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1 fellowship
1) (an association (of people with common interests): a youth fellowship (= a club for young people).) félag, félagsskapur2) (friendliness.) vinátta3) (a scholarship given to a graduate student for advanced studies or for research.) -
2 hostel
['hostəl]1) (a building with simple accommodation, especially for young people, hikers etc: a youth hostel.) gististaður; farfuglaheimili2) (a building where students etc may live: a nurses' hostel.) stúdentagarður -
3 youth hostel
a place for young people, especially hikers, on holiday, where cheap and simple accommodation is provided (noun youth hosteller) farfuglaheimili -
4 liberal
['libərəl]1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) örlátur, ríkulegur2) (tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving: The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people.) umburðarlyndur3) (( also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual.) frjálslyndur, sem tilheyrir frjálslyndum flokki•- liberally -
5 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) einmenningsleikur2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) ógiftur, einhleypur -
6 hero
['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) hetja2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) söguhetja•- heroic- heroically
- heroism
- hero-worship 2. verb(to show such admiration for (someone): The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.) dÿrka -
7 sophisticated
[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) veraldarvanur2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) margbrotinn3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) háþróaður• -
8 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion
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