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  • 81 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) leið
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) leið, vegur, braut
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vegur, braut
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vegalengd, leið
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) aðferð, leið
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) háttur, máti, vísa
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) venja
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) leið; í gegnum
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt (á)
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means

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  • 82 accept

    [ək'sept]
    1) (to take (something offered): He accepted the gift.) þiggja
    2) (to believe in, agree to or acknowledge: We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.) fallast á, samþykkja
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    - acceptably
    - acceptance
    - accepted

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  • 83 agree

    [ə'ɡri:]
    past tense, past participle - agreed; verb
    1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) vera sammála/í samræmi við
    2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) samþykkja
    3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) eiga við, fara (illa) í (e-n)
    4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) eiga (vel) saman
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    - agreeably
    - agreement

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  • 84 ail

    [eil]
    1) (to be ill: The old lady has been ailing for some time.) vera sjúkur, þjást
    2) (to trouble: What ails you?) angra
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  • 85 aim

    [eim] 1. verb
    1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) miða (á)
    2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) stefna (að), áætla
    2. noun
    1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mið
    2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) takmark
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    - aimlessly
    - aimlessness
    - take aim

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  • 86 annual

    ['ænjuəl] 1. adjective
    1) (happening every year: an annual event.) árlegur
    2) (of one year: What is his annual salary?) árs-
    2. noun
    1) (a book of which a new edition is published every year: children's annuals.) ársrit
    2) (a plant that lives for only one year.) einær
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  • 87 anything

    1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) eitthvað; ekkert; neitt
    2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') hvað sem er

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  • 88 appease

    [ə'pi:z]
    (to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) sefa

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  • 89 appreciation

    1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) þakklæti
    2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) mætur, að hafa sans fyrir
    3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) hugmynd; skilningur
    4) (an increase in value.) verðgildishækkun
    5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) mat; gagnrÿni

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  • 90 as

    [æz] 1. conjunction
    1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) þegar, um leið og, meðan
    2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) þar eð, af því að
    3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) eins og
    4) (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 og
    5) (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.) eins
    3. preposition
    1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) og
    2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) eins og
    3) (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 og
    4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) sem
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    - as if / as though
    - as to

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  • 91 at a loss

    (not knowing what to do, say etc: He was at a loss for words to express his gratitude.) vera ráðvilltur/orðlaus

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  • 92 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?.) vera
    2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara
    3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) vera
    4) (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; mun
    5) (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
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    - the be-all and end-all

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  • 93 be after

    (to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) leita eftir, reyna að ná í

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  • 94 bear with

    (to be patient with (someone): Bear with me for a minute, and you'll see what I mean.) sÿna þolinmæði

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  • 95 blind

    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blindur
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) blindur á/fyrir
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) blind-
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) blindra-
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) gluggatjald
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) yfirskin; blása ryki í augun á, villa
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) blinda
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold     4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) binda fyrir augun á
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) með bundið fyrir augun
    - the blind leading the blind

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  • 96 brood

    [bru:d] 1. verb
    1) ((of birds) to sit on eggs.)
    2) (to think (about something) anxiously for some time: There's no point in brooding about what happened.)
    2. noun
    (the number of young hatched at one time.)

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  • 97 concern

    [kən'sə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) varða, snerta
    2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) hafa áhyggjur af
    3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) hafa áhuga á
    2. noun
    1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) mál, málefni
    2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) áhyggja
    3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) fyrirtæki
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  • 98 count

    I noun
    (nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) greifi
    II 1. verb
    1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) telja
    2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) telja
    3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) skipta máli
    4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) telja, álíta
    2. noun
    1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) telja
    2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) kæruatriði
    3. adjective
    (see countable.)
    - countdown
    - count on
    - out for the count

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  • 99 criterion

    plural - criteria; noun
    (a standard used or referred to in judging something: What are your criteria for deciding which words to include in this dictionary?) forsenda; viðmiðun

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  • 100 custom

    1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) venja, vani
    2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) viðskipti
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    - customarily
    - customer
    - customs

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  • what\ for — I. interrog. For what reason; why? I told Mary what I was going to town for. What are you running for? Often used alone as a question. Billy s mother told him to wear his hat. What for? he asked. Compare: how come II. n. phr. informal A scolding …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • what for — spoken 1) used for asking the reason for something I need to have your name and address . What for? what ... for: What did you hit him for? 2) informal old fashioned if you give someone what for, you punish them If I catch that boy in my garden… …   English dictionary

  • what for(1) — {interrog.} For what reason; why? * /I told Mary what I was going to town for./ * /What are you running for?/ Often used alone as a question. * /Billy s mother told him to wear his hat. What for? he asked./ Compare: HOW COME …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • what for(1) — {interrog.} For what reason; why? * /I told Mary what I was going to town for./ * /What are you running for?/ Often used alone as a question. * /Billy s mother told him to wear his hat. What for? he asked./ Compare: HOW COME …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • what for — phrasal 1. for what purpose or reason ; why usually used with the other words of a question between what and for < what did you do that for > except when used alone 2. harsh treatment especially by blows or by a sharp reprimand < gave him what… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • what for — This phrase appears in two nonstandard uses. When it means punishment or reproof (The boss gave George what for because he was late), it constitutes an illiteracy. When what for is substituted for why (What did you do that for?), the expression… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • what for — 1. adverb For what reason; why. He wants four copies of it? What for? 2. noun An unspecified punishment or rebuke When your dad gets home, hell give you what f …   Wiktionary

  • what for(2) — {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding, or other punishment. Usually used with get or give . * /Tom got what for from his father for answering him rudely, and I heard him crying in the house./ * /The teacher gave me what for because I was late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • what for(2) — {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding, or other punishment. Usually used with get or give . * /Tom got what for from his father for answering him rudely, and I heard him crying in the house./ * /The teacher gave me what for because I was late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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