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61 partner
1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) félagi; meðeigandi2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) -félagi2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) vera félagi (e-s) -
62 peeress
1) (the wife or widow of a peer.) aðalsmannsfrú2) (a woman who is a peer in her own right.) aðalskona -
63 pine
I noun1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) fura2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) furuviðurII verb1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) veslast upp2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) þrá -
64 poison
['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) eitur2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) eitra, byrla eitur2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) eitra, setja eitur út í•- poisoner- poisonous
- poisonously
- poison-pen letter -
65 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) viðstaddur2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) núverandi3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) nútíðar-•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) gefa2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) kynna3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) færa upp, flytja, sÿna4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) leggja fram5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) birtast•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gjöf -
66 princess
[prin'ses, ]( American[) 'prinsəs]1) (the wife or widow of a prince.) prinsessa2) (a woman of the same rank as a prince in her own right: Princess Anne.) prinsessa -
67 put one's foot in it
(to say or do something stupid: I really put my foot in it when I asked about his wife - she had just run away with his friend!) hlaupa á sig, verða sér til skammar -
68 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) drottning2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) drottning3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) (fegurðar)drottning4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) drottning5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) drottning6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) drottning7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother -
69 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) bæta; betra2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) bæta ráð sitt2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) umbót2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) umbót•- reformed
- reformer -
70 regard
1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) álíta2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) virða3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) hugsa til4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) líta á5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) veita athygli2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) tillit2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) tillit, umhyggja3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) virðing•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
- with regard to -
71 run off
1) (to print or copy: I want 500 copies run off at once.) prenta, fjölfalda2) ((with with) to steal or take away: He ran off with my wife.) hlaupast á brott með -
72 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 -
73 separation
1) (the act of separating or the state or period of being separated: They were together again after a separation of three years.) (að)skilnaður2) (a (legal) arrangement by which a husband and wife remain married but live separately.) hjónaskilnaður (að borði og sæng) -
74 song
[soŋ]1) (something (to be) sung: He wrote this song for his wife to sing.) söngur2) (singing: He burst into song.) söngur3) (the sound(s) made by a bird: birdsong.) fuglasöngur•- songbird- songwriter -
75 spouse
(a husband or wife.) maki -
76 steel
[sti:l] 1. noun, adjective(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). stál2. verb(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) herða sig upp í að- steely- steeliness
- steel wool
- steelworks -
77 step-child
nouns (a son or daughter from another marriage of a person's wife or husband.) stjúpsonur -
78 step-daughter
nouns (a son or daughter from another marriage of a person's wife or husband.) stjúpsonur -
79 step-father
nouns (the husband, who is not the person's father, of a person's own mother, or the wife, who is not the person's mother, of a person's own father.) stjúpfaðir -
80 step-mother
nouns (the husband, who is not the person's father, of a person's own mother, or the wife, who is not the person's mother, of a person's own father.) stjúpfaðir
См. также в других словарях:
Wife — Wife, n.; pl. {Wives}. [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries. & OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. w[=i]b, Icel. v[=i]f, Dan. viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip to tremble, L. vibrare to vibrate, E. vibrate. Cf. Tacitus, [… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wife — W1S1 [waıf] n plural wives [waıvz] [: Old English; Origin: wif woman, wife ] the woman that a man is married to →↑husband, spouse ↑spouse ▪ Have you met my wife? ▪ a refuge for battered wives ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
wife|ly — «WYF lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. of a wife; like a wife; suitable for a wife. –wife´li|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
WIFE — can refer to:* WIFE (AM), a radio station at 1580 AM licensed to Connersville, Indiana * WIFE FM, a radio station at 94.3 FM licensed to Rushville, Indiana * WMOJ FM, an FM radio station formerly known as WIFE FM from 1994 2006 … Wikipedia
wife — [ waıf ] (plural wives [ waıvz ] ) noun count *** the woman that a man is married to: I d better phone my wife and tell her I ll be late. wife of: a reception for the wives of the ambassadors … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wife — (n.) O.E. wif woman, from P.Gmc. *wiban (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. wif, O.N. vif, Dan., Swed. viv, M.Du., Du. wijf, O.H.G. wib, Ger. Weib), of uncertain origin. Du. wijf now means, in slang, girl, babe, having softened somewhat from earlier sense of… … Etymology dictionary
wife — [wīf] n. pl. wives [wīvz] [ME < OE wif, woman, akin to Swed viv, Ger weib < ? IE base * weip , to twist, turn, wrap, in sense “the hidden or veiled person”] 1. a woman: still so used in such compounds as midwife, housewife, etc. 2. a… … English World dictionary
wife — index consort, spouse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wife — has the plural form wives … Modern English usage
wife — [n] married woman bride, companion, consort, helpmate, mate, monogamist, other half*, partner, roommate, spouse; concepts 414,415 Ant. husband … New thesaurus
wife — ► NOUN (pl. wives) 1) a married woman considered in relation to her husband. 2) archaic or dialect a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. DERIVATIVES wifely adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «woman» … English terms dictionary
