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1 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; (also adjective) (off-season rates.) utan (ferðamanna)vertíðar -
2 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) tími, skeið, tímabil2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) tímabil3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) punktur2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). frá tilteknu tímabili- periodic- periodically
- periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.) -
3 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dagur2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) vinnudagur3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) sólarhringur4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) blómaskeið•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) dagdreyma- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day -
4 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
- to the life -
5 eighties
1) (the period of time between one's eightieth and ninetieth birthdays: He is in his eighties.) níræðisaldur2) (the range of temperatures between eighty and ninety degrees: It was in the eighties yesterday.) milli áttatíu og níutíu3) (the period of time between the eightieth and ninetieth years of a century: life in the 'eighties/'80s.) níundi áratugurinn -
6 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) ár2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) ár•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) árlega- all the year round
- all year round
- long -
7 fifties
1) (the period of time between one's fiftieth and sixtieth birthdays.) sextugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between fifty and sixty degrees.) milli fimmtíu og sextíu, sjötti tugur3) (the period of time between the fiftieth and sixtieth years of a century.) sjötti áratugurinn -
8 forties
1) (the period of time between one's fortieth and fiftieth birthdays.) fimmtugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between forty and fifty degrees.) milli fjörutíu og fimmtíu3) (the period of time between the fortieth and fiftieth years of a century.) fimmti áratugurinn -
9 nineties
1) (the period of time between one's ninetieth and one hundredth birthdays.) tíræðisaldur2) (the range of temperatures between ninety and one hundred degrees.) milli níutíu og hundrað gráður3) (the period of time between the ninetieth and one hundredth years of a century.) tíundi áratugurinn -
10 seventies
1) (the period of time between a person's seventieth and eightieth birthdays.) áttræðisaldur2) (the range of temperatures between seventy and eighty degrees.) milli sjötíu og áttatíu3) (the period of time between the seventieth and eightieth years of a century.) áttundi áratugur -
11 sixties
1) (the period of time between one's sixtieth and seventieth birthdays.) á sjötugsaldri2) (the range of temperatures between sixty and seventy degrees.) milli sextíu og sjötíu3) (the period of time between the sixtieth and seventieth years of a century.) sjöundi áratugur -
12 thirties
1) (the period of time between one's thirtieth and fortieth birthdays.) fertugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between thirty and forty degrees.) fjórði tugur, sem er á milli þrjátíu og fjörtíu3) (the period of time between the thirtieth and fortieth years of a century.) fjórði áratugurinn -
13 twenties
1) (the period of time between one's twentieth and thirtieth birthdays.) þrítugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between twenty and thirty degrees.) milli tuttugu og þrjátíu3) (the period of time between the twentieth and thirtieth years of a century.) þriðji áratugurinn -
14 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) færa, flytja til2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) koma yfir á, færa til3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) losa við, hreinsa í burt2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) umskipti2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) vakt3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) vakt•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness -
15 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) nótt; kvöld2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) nótt•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman -
16 lease
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17 presidency
['prezidənsi]1) (the rank or office of a president: His ambition is the presidency.) forsetaembætti2) (the period of time for which somebody is president: during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.) forsetatíð -
18 weekend
noun (the period from the end of one working week until the beginning of the next (ie Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening to Sunday evening): We spent a weekend in Paris; ( also adjective) a weekend trip.) helgi -
19 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) starf2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) búseta3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) hernám -
20 quarantine
['kworənti:n] 1. noun1) (the keeping away from other people or animals of people or animals that might be carrying an infectious disease: My dog was in quarantine for six months.) sóttkví2) (the period in or for which this is done: The quarantine for a dog entering Britain from abroad is six months.) sóttkví2. verb(to put (a person or animal) in quarantine.) setja í sóttkví
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