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1 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) líf; tilvera2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) ævi3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) líf, fjör4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) líf, lífsstíll5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) -ár, -líf, -ævi6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) lífvera7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) ævisaga8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) lífstíðarfangelsi•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
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2 bedbug
noun (a small blood-sucking insect that lives in houses, especially beds.) veggjalús -
3 beggar
noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) betlari -
4 boarder
noun (a person who temporarily lives, and takes his meals, in someone else's house.) maður sem leigir og er í föstu fæði; leigjandi og kostgangari -
5 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) hjákona2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) -
6 farmhouse
noun (the house in which a farmer lives.) bóndabær -
7 iguana
(a tropical American lizard that lives in trees.) græneðla -
8 inhabitant
noun (a person or animal that lives permanently in a place: the inhabitants of the village; tigers, leopards and other inhabitants of the jungle.) íbúi -
9 lodger
noun (a person who lives in a room or rooms, for which he pays, in someone else's house: She rented a room to a lodger.) leigjandi -
10 lowlander
noun (a person who lives in the lowlands.) maður sem bÿr á láglendi -
11 miser
(a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth: That old miser won't give you a cent!) nirfill, nánös- miserly- miserliness -
12 monk
(a member of a male religious group, who lives in a monastery, away from the rest of society.) munkur -
13 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) nágrenni2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) nágrenni -
14 northerner
[-ðə-]noun (a person who lives, or was born, in a northern region or country.) norðanmaður, maður frá norðlægum slóðum -
15 parasite
(an animal or plant that lives on another animal or plant without giving anything in return: Fleas are parasites; He is a parasite on society.) sníkjudÿr -
16 southerner
noun (a person who lives, or was born, in a southern region or country.) sunnanmaður; suðurríkjamaður -
17 sponger
noun (a person who lives by sponging on others.) afæta -
18 surroundings
1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) umhverfi, næsta nágrenni2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) umhverfi -
19 villager
noun (a person who lives in a village.) þorpsbúi -
20 waterfront
noun (that part of a town etc which faces the sea or a lake: He lives on the waterfront.) ár-/sjávarbakki
См. также в других словарях:
LIVES — pl. of LIFE. * * * I. plural of life present third singular of live II. ˈlivz North variant of lief * * * /luyvz/, n. pl. of life. * * * lives … Useful english dictionary
lives — /laɪvz / (say luyvz) plural noun plural of life …
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wharf rat — noun 1. someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses • Hypernyms: ↑sneak thief, ↑pilferer, ↑snitcher 2. brown rat that infests wharves • Hypernyms: ↑brown rat, ↑Norway rat, ↑Rattus … Useful english dictionary
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