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1 a good job
(a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs: It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too!) það er eins gott -
2 affair
[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) mál, málefni2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) hlutur3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) mál4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) ástarsamband -
3 clerk
1) (a person who deals with letters, accounts etc in an office.) skrifstofumaður, ritari2) (a public official in charge of the business affairs of the town council etc: the town clerk.) bæjarritari3) ((American) a shop-assistant.) afgreiðslumaður -
4 committee
[kə'miti](a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) nefnd -
5 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) forvitni2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) fágæti -
6 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) yfirstandandi; núgildandi; nÿjastur2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) straumur2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) (raf)straumur•- current account -
7 diplomacy
[di'plouməsi]1) (the business of making agreements, treaties etc between countries; the business of looking after the affairs of one's country etc in a foreign country.) ríkiserindrekstur2) (skill and tact in dealing with people, persuading them etc: Use a little diplomacy and she'll soon agree to help.) lipurð, háttvísi•- diplomat- diplomatic
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8 director
noun (a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc: He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film.) stjórnandi; forstjóri; leikstjóri -
9 distraction
[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) truflun2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) hugarangist, uppnám -
10 federal
['fedərəl]((of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only: the federal government of the United States of America.) sambands-, bandalags-- federation -
11 finance
1. noun1) ((the study or management of) money affairs: He is an expert in finance.) fjármálavísindi/stjórn2) ((often in plural) the money one has to spend: The government is worried about the state of the country's finances.) fjármál2. verb(to give money for (a plan, business etc): Will the company finance your trip abroad?) fjármagna- financially
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12 financial
[-ʃəl]adjective (concerning money: financial affairs.) fjárhagslegur, fjármála- -
13 gossip
['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) slúður, kjaftasaga2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) slúður, spjall3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) kjaftaskjóða2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.) slúðra, segja kjaftasögu2) (to chat.) spjalla, slúðra•- gossipy- gossip column -
14 inquisitive
[in'kwizətiv](eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) hnÿsinn, spurull, nærgöngull- inquisitiveness -
15 internal
[in'tə:nl]1) (of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body): The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.) innvortis-2) (concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc: The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.) innanlands-•- internal combustion -
16 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ•- leaden -
17 liquidate
[-deit]1) (to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).) gera upp2) (to get rid of.) losa sig við -
18 manage
['mæni‹]1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) sjá um2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) stÿra, sjá um3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) ráða við, stjórna4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) takast•- manageability
- management
- manager -
19 mind one's own business
(to attend to one's own affairs, not interfering in other people's: Go away and mind your own business!) halda sig við sitt og skipta sér ekki af málefnum annarra -
20 parish
['pæriʃ](a district or area with a particular church and priest or minister: Our house is in the parish of St Mary('s); ( also adjective) parish affairs.) sókn
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