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1 loosely
adverb lauslega -
2 gallons (of)
((loosely) a large amount (of something liquid): The children drank gallons of orange juice.) mikið magn -
3 gallons (of)
((loosely) a large amount (of something liquid): The children drank gallons of orange juice.) mikið magn -
4 complex
1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) margbrotinn, flókinn2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) margbrotinn, flókinn2. ['kompleks] noun1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) (húsa)samstæða2) ((often used loosely) an abnormal mental state caused by experiences in one's past which affect one's behaviour: She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex.) geðhnútur, duld• -
5 dangle
['dæŋɡl](to (cause to) hang loosely: She dangled her scarf out of the car window.) láta hanga, dangla -
6 desperate
['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) örþrifa-, sem svífst einskis2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) örþrifa-3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) örvæntingarfullur•- desperation -
7 each other
(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) hvor/hver annan -
8 flannel
['flænl](loosely woven woollen cloth usually soft and slightly furry: blankets made of flannel; ( also adjective) a flannel petticoat.) flannel -
9 flap
[flæp] 1. noun1) (anything broad or wide that hangs loosely: a flap of canvas.) (laust) horn2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) smellur, skellur; sláttur3) (great confusion or panic: They are all in a terrible flap.) ringulreið; uppnám2. verb1) (to (make something) move with the sound of a flap: the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.) blakta; blaka2) (to become confused; to get into a panic: There is no need to flap.) ruglast; komast í uppnám -
10 flop
[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) hlamma sér2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) slengjast3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) misheppnast2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) skellur2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) sem hefur misheppnast•- floppy- floppy disk -
11 loose
[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) laus, víður2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) laus3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) laus4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) í lausavikt, ópakkaður•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
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12 meaningful
adjective ((often used loosely) important in some way: a meaningful statement/relationship.) þÿðingarmikill, mikilvægur -
13 scatter
['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) tvístra; dreifa2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) dreifast; tvístrast•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained -
14 trail
[treil] 1. verb1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) draga(st) (á eftir)2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) drattast áfram3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) elta2. noun1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) slóð2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) slóði3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) blóðferill/-dreif•- trailer -
15 tropics
noun plural (the hot regions between or (loosely) near these lines: The ship is heading for the tropics.) hitabeltið -
16 wellingtons
['weliŋtənz](rubber boots loosely covering the calves of the legs.) gúmmístígvél
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