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41 age-old
adjective (done, known etc for a very long time: an age-old custom.) aldagamall, ævaforn -
42 aged
1) (['ei‹id] old: an aged man.) aldraður, gamall2) ([ei‹d] of the age of: a child aged five.) að aldri -
43 ageless
adjective (never growing old or never looking older: ageless beauty.) síungur, ævarandi -
44 aghast
(struck with horror: She was aghast at the mess.) skelfingu lostinn -
45 agile
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46 agitated
adjective í uppnámi -
47 agonised
adjective (showing agony: He had an agonized expression on his face as he lost the match.) angistar-, þjáningar- -
48 agonising
adjective (causing agony: an agonizing pain.) skelfilegur, kveljandi, -
49 agonized
adjective (showing agony: He had an agonized expression on his face as he lost the match.) angistar-, þjáningar- -
50 agonizing
adjective (causing agony: an agonizing pain.) skelfilegur, kveljandi, -
51 agreeable
adjective (pleasant: She is a most agreeable person.) þægilegur, viðkunnanlegur -
52 agricultural
adjective landbúnaðar-, jarðyrkju- -
53 aground
adjective, adverb((of ships) (stuck) on the bed of the sea etc in shallow water: Our boat ran aground.) strandaður -
54 aimless
adjective (without purpose: an aimless life.) tilgangslaus -
55 air-conditioned
adjective (having air-conditioning: an air-conditioned building.) loftkældur, loftræstur -
56 airborne
adjective (in the air or flying: We were airborne five minutes after boarding the plane; airborne germs.) kominn á loft, vindborinn -
57 airless
1) ((of weather) still and windless: It was a hot, airless night.) stilltur, kyrr, vindlaus2) ((of a room etc) stuffy and without fresh air.) loftlaus -
58 airtight
adjective ((of a container etc) into or through which air cannot pass: an airtight seal on a bottle.) loftþéttur -
59 airy
1) (with plenty of (fresh) air: an airy room.) loftgóður, rúmgóður2) (light-hearted and not serious: an airy disregard for authority.) léttúðugur, kærulaus -
60 ajar
(partly open: The door was ajar when I returned.) opinn til hálfs/í hálfa gátt
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