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21 day-dream
noun (a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake.) dagdraumur -
22 deputy
['depjuti]noun (someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary: While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office.) fulltrúi -
23 desk
[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) skrifborð -
24 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) annars hugar2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) bilaður, sturlaður3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) örvæntingarfullur -
25 doodle
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26 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) lyfta glasi og skálaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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27 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) lyfta glasi og skálaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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28 dripping
noun (fat obtained from meat while it is roasting etc.) feiti -
29 drive-in
adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) bílabíó; lúgusala -
30 egg-cup
noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) eggjabikar -
31 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) sleppa, brjóstast út, flÿja2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) komast hjá3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) gleymast4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) leka2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) flótti; gasleki- escapism- escapist -
32 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
33 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
34 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fiðla2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindl2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) leika á fiðlu2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fitla, fikta3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) draga sér fé•- fiddler- fiddler crab
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35 fidget
['fi‹it] 1. past tense, past participle - fidgeted; verb(to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly: Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you!) vera eirðarlaus/allur á iði2. noun(a person who fidgets: She's a terrible fidget!) eirðarlaus maður -
36 fingertip
noun (the very end of a finger: He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad.) fingurgómur -
37 fresco
['freskəu]plural - fresco(e)s; noun(a picture painted on a wall while the plaster is still wet.) freska, (vegg)mynd -
38 get busted
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39 gush
1. verb1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) fossa, spÿtast2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) ÿkja2. noun(a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) gusa, buna- gushing- gushingly -
40 hijack
1. verb1) (to take control of (an aeroplane) while it is moving and force the pilot to fly to a particular place.) ræna flugvél2) (to stop and rob (a vehicle): Thieves hijacked a lorry carrying $20,000 worth of whisky.) ræna3) (to steal (something) from a vehicle: Thieves hijacked $20,000 worth of whisky from a lorry.) ræna2. noun(the act of hijacking.) (flug)rán- hijacker
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