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1 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) einka-; eini, hinn eini2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) aðeins2) (alone: Only you can do it.) aðeins þú einn3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) bara4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) ekki lengra síðan en, síðast í5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) bara, aðeins3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) nema að, en- only too -
2 none the wiser
(not knowing any more than before: He tried to explain the rules to me, but I'm none the wiser.) vera engu nær -
3 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) fremur, frekar2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) frekar, fremur3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) fremur/heldur/frekar en -
4 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) minni en2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) minna3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) minna4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) mínus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) minna; lítt- no less a person than -
5 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) algengur2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) sameiginlegur3) (publicly owned: common property.) almennings-4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ruddalegur, ókurteis5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) óbreyttur; alþÿðan6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) samnafn2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) almenningur- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
6 ambiguous
[æm'biɡjuəs](having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) tvíræður, margræður- ambiguity -
7 be/get screwed
((slang) be cheated: You've been screwed - it's not worth more than $10.) finna til með -
8 billionaire
[,biljə'neə(r)]noun (a very rich person who has more than a billion dollars, pounds etc: He's not just a millionaire - he's a billionaire!) -
9 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.) -
10 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) ákaflegur2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) við endamörk/ystu mörk; ystur; róttækur3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) róttækur, öfgakenndur2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) öfgar2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) (ítrustu) öfgar•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes -
11 impartial
(not favouring one person etc more than another: an impartial judge.) óhlutdrægur- impartiality -
12 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) réttmætur2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) réttmætur, lögmætur3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) verðskuldaður•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) einmitt, rétt eins og, nákvæmlega2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) rétt eins, alveg jafn3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) rétt í þessu4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) í þann mund að, rétt í þessu5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nákvæmlega á þeirri stundu6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) varla; aðeins7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) aðeins; bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) sjáðu bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) öldungis•- just now
- just then -
13 partiality
[-ʃi'æləti]1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) dálæti2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) hlutdrægni -
14 several
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15 stale
[steil]1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) gamall, uppþornaður2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) staðnaður3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) útkeyrður/-brunninn -
16 too
[tu:]1) (to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.) of, meira en hæfilegt er2) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) einnig, líka -
17 positive
['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) jákvæður2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) öruggur3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) öruggur, handviss4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) algjör5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) jákvæður6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) jákvæður7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) jákvæður, stærri en núll8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) jákvæður, jákvætt hlaðinn2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) jákvæð mynd, ljósmynd/skyggna2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) jákvætt stig•- positively -
18 think better of
1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) hugsa sig um2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) hafa (meira) álit á e-m -
19 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brjóta2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brjóta af3) (to make or become unusable.) brjóta, skemma4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brjóta gegn; svíkjast um5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) brjóta/setja met6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) gera hlé á7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rjúfa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fréttast; segja fréttir9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) bresta10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) draga úr11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) skella á2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) hlé2) (a change: a break in the weather.) breyting; sloti3) (an opening.) op; skarð4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tækifæri•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) brothættur- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
20 intermediate
[intə'mi:diət](in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.) milli-
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