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1 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) velja2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) velja, ákveða• -
2 alternative
[o:l'tə:nətiv] 1. adjective(offering a choice of a second possibility: An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don't suit you.) sem um er að velja, annar (kostur)2. noun(a choice between two (or sometimes more) things or possibilities: You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you; I don't like fish. Is there an alternative on the menu?) valkostur -
3 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) eiga í miklum erfiðleikum með að velja á milli tveggja kostaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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4 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) eiga í miklum erfiðleikum með að velja á milli tveggja kostaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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5 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) rjómi2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) ís; krem3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) úrvalið, besti hlutinn4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) kremlitaður, rjómagulur2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) þeyta saman2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) fleyta rjóma ofan af3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) velja úr•- creamy- creaminess
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6 cull
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7 dial
1. noun1) (the face of a watch or clock: My watch has a dial you can see in the dark.) úrskífa, klukkuskífa2) (the turning disc over the numbers on a telephone.) skífa á símtæki3) (any disc etc bearing numbers etc used to give information: the dial on a radio.) stöðvaskali2. verb(to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) velja -
8 elect
[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) kjósa2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) velja, kjósa sér2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nÿkjörinn, verðandi- election- electioneer
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9 extract
1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) draga út/úr, toga út2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) velja úr3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) vinna (úr)2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) útdráttur2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) seyði, kjarni, kraftur• -
10 fix on
(to decide on, choose: Have you fixed on a date for the wedding?) ákveða, velja -
11 mark out
1) (to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc: The pitch was marked out with white lines.) (af)marka2) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) ætla, velja -
12 opt
[opt]= opt out (often with of)(to choose or decide not to do something or take part in something: You promised to help us, so you can't opt out (of it) now.) velja, kjósa -
13 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velja (úr)2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) tína3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) taka upp4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) opna, dírka/stinga upp (lás)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) úrval•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) haki -
14 pick and choose
(to select or choose very carefully: When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want).) velja og hafna -
15 pick on
1) (to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?) leggja í einelti, velja til skítverka2) (to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: Don't pick on me - it wasn't my fault.) ráðast á, skamma -
16 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) velja2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) koma auga á; bera kennsl á3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) fikra sig áfram -
17 plump for
(to choose or decide on: She finally plumped for a house in the country.) velja, skella sér á -
18 select
[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) velja2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) (út)valinn2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) ekki opinn hverjum sem er, sem fyrir útvalda•- selective
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19 selection
[-ʃən]1) (the act or process of selecting or being selected: a selection of boys for the choir; ( also adjective) a selection committee.) það að velja úr, val; dómnefnd2) (a collection or group of things that have been selected: a selection of verses/fruit.) (úr)val -
20 selective
[-tiv]adjective (having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully: She is very selective about clothes.) valvís; sem er gjarn á/fær að velja
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