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1 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) átak, erfiði2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) tilraun, viðleitni3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) tilraun, viðleitni•- effortlessly -
2 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) reyna2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) reyna, prófa3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) dæma4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) reyna á2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tilraun2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) það að skora mark•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out -
3 exert
[iɡ'zə:t]1) (to bring forcefully into use or action: He likes to exert his authority.) neyta, beita2) (to force (oneself) to make an effort: Please exert yourselves.) beita sér, reyna af fremsta megni•- exertion -
4 strike a blow for
(to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc).) berjast fyrir -
5 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) erfiðleikar2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) víðsjár, átök3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) veikindi2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) valda áhyggjum/reiði/ama2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) trufla, ónáða3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) hafa fyrir (að gera e-ð)•- troubled- troublesome
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6 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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7 united
1) (joined into a political whole: the United States of America.) sameinaður2) (joined together by love, friendship etc: They're a very united pair/family.) samrÿmdur, samtaka3) (made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose: Let us make a united effort to make our business successful.) sameiginlegur -
8 do one's utmost
(to make the greatest possible effort: She has done her utmost to help him.) gera sitt ÿtrasta -
9 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) (líkams)æfing2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) æfing3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) (her)æfingar2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) hreyfa, æfa2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) nÿta -
10 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) afl, kraftur2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) afl, kraftur3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) mannafli, liðsafli2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) þvinga, neyða2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) ná/gera með erfiðismunum•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
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11 organise
1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.) skipuleggja2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.) skipuleggja í samtök, virkja•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised -
12 organize
1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.) skipuleggja2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.) skipuleggja í samtök, virkja•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised -
13 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvíld, hlé2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvíld3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stuðningur, stoð4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) kyrrstaða2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) taka sér hvíld, sofa3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvíla, hallast (á/í/upp að e-u)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvílast, vera rólegur5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) velta á e-m/e-u; reiða sig á e-n6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vera í höndum e-s•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
14 rest on one's laurels
(to depend too much on one's past successes and therefore make no further effort.) lifa á fornri frægð -
15 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) sÿna2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) sjást, vera sÿnilegur3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) sÿna, vera sÿndur4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vísa á, sÿna5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) vísa, fylgja6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) sÿna7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) sÿna fram á, sanna8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (auð)sÿna2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) sÿning; skemmtiþáttur2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) sÿning; það að sÿna e-ð3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) sÿnd, yfirskin; það að þykjast4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) e-ð sem er gert til að vekja á sér athygli5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) frammistaða•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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16 stimulus
['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) áreiti, erting2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) örvun, hvatning; drifkraftur
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