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1 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) vinna2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) vinna, starf3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) verkefni4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) vinna6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) vinnustaður2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) vinna, starfa; láta (e-n) vinna2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) hafa starf/vinnu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) vera í lagi, virka4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) gefast vel, heppnast5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) mjaka(st)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) losa/losna smám saman7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vinna, móta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) gangverk2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) góðverk•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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2 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) athöfn, verk2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) hreyfing3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) málshöfðun4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) atburðarás5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) orrusta•- out of action -
3 charity
[' ærəti]plural - charities; noun1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) góðverk, kærleikur2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) líknarstarfsemi, hjálparstofnun•- charitably -
4 chore
[ o:](a piece of housework or other hard or dull job.) verk, leiðindastarf -
5 classical
['klæsikəl] 1. adjective1) ((especially of literature, art etc) of ancient Greece and Rome: classical studies.) fornfræða-2) ((of music) having the traditional, established harmony and/or form: He prefers classical music to popular music.) sígildur, klassískur3) ((of literature) considered to be of the highest class.) klassískur•- classic2. noun1) (an established work of literature of high quality: I have read all the classics.) sígilt verk; snilldarverk, meistaraverk2) ((in plural) the language and literature of Greece and Rome: He is studying classics.) tunga, bókmenntir eða menning Grikkja og Rómverja -
6 composition
[kompə'ziʃən]1) (something composed, eg music: his latest composition.) (tón)verk2) (the act of composing: the difficulties of composition.) samning3) (an essay written as a school exercise: The children had to write a composition about their holiday.) ritgerð4) (the parts of which a thing is made: Have you studied the composition of the chemical?) samsetning -
7 go the whole hog
(to do something completely: I've bought a new dress - I think I'll go the whole hog and buy a complete outfit.) hætta ekki við hálfnað verk, fara alla leið -
8 good works
noun plural (acts of charity: He is known throughout the city for his good works.) góðverk -
9 know-how
noun (the practical knowledge and skill to deal with something: She has acquired a lot of know-how about cars.) verkþekking -
10 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) bútur, sneið, stykki, hluti2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) blað; fréttastúfur3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) verk, stykki; grein4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) peningur, mynt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) taflmaður•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) sundurlaus; ómarkviss- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
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11 swan song
(the last work or performance of eg a poet, musician etc before his death or retirement.) svanasöngur; síðasta verk listamanns -
12 task
(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) verkefni, verk
См. также в других словарях:
verk — verk(e obs. Sc. forms of work n … Useful english dictionary
verk — • bruk, verk, fabrik, verkstad • handling, åtgärd, gärning, dåd, verk, aktion • produkt, verk, fabrikat, vara … Svensk synonymlexikon
verk — s ( et, verk) … Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok
VERK — ICAO Airportcode f. Rourkela (India) … Acronyms
Verk. — 1) Verkürzung EN abbreviation, shortening 2) Verkündigung; Verkündung EN announcement 3) Verkörperung EN personification, embodiment, incarnation 4) Verkokung EN coking 5) … Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen
verk. — 1) verkürzen EN to abbreviate; to shorten 2) verkündigen EN to announce; to preach 3) verkünden EN to announce; to portend 4) verkümmert EN stunted, dwarfed 5) verkommen … Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen
Verk.-Pr. — Verkaufspreis EN sales [selling] price … Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen
Verk.-St. — 1) Verkehrssteuer EN transfer tax 2) Verkaufssteuer EN sales tax … Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen
VERK — ICAO Airportcode f. Rourkela ( India) … Acronyms von A bis Z
Verk.-Bed. — Verkaufsbedingungen EN terms of sale … Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen
Verk.-Progr. — Verkaufsprogramm EN sales program … Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen
