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1 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) snúa á, hindraII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) (málm)þynna2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) fegrandi andstæðaIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) stingsverð -
2 drone
[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) karlbÿfluga2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) letingi, iðjuleysingi3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) drunur; suð2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) suða; drynja2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) tala tilbreytingarlaust -
3 drudge
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4 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) láta eftir, dekra við2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) láta undan, láta eftir3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) leyfa sér•- indulgent
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5 jaded
['‹eidid]((of eg a person or his interest, appetite etc) worn out and made tired and dull.) sljór; leiður á öllu -
6 soulless
1) ((of a person) without fine feeling or nobleness.) tilfinninga-/huglaus2) ((of life, a task etc) dull or very unimportant.) andlaus, litlaus -
7 stolid
['stolid]((of a person etc) not easily excited and rather dull.) sljór, óhrifnæmur- stolidness
- stolidly
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