock over. 3) disrupt or disturb. ► NOUN 1) a state of being upset. 2) an unexpected re … English terms dictionary
Upset — Up*set , v. i. To become upset. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upset — I verb agitate, beat, bother, capsize, confuse, conquer, crush defeat, demolish, derange, destroy, disarrange, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, displace, disquiet, distress, disturb, embarrass, enrage, evertere, fluster, invert,… … Law dictionary
Upset — Upset. См. Осадка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
upset — (v.) mid 15c., to set up, fix, from UP (Cf. up) + SET (Cf. set) (v.). Cf. M.Du. opsetten, Ger. aufsetzen. Modern sense of overturn, capsize (1803) is that of obsolete overset. Meaning to throw into mental discomposure is from 1805. The noun sense … Etymology dictionary
upset — vb 1 *overturn, capsize, overthrow, subvert Analogous words: invert, reverse: bend (see CURVE vb 2) agitate, perturb, disturb, disquiet, *discompose, fluster, flurry Analogous words: bewilder, distract, confound (see PUZZLE vb): discomfit, rattle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
