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1 powerful
adjective (having great strength, influence etc: a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics.) öflugur -
2 baron
['bærən]feminine - baroness; noun1) (a nobleman: He was made a baron; Baron Rothschild.) barón; barónessa2) (an important, powerful person: a newspaper baron.) auðjöfur -
3 dictator
noun (an all-powerful ruler: As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked.) einræðisherra -
4 dynamite
(a type of powerful explosive.) dÿnamít -
5 electric chair
(a chair used to execute criminals by sending a powerful electric current through them.) rafmagnsstóll -
6 feudal
['fju:dl](of the system by which people gave certain services eg military support to a more powerful man in return for lands, protection etc.) léns- -
7 floor
[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) gólf2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) hæð2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) leggja gólf í2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) slá niður/í gólfið•- - floored
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8 forceful
adjective (powerful: a forceful argument.) kraftmikill, öflugur -
9 gamma rays
(a powerful form of radiation.) gammageislar -
10 he-man
[-mæn]- plural he-men - noun (a very strong, powerful man.) karlmenni, kraftalegur maður -
11 headlight
noun (a powerful light at or on the front of a car, lorry, train, ship, aeroplane etc: As it was getting dark, the driver switched on his headlights.) framljós -
12 hefty
['hefti]1) ((of people) big and strong: Her husband is pretty hefty.) þungur; stór og stæltur2) ((of punches etc) powerful: a hefty kick.) kraftmikill -
13 high-powered
adjective ((with an engine which is) very powerful: a high-powered motorboat/engine.) kraftmikill -
14 humility
[hju'miləti](modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) hógværð, auðmÿktSee also:- humble -
15 hydrogen bomb
(also H-bomb ['ei bom]) (a very powerful bomb in which the explosion is caused by turning hydrogen into helium at a very high temperature.) vetnissprengja -
16 light up
1) (to begin to give out light: Evening came and the streetlights lit up.) kvikna, ljóma upp2) (to make, be or become full of light: The powerful searchlight lit up the building; She watched the house light up as everyone awoke.) lÿsa upp3) (to make or become happy: Her face lit up when she saw him; A sudden smile lit up her face.) ljóma, geisla -
17 mastiff
['mæstif](a type of powerful dog, formerly used in hunting.) hundategund -
18 megalomania
[meɡələ'meiniə](the idea, usually false, that one is great or powerful, combined with a passion for more greatness or power.) mikilmennskubrjálæði -
19 physique
[fi'zi:k](the structure of a person's body: He has a poor/powerful physique.) líkamsbygging -
20 potent
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