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1 writings
noun plural (the collected books, poems, correspondence etc of a particular (usually famous) person: the writings of Plato.) skrif, (öll) ritverk -
2 philosopher
noun (a person who studies philosophy, especially one who develops a particular set of theories: Rousseau was a famous philosopher.) heimspekingur -
3 playwright
noun (a person who writes plays: He is a famous playwright.) leikritaskáld -
4 writer
noun (a person who writes, especially for a living: Dickens was a famous English writer; the writer of this letter.) rithöfundur -
5 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) líkan2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) stíll, gerð, módel3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) módel, sÿningarstúlka/-maður4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) módel, fyrirsæta5) (something that can be used to copy from.) fyrirmynd6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) fyrirmynd2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) sÿna2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) sitja fyrir3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) móta4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) móta; miða (sjálfan sig) við• -
6 portrait
['po:trət]1) (a drawing, painting, photograph etc of a person: She had her portrait painted by a famous artist.) portrett2) (a written description of a person, place etc: a book called `A portrait of London'.) staðar-/mannlÿsing -
7 fraud
[fro:d]1) ((an act of) dishonesty: He was sent to prison for fraud.) (fjár)svik2) (a person who pretends to be something that he isn't: That man is not a famous writer, he's a fraud.) svikari, loddari•- fraudulently
- fraudulence
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