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1 shabby
['ʃæbi]1) (looking old and worn: shabby curtains; shabby clothes.) snjáður, þvældur2) (wearing old or dirty clothes: a shabby old man; He used to be so smart but he looks shabby now.) druslulegur, illa til fara3) ((of behaviour) unworthy or mean: That was a shabby thing to do.) skammarlegur•- shabbily- shabbiness -
2 shrink
I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?)2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.)3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.)•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) -
3 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) jakkaföt; dragt2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) -klæði, -búningur, -föt3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) (dóms)mál4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) bón(orð), beiðni5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) litur, sort2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) henta, hæfa2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) klæða/fara vel3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) laga að•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself -
4 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) undarlegur2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) oddatala3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) ósamstæður4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) tilfallandi, stöku•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds? -
5 dashing
adjective (smart and lively: a dashing young man; She looks very dashing in her new clothes.) glæsilegur; fullur af lífsþrótti -
6 dressed
adjective (wearing (clothes): Don't come in - I'm not dressed!; She was dressed in black; Get dressed immediately; a well-dressed man.) klæddur -
7 morning dress
noun (the clothes worn by a man for very formal events (eg weddings) held during the day.) viðhafnarklæðnaður (karla) -
8 rich
[ri ]1) (wealthy; having a lot of money, possessions etc: a rich man/country.) ríkur2) ((with in) having a lot (of something): This part of the country is rich in coal.) auðugur3) (valuable: a rich reward; rich materials.) dÿrmætur4) (containing a lot of fat, eggs, spices etc: a rich sauce.) þungur; saðsamur5) ((of clothes, material etc) very beautiful and expensive.) glæsilegur•- richly- richness
- riches -
9 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• -
10 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) finna bragð af2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) bragða á, smakka3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) bragðast4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) smakka5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) njóta2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) bragðskyn2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) bragð3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) sÿnishorn, smakk4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smekkur5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) smekkur•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness
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