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1 applicant
['æpli-]noun (a person who applies (for a job etc): There were two hundred applicants for the job.) umsækjandi -
2 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjórðungur, fjórði hluti, fjórði; kortér2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) fjórðungur úr dollara/dal3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) (borgar)hverfi4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) átt5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grið6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kjötlæri; lærstykki7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kvartil, tunglfjórðungur8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) leikfjórðungur9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) önn2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) skipta í fernt2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) deila með fjórum3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) hÿsa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ársfjórðungslega4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ársfjórðungsrit- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
3 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stinga, reka2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stinga(st)3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) festa, líma4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) festast•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) spÿta, kvistur, sprek2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) (göngu)stafur; kylfa3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stöngull•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick -
4 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) skilja2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) skilja3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) gera sér grein fyrir, skiljast•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) skilningur2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) skilningur3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) samkomulag•- make oneself understood- make understood -
5 divorce
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6 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pinni, tittur2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) snagi3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) þvottaklemma2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) festa með þvottaklemmum- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
- take down a peg -
7 separate
1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) skilja að/sundur2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) skiljast, dreifast3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) skilja2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) aðskilinn2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) sérstakur, aðskilinn•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
- separate up -
8 ally
1. verb(to join by political agreement, marriage, friendship etc: Small countries must ally themselves with larger countries in order to survive.) sameina, tengja2. noun(a state, person etc allied with another: The two countries were allies at that time.) bandamaður; bandalagsaðili- alliance- allied -
9 at peace
(not at war; not fighting: The two countries were at peace.) eiga ekki í stríði -
10 avalanche
(a fall of snow and ice down a mountain: Two skiers were buried by the avalanche.) snjóflóð -
11 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) vera í minnihluta -
12 captive
['kæptiv] 1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) fangi2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) fanginn, í haldi- captor
- capture 3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) handtaka, föngun2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) fang, fangi, veiði -
13 coach
[kəu ] 1. noun1) (a railway carriage: The last two coaches of the train were derailed.) farþegavagn2) (a bus for tourists etc.) ferðamannarúta3) (a trainer in athletics, sport etc: the tennis coach.) þjálfari4) (a private teacher: They employed a coach to help their son with his mathematics.) einkakennari5) (a four-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle.) hestvagn2. verb(to prepare (a person) for an examination, contest etc: He coached his friend for the Latin exam.) þjálfa, hlÿða yfir- coachman -
14 collision
[kə'liʒən]noun (a crash; a violent striking together (of eg two vehicles): Ten people were injured in the collision between the bus and the car.) árekstur -
15 couple
1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) tvennt af e-u; fáeinir2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) par; hjón2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) tengja- couplet- coupling -
16 crush
1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) kremja2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) bögglast3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) kveða niður4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) troða2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) troðningur- crushing -
17 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) aka, keyra2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) flytja (e-n), aka (e-m)3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) reka (áfram)4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slá, kÿla; reka nagla5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) knÿja2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) ökutúr2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) heimreið, aðkeyrsla3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) dugnaður, drifkraftur4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) átak; herferð5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) kröftugt högg; upphafshögg með trékylfu nr. 1 (í golfi)6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
18 engage
[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) ráða2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) panta3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) taka upp tíma/athygli4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) í bardaga5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) setja í gír•- engaged- engagement
- engaging -
19 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) slást2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) berjast við/gegn3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) deila, rífast2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) átök; barátta; stríð2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) barátta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) baráttuvilji4) (a boxing-match.) hnefaleikakeppni•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight -
20 hostilities
[-'sti-]noun plural (acts of war; battles: The two countries were engaged in hostilities.) hernaðarátök
- 1
- 2
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