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  • 1 bear down on

    1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) æða að
    2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) þrÿsta á

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  • 2 weigh

    [wei] 1. verb
    1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) vega, vigta
    2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) vega
    3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) íþyngja
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    2. verb
    1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) setja kjölfestu í
    2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) halda niðri með fargi
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    - weightlessness
    - weighty
    - weightily
    - weightiness
    - weighing-machine
    - weightlifting
    - weigh anchor
    - weigh in
    - weigh out
    - weigh up

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  • 3 collapse

    [kə'læps]
    1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) falla saman, hrynja
    2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) hrynja saman
    3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) falla niður, mistakast
    4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) falla saman
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  • 4 bowed

    adjective ((often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something: The trees were bowed down with fruit.) svignaður, boginn

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  • 5 bear

    I [beə] past tense - bore; verb
    1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) þola, afbera
    2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) þola
    3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) fæða, bera, ala
    4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) bera
    5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) vera með
    6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) sveigja, liggja, stefna
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    - bearer
    - bearing
    - bearings
    - bear down on
    - bear fruit
    - bear out
    - bear up
    - bear with
    - find/get one's bearings
    - lose one's bearings     II [beə] noun
    (a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) björn

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  • 6 plummet

    1. past tense, past participle - plummetted; verb
    ((of a heavy weight) to fall or drop swiftly: The rock plummeted to the bottom of the cliff.) stingast, steypast
    2. noun
    (An indicator hung down to see if something is vertical.)

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  • 7 pound

    I noun
    1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) (sterlings)pund
    2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) pund
    II noun
    (an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) kví, rétt
    III verb
    1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) lemja, hamra
    2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) hlunkast, hlaupa þunglega
    3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) mylja

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  • 8 pull

    [pul] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) toga
    2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) sjúga
    3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) róa
    4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) beygja (útaf); renna af stað
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) kippur; teygur; sog
    2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) tog-/aðdráttarkraftur
    3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) áhrif, ítök
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    - pull down
    - pull a face / faces at
    - pull a face / faces
    - pull a gun on
    - pull off
    - pull on
    - pull oneself together
    - pull through
    - pull up
    - pull one's weight
    - pull someone's leg

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См. также в других словарях:

  • weight\ down — • weigh down • weight down 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow. Often used with with or by . There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • weight down — verb weight down with a load (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑burden, ↑burthen, ↑weight • Ant: ↑unburden (for: ↑burden) • …   Useful english dictionary

  • weight down — PHRASAL VERB If you weight something down, you put something heavy on it or in it in order to prevent it from moving easily. [V n P] Put some tins on top to weight it down …   English dictionary

  • weight down — See: WEIGH DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • weight down — See: WEIGH DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • weight — weight1 W2S1 [weıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount somebody/something weighs)¦ 2¦(how fat)¦ 3¦(heaviness)¦ 4¦(heavy thing)¦ 5¦(worry)¦ 6¦(importance)¦ 7¦(amount)¦ 8¦(for measuring quantities)¦ 9¦(for sport)¦ 10 throw your wei …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • weight — Synonyms and related words: Indian club, accent, affliction, amperage, armipotence, ascendancy, authoritativeness, authority, balance, ballast, barbell, be heavy, beef, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, black power, bob, brim …   Moby Thesaurus

  • weight — weight1 [ weıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is: in weight: It was about 12 pounds in weight. lose weight (=become thinner): Have you lost weight? put on/gain weight (=become fatter): Susan gained weight… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • weight — [[t]we͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ weights, weighting, weighted 1) N VAR: oft amount in N, with poss, N of amount The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons. What is your height and weight?... This… …   English dictionary

  • weight — I UK [weɪt] / US noun Word forms weight : singular weight plural weights *** 1) a) [uncountable] a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is in weight: It was about 12 pounds in weight. lose weight (= become thinner): Have you lost weight?… …   English dictionary

  • weight — I n 1. heaviness, heft, heftiness, weightiness, ponderousness, ponderosity, gravity; pounds, tonnage, pressure; mass, density, volume, size; bulk, bulkiness, largeness, bigness, amplitude. 2. load, burden, onus, cross, millstone, albatross; duty …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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