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1 not for the life of me
(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) ekki þótt lífið lægi við -
2 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) vera2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) vera4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) eiga; mun5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) vera•- being- the be-all and end-all -
3 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) ástand2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) ríki3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) viðhöfn•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) lÿsa yfir, staðhæfa -
4 worthy
[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) verðugur2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) verðugur, sem verðskuldar (e-ð)3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) sem hæfir/er í samræmi við4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) verðugur -
5 optimism
['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) bjartsÿni- optimist- optimistic
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6 entitle
1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) veita réttindi til2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) nefna, kalla• -
7 insult
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8 password
noun (a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc: He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password.) lykilorð -
9 performance
1) (the doing of something: He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.) framkvæmd2) (the way in which something or someone performs: His performance in the exams was not very good.) frammistaða3) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) sÿning, flutningur, leikur -
10 playable
adjective ((negative unplayable) (of a ground, pitch etc) not good enough for a game to be played on it: Because of the rain the referee decided the ground was not playable.) leikhæfur, í góðu ástandi -
11 but
1. conjunction(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) en2. preposition(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) að frátöldum, nema -
12 deter
[di'tə:]past tense, past participle - deterred; verb(to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) draga kjarkinn úr, aftra -
13 effectual
[- uəl]adjective (successful in producing the desired results: He was not very effectual as an organiser.) áhrifaríkur -
14 fall into the hands (of someone)
(to be caught, found, captured etc by someone: He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them).) lenda í höndunum á (e-m)English-Icelandic dictionary > fall into the hands (of someone)
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15 fall into the hands (of someone)
(to be caught, found, captured etc by someone: He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them).) lenda í höndunum á (e-m)English-Icelandic dictionary > fall into the hands (of someone)
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16 have a bash at
(to make an attempt at: Although he was not a handyman, he had a bash at mending the lock.) gera tilraun við, reyna -
17 lapse
[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) falla niður2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) hrasa; hrörna; fara aftur2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) glappaskot, mistök; misminni2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) eftir visst langan tíma; hlé -
18 last out
(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) endast -
19 meeting
1) (an act of meeting: The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly.) fundur2) (a gathering of people for discussion or another purpose: to attend a committee meeting.) fundur -
20 overhear
[əuvə'hiə]past tense, past participle - overheard; verb(to hear (what one was not intended to hear): She overheard two people talking in the next room.) heyra (óvart) á tal annarra
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