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1 view
[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) sÿn, sjón; útsÿni; (landslags)mynd2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) skoðun3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) skoðun2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) horfa á, virða fyrir sér, skoða- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view -
2 perspective
[pə'spektiv]1) (the way of drawing solid objects, natural scenes etc on a flat surface, so that they appear to have the correct shape, distance from each other etc: Early medieval paintings lacked perspective.) fjarvídd, dÿptarsÿn2) (a picture or view of something: I would like a clearer perspective of the situation.) sÿn, yfirsÿn• -
3 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) sjón2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) sjónmál, augsÿn3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) e-ð sem vert er að sjá4) (a view or glimpse.) sÿn, nasasjón5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) e-ð sem er sjón að sjá6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) sigti, mið2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sjá, eygja2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) miða, sigta út•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
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4 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) trufla, grípa fram í2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) trufla, stöðva í bili3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) rjúfa, koma í veg fyrir• -
5 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) ÿta/þrÿsta á; ryðjast2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) reka á eftir3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) selja2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) ÿting; hrinding2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) orka og ákveðni•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over -
6 appear
[ə'piə]1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) birtast2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) láta sjá sig3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) koma fram; mæta opinberlega4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) virðast• -
7 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) endi2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) endir, lok3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) dauði, endalok4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) takmark5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) endi, stubbur2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) enda, ljúka, binda enda á- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
8 maintenance
[-tənəns]1) (the process of keeping something in good condition: car maintenance.) viðhald2) (the act of maintaining (a point of view etc).) viðhald; staðhæfing -
9 reverse
[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) snúa við; bakka2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) snúa við3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) ógilda, hnekkja2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) hið gagnstæða2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) hnekkir; áfall3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) bakgír4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) bakhlið•- reversal- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges -
10 scene
[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) sögusvið; vettvangur2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) atriði, atburður3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) sjónarspil, læti4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) sjón5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) atriði6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) sviðsmynd7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) vettvangur•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene -
11 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) hlið; hinum megin; sömu megin2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) hlið3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) hlið4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) hlið; (blað)síða5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) síða6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) hluti7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) hlíð, brekka8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) hlið9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lið, flokkur2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) auka-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides
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