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1 without
1) (in the absence of; not having: They went without you; I could not live without him; We cannot survive without water.) án2) (not: He drove away without saying goodbye; You can't walk along this street without meeting someone you know.) án þess að -
2 the Common Market
((formerly) an association of certain European countries to establish free trade (without duty, tariffs etc) among them, now replaced by the European Union.) Efnahagsbandalag Evrópu -
3 out of the blue
(without warning: He arrived out of the blue, without phoning first.) úr heiðskíru lofti, öllum að óvörum -
4 in the nude
(without clothes.) nakinn -
5 do without
(to manage without and accept the lack of: We'll just have to do without a phone; If you're too lazy to fetch the ice-cream you can just do without; I can do without your opinion, if you don't mind.) komast af án -
6 jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
(to form an idea without making sure of the facts: He saw my case in the hall and jumped to the conclusion that I was leaving.) vera of fljótur á sér að álykta, hrapa að ályktunumEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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7 on the spur of the moment
(suddenly; without previous planning: We decided to go to Paris on the spur of the moment.) fyrirvaralaust -
8 on the quiet
(secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) í laumi -
9 take the liberty of
(to do without permission: I took the liberty of moving the papers from your desk - I hope you don't mind.) leyfa sér -
10 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) fara í kringum efnið -
11 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) fara fram fyrir aðra -
12 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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13 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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14 lay down the law
(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) setja fram afdráttarlausar staðhæfingar -
15 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) skilja eftir bjargarlausan -
16 pirate
1. noun1) (a person who attacks and robs ships at sea: Their ship was attacked by pirates; ( also adjective) a pirate ship.) sjóræningi2) (a person who does something without legal right, eg publishes someone else's work as his own or broadcasts without a licence: a pirate radio-station.) e-r sem brÿtur einkaréttarlög2. verb(to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so: The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad.) gefa út/útvarpa í heimildarleysi- piracy -
17 presume
[prə'zju:m]1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') gera ráð fyrir2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) leyfa sér, dirfast•- presumption
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18 coast
[kəust] 1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) strönd2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) (láta) renna undan brekku- coastal- coaster
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19 unbalanced
1) (without the proper amount of attention being given to everything: If we don't hear both sides of the argument, we'll get an unbalanced view of the situation.) sem er ekki í jafnvægi2) (disordered in the mind; not quite sane: The murderer was completely unbalanced.) truflaður á geðsmunum -
20 anonymous
[ə'nonəməs](without the name of the author, giver etc being known or given: The donor wished to remain anonymous; an anonymous poem.)- anonymity
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