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1 lookout
1) (a careful watch: a sharp lookout; ( also adjective) a lookout post.) gæsla; varðberg2) (a place from which such a watch can be kept.) varðberg/-turn3) (a person who has been given the job of watching: There was a shout from the lookout.) varðmaður4) (concern, responsibility: If he catches you leaving early, that's your lookout!) áhyggjuefni -
2 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) geyma, varðveita; fá til eignar2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) geyma, varðveita; þegja yfir3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) halda, hafa4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) halda áfram5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) eiga, vera með6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) rækta, halda við7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) geymast8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) halda, færa, skrifa9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) tefja10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) framfæra, sjá um11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) standa við, halda12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) halda upp á2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppihald, fæði og húsnæði- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
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3 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) vernda, varðveita2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) varðveita3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) sjóða niður2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) athöfn sem takmarkaður aðgangur er að2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) verndarsvæði3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) sulta; niðursoðnir ávextir•- preservative -
4 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) var vanur að; var einu sinni -
5 as for
(with regard to; concerning: The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.) hvað varðar, með tilliti til -
6 as to
(as far as (something) is concerned; with regard to: I'm willing to read his book, but as to publishing it, that's a different matter.) hvað varðar, að því er við kemur -
7 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) undirstaða; stallur; neðsti hluti2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) grunnur, grunnefni, undirstöðuefni3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) bækistöð; höfuðstöðvar2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) grundvalla, byggja á- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) auvirðilegur- basely- baseness -
8 brawn
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9 busy
['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptekinn, önnum kafinn2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) iðandi; annasamur3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptekinn2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) láta sig varða, snúa sér að, annast- busily -
10 camp-fire
noun (the fire on which campers cook, and round which they sit in the evening etc.) varðeldur -
11 capital
I 1. ['kæpitl] noun1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) höfuðborg2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) hástafur, upphafsstafur3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) höfuðstóll, stofnfé2. adjective1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) sem varðar dauðarefsingu2) (excellent: a capital idea.) fyrirtaks, ágætur3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) höfuð-•- capitalist
- capitalist
- capitalistic II ['kæpitl] noun(in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) súluhöfuð -
12 claustrophobic
adjective sem varðar innilokunarkennd -
13 concern
[kən'sə:n] 1. verb1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) varða, snerta2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) hafa áhyggjur af3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) hafa áhuga á2. noun1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) mál, málefni2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) áhyggja3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) fyrirtæki• -
14 concerning
preposition (about: He wrote to me concerning a business arrangement.) varðandi -
15 conserve
[kən'sə:v] 1. verb(to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) varðveita2. noun(something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.) niðursoðnir ávextir- conservationist
- conservatism
- conservative -
16 cordon
['ko:dn](a line of sentries or policemen to prevent people from entering an area: They've put a cordon round the house where the bomb is planted.) varðhringur -
17 crows-nest
noun (a shelter at the masthead of a ship, used as a lookout post.) varðturn -
18 custody
1) (care or keeping: The mother was awarded custody of the children by the court.) forsjá2) (the care of police or prison authorities: The accused man is in custody.) varðhald• -
19 detain
[di'tein]1) (to hold back and delay: I won't detain you - I can see you're in a hurry.) tefja2) ((of the police etc) to keep under guard: Three suspects were detained at the police station.) taka til fanga; setja í varðhald•- detainee -
20 detainee
noun (a person who is detained (by the police etc).) (varðhalds)fangi
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