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1 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) aldur2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tímabil, öld3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) aldur4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) óratími2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) eldast, verða gamall- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
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2 buzzword
(a word or phrase that is frequently used because of its importance or popularity especially among a certain age-group or profession: `Recycling' is the new buzzword.) -
3 dawning
noun (the act of beginning: the dawning of a new day / a new age.) upphaf -
4 pensioner
noun (a person who receives a pension, especially (old age pensioner) one who receives a retirement pension.) lífeyrisþegi -
5 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) komast til/á/að2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) teygjast/ná í/til3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) ná í, teygja sig (eftir)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) ná sambandi við5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) ná2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) þægileg fjarlægð; steinsnar2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) seilingarfjarlægð3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) beinn kafli fljóts -
6 antiquity
[æn'tikwəti]1) (ancient times, especially those of the ancient Greeks and Romans: the gods and heroes of antiquity.) fornöld2) (great age: a statue of great antiquity.) ævaforn3) ((plural antiquities) something remaining from ancient times (eg a statue, a vase): Roman antiquities.) fornmunir -
7 confidence
['konfidəns]1) (trust or belief in someone's ability: I have great confidence in you.) traust2) (belief and faith in one's own ability: She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.) sjálfstraust -
8 debut
['deibju:, ]( American[) dei'bju:](a first public appearance on the stage etc: She made her stage debut at the age of eight.) frumraun -
9 début
['deibju:, ]( American[) dei'bju:](a first public appearance on the stage etc: She made her stage debut at the age of eight.) frumraun -
10 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.)2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.)3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.)•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) sláttustimpillIII see dice -
11 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) átta2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) átta ára3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) áhöfn á áttæringi2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) átta2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) átta ára (gamall)•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) átta ára -
12 eighteen
[ei'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 18.) átján2) (the age of 18: a girl of eighteen.) átján ára2. adjective1) (18 in number: eighteen horses.) átján2) (aged 18: He is eighteen now.) átjan ára•- eighteenth
- eighteen-year-old 3. adjectivean eighteen-year-old girl.) átján ára -
13 eighty
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14 eleven
[i'levn] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 11.) ellefu2) (the age of 11.) ellefu ára3) (in football etc, a team of eleven players: He plays for the school's first eleven.) ellefu manna lið2. adjective1) (11 in number.) ellefu2) (aged 11.) ellefu ára (gamall)•- eleven-- eleventh
- eleven-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is eleven years old.) ellefu ára -
15 energy
['enə‹i]plural - energies; noun1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) orka, kraftur2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) orka•- energetically -
16 equal
['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) jafn2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) jafningi3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) jafngilda- equality- equalize
- equalise
- equally
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17 fib
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18 fifteen
[fif'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 15.) fimmtán2) (the age of 15.) fimmtán ára3) (a team containing fifteen members: a rugby fifteen.) fimmtán manna lið2. adjective1) (15 in number.) fimmtán2) (aged 15.) fimmtán ára•- fifteen-- fifteenth
- fifteen-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is fifteen years old.) fimmtán ára -
19 fifty
['fifti] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 50.) fimmtíu2) (the age of 50.) fimmtíu ára2. adjective1) (50 in number.) fimmtíu2) (aged 50.) fimmtíu ára, fimmtugur•- fifties- fiftieth
- fifty-
- fifty-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is fifty years old.) fimmtíu ára4. adjective(equal: a fifty-fifty chance.) jafnir/helmings/fimmtíu prósent möguleikar -
20 forty
['fo:ti] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 40.) fjörutíu2) (the age of 40.) fjörutíu ára2. adjective1) (40 in number.) fjörutíu2) (aged 40.) fjörutíu ára, fertugur•- forties- fortieth
- forty-
- forty-year-old
- forty winks
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