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despite

  • 1 despite

    (in spite of: He didn't get the job despite all his qualifications.) þrátt fyrir

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  • 2 soldier on

    (to keep going despite difficulties etc: There have been several power-cuts in the office, but we are trying to soldier on (despite them).) halda ótrauður áfram

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  • 3 affirm

    [ə'fə:m]
    (to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) staðfesta
    - affirmative
    - affirmative action

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  • 4 at large

    1) ((of prisoners etc) free: Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large.) sem leikur lausum hala
    2) (in general: the country / the public at large.) almennt

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  • 5 considering

    preposition (taking into account; despite: Considering his deafness he manages to understand very well.) með tilliti til

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  • 6 course

    [ko:s]
    1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) námskeið; meðferð
    2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) réttur
    3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) völlur
    4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) rás, farvegur
    5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gangur
    6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) leið
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    - in due course
    - of course
    - off
    - on course

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  • 7 debility

    noun (bodily weakness: Despite his debility, he leads a normal life.) veiklun

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  • 8 disturbance

    1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) truflun; óspektir
    2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) truflun
    3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) óspektir

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  • 9 doggedly

    [-ɡid-]
    adverb He went doggedly on with his work despite the interruptions.) þrjóskulega

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  • 10 force

    [fo:s] 1. noun
    1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) afl, kraftur
    2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) afl, kraftur
    3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) mannafli, liðsafli
    2. verb
    1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) þvinga, neyða
    2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) ná/gera með erfiðismunum
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    - forceful
    - forcefully
    - forces
    - in
    - into force

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  • 11 get through

    1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) komast yfir, ljúka við
    2) (to pass (an examination).) standast (próf)
    3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) komast á áfangastað
    4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) gera sig skiljanlegan, ná til

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  • 12 humility

    [hju'miləti]
    (modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) hógværð, auðmÿkt
    See also:

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  • 13 reassurance

    1) (the process of reassuring or being reassured.) huggun, hughreysting
    2) (something said etc that makes a person feel reassured: She wants reassurance; Despite his reassurances, I'm still not happy.) hughreystandi orð

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  • 14 ridiculous

    [rə'dikjuləs] 1. adjective
    (very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) fáránlegur
    - ridiculousness
    - ridicule     2. noun
    (laughter at someone or something; mockery: Despite the ridicule of his neighbours he continued to build a spaceship in his garden.) háð, aðhlátur

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  • 15 though

    [ðəu] 1. conjunction
    ((rare abbreviation tho') despite the fact that; although: He went out, (even) though it was raining.) þó (að), þótt, þrátt fyrir
    2. adverb
    (however: I wish I hadn't done it, though.) þó, samt sem áður

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