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81 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) þegar, um leið og, meðan2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) þar eð, af því að3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) eins og4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) eins og5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) eins, enda þótt (að)6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) eins (og)2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) eins3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) og2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) eins og3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) sem, eins og4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) sem•- as for- as if / as though
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82 as a last resort
(when all other methods etc have failed: If we can't get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, sell the car) síðasta úrræði -
83 as if / as though
(in the way one would expect if: He acted as if he were mad; He spoke as though he knew all about our plans; He opened his mouth as if to speak; You look as if you are going to faint.) eins og -
84 assert oneself
(to state one's opinions confidently and act in a way that will make people take notice of one: You must assert yourself more if you want promotion.) láta til sín taka -
85 at all
(in any way: I don't like it at all.) yfirleitt, alls ekki -
86 at half mast
((of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died: The flags are (flying) at half mast.) í hálfa stöng -
87 attitude
['ætitju:d]1) (a way of thinking or acting etc: What is your attitude to politics?) afstaða, viðhorf2) (a position of the body: The artist painted the model in various attitudes.) stelling -
88 auction
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89 austere
[o:'stiə](severely simple and plain; without luxuries or unnecessary expenditure: an austere way of life.) strangur -
90 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) aftur (á bak), til baka2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) aftur á bak3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) aftur á bak -
91 baldly
adverb (in a plain or bare way: He answered her questions baldly.) umbúðalaust -
92 ballet
['bælei, ]( American[) bæ'lei]1) (a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story: Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.) ballett2) (the art of dancing in this way: She is taking lessons in ballet; ( also adjective) a ballet class.) ballett• -
93 barge
1. noun1) (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.) vöruflutningaprammi2) (a large power-driven boat.) stór skipsbátur2. verb1) (to move (about) clumsily: He barged about the room.) vaða/ryðjast (inn)2) (to bump (into): He barged into me.) rekast á3) ((with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely: She barged in without knocking.) ryðjast, vaða -
94 bash on/ahead (with)
(to go on doing something especially in a careless or inattentive way: In spite of his father's advice he bashed on with the painting.) halda skeytingarlaust áfram að gera e-ð -
95 bash on/ahead (with)
(to go on doing something especially in a careless or inattentive way: In spite of his father's advice he bashed on with the painting.) halda skeytingarlaust áfram að gera e-ð -
96 bastion
(a person, place or thing which acts as a defence: He's one of the last bastions of the old leisurely way of life.) vígi -
97 bearing
1) (manner, way of standing etc: a military bearing.) líkamsburður; framkoma2) ((usually in plural: sometimes short for ball-bearings) a part of a machine that has another part moving in or on it.) (kúlu)lega -
98 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) fara í kringum efnið -
99 beggar description
(to be so great in some way that it cannot be described: Her beauty beggars description.) verður ekki með orðum lÿst -
100 behave
[bi'heiv]1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) haga sér2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) hegða sér; bregðast við•- well-
- badly- behaved
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