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1 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) súgur, trekkur2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) sopi, teygur3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) djúprista•- draughts- draughty -
2 hit-and-run
1) ((of a driver) causing injury to a person and driving away without stopping or reporting the accident.) sem stingur af eftir slys eða árekstur2) ((of an accident) caused by such a driver.) slys eða árekstur þar sem bílstjóri stingur af -
3 incessant
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4 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) láta e-n vinna baki brotnuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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5 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) láta e-n vinna baki brotnuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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6 at random
(without any particular plan or system: The police were stopping cars at random and checking their brakes; Choose a number at random.) af handahófi
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