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1 committee
[kə'miti](a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) nefnd -
2 enlarge
1) (to make larger: He enlarged the garden.) stækka2) (to reproduce on a larger scale (a photograph etc): We had the photograph enlarged.) stækka•- enlarge on -
3 subsidiary
[səb'sidjəri] 1. adjective1) (adding to, or making a contribution towards, something larger, more important etc: questions that are subsidiary to the main one.) auka-2) ((of a firm, company etc) controlled by another, larger firm.) dótturfyrirtæki2. noun(something that is subsidiary: this firm and its subsidiaries.) dótturfyrirtæki -
4 'cello
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5 affiliated
[ə'filieitid](connected with or joined to (a larger group etc) as a member: an affiliated branch of the union.) tengdur -
6 allotment
noun (a small part of a larger piece of public ground rented to a person to grow vegetables etc.) úthlutun, skammtur -
7 ally
1. verb(to join by political agreement, marriage, friendship etc: Small countries must ally themselves with larger countries in order to survive.) sameina, tengja2. noun(a state, person etc allied with another: The two countries were allies at that time.) bandamaður; bandalagsaðili- alliance- allied -
8 amplify
1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) auka, styrkja2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) magna•- amplifier -
9 boat
[bəut] 1. noun1) (a small vessel for travelling over water: We'll cross the stream by boat.) bátur2) (a larger vessel for the same purpose; a ship: to cross the Atlantic in a passenger boat.) skip3) (a serving-dish shaped like a boat: a gravy-boat.) (sósu)skál2. verb(to sail about in a small boat for pleasure: They are boating on the river.) sigla, róa- boatman- in the same boat
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10 cello
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11 chapel
[' æpəl]1) (a place of Christian worship eg attached to an institution: a college chapel.) kapella; bænhús2) (a part of a larger church, with its own altar.) kapella -
12 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) (þjóð)land2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) landsmenn3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) sveit4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) land, svæði•- countryman
- countryside -
13 cubicle
['kju:bikl](a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one: Please use the (changing-)cubicle to change into your swimming trunks.) klefi -
14 dilate
(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) víkka, stækka -
15 dinghy
['diŋɡi]plural - dinghies; noun1) (a small boat carried on a larger boat to take passengers ashore.) (skips)bátur2) (a small sailing or rowing boat.) ára- eða seglbátur -
16 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) drög, uppkast2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) liðsmannasveit, sveit3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) víxill4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) herkvaðning2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) gera uppkast2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) kveðja til herþjónustu•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman -
17 expand
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18 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) (fram)lengja, stækka2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) ná, teygja sig3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) teygja úr, rétta fram4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) bjóða•- extensive -
19 faction
['fækʃən](a group or party that belongs to, and usually dissents from, a larger group.) flokksbrot -
20 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flatur2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) leiðinlegur, tilbreytingarlítill3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) afdráttarlaus4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vindlaus5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) flatur, goslaus6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) lágur; sem hangir í tóninum; of lágt2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) flatt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) íbúð2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bé, lækkunarmerki3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) flatur4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flatlendi, sléttlendi•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out
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