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101 plan
1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) áætlun2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) (fyrir)ætlun3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) uppdráttur, teikning2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) áætla, ráðgera2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) skipuleggja3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) hanna•- planner- planning
- go according to plan
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102 please
[pli:z] 1. verb1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.)2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.)2. adverb(a word added to an order or request in order to be polite: Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me?) gera svo vel- pleased- pleasing
- pleasingly
- if you please
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103 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) vernda, varðveita2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) varðveita3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) sjóða niður2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) athöfn sem takmarkaður aðgangur er að2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) verndarsvæði3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) sulta; niðursoðnir ávextir•- preservative -
104 prospect
1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) möguleikar, (framtíðar)horfur, útlit2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) útsÿn2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) leita eftir (gulli)- prospectus -
105 pudding
['pudiŋ]1) (any of several types of soft sweet foods made with eggs, flour, milk etc: sponge pudding; rice pudding.) búðingur2) (the sweet course of a meal; dessert: What's for pudding?) eftirréttur -
106 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) setja, láta; senda; þÿða2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) leggja fram, bera upp3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) orða4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) skrifa5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) halda til hafnar/á haf út•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
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107 qualification
[-fi-]1) ((the act of gaining) a skill, achievement etc (eg an examination pass) that makes (a person) able or suitable to do a job etc: What qualifications do you need for this job?) hæfni; skilyrði2) (something that gives a person the right to do something.) skírteini, vottorð, próf3) (a limitation to something one has said or written: I think this is an excellent piece of work - with certain qualifications.) fyrirvari, takmörkun -
108 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) úrval2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) drægi, skotfæri3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) upphæð innan tiltekinna marka4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) fjallgarður5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) bithagi, afréttur6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) skotsvæði7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) eldavél2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) raða/stilla upp2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) leika á tilteknu bili3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) ná yfir•- ranger -
109 raw
[ro:]1) (not cooked: raw onions/meat.) hrár2) (not prepared or refined; in the natural state: raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic?) hrá-3) (with the skin rubbed and sore: My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly.) sem er með fleiður/sár4) (untrained; inexperienced: raw recruits.) óreyndur•- rawness- a raw deal
- raw material -
110 recognise
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) þekkja, bera kennsl á2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) viðurkenna, gangast við3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) viðurkenna og taka upp stjórnmálasamband við4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) viðurkenna•- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
- recognition -
111 recognize
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) þekkja, bera kennsl á2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) viðurkenna, gangast við3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) viðurkenna og taka upp stjórnmálasamband við4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) viðurkenna•- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
- recognition -
112 regret
[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) sjá eftir2. noun(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) eftirsjá; harmur; söknuður- regretfully
- regrettable
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113 relevant
['reləvənt](connected with or saying something important about what is being spoken about or discussed: I don't think his remarks are relevant (to our discussion); Any relevant information should be given to the police.) viðeigandi; mikilvægur -
114 resort
[rə'zo:t] 1. verb((with to) to begin to use, do etc as a way of solving a problem etc when other methods have failed: He couldn't persuade people to do what he wanted, so he resorted to threats of violence.) grípa til2. noun(a place visited by many people (especially for holidays): Brighton is a popular (holiday) resort.) ferðamannastaður -
115 respect
[rə'spekt] 1. noun1) (admiration; good opinion: He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians.) virðing2) (consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc: He shows no respect for his parents.) tillitssemi3) (a particular detail, feature etc: These two poems are similar in some respects.) tillit, leyti2. verb1) (to show or feel admiration for: I respect you for what you did.) virða2) (to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc: One should respect other people's feelings/property.) taka tillit til•- respectably
- respectability
- respectful
- respectfully
- respectfulness
- respecting
- respective
- respectively
- respects
- pay one's respects to someone
- pay one's respects
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116 riddle
I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) gátaII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) sundurgata -
117 rule
[ru:l] 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) stjórn2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regla3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regla, lögmál4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regla, venja5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) reglustika, tommustokkur2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) stjórna2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) úrskurða3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) strika•- ruled- ruler
- ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) úrskurður- rule off
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118 smile
1. verb(to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth: He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at.) brosa2. noun(an act of smiling, or the resulting facial expression: `How do you do?' he said with a smile; the happy smiles of the children.) bros- smiling- be all smiles -
119 sore
[so:] 1. adjective1) (painful: My leg is very sore; I have a sore leg.) aumur2) (suffering pain: I am still a bit sore after my operation.) aumur3) ((American) irritated, annoyed or offended: He is still sore about what happened.) gramur2. noun(a painful, injured or diseased spot on the skin: His hands were covered with horrible sores.) sár- sorely- soreness -
120 story
I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) saga, frásögn2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) lygasaga•- a tall story II see storey
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