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41 evidently
1) (as far as can be seen: Evidently he disagrees.) augljóslega, greinilega2) (clearly or obviously: He was quite evidently furious.) augljóslega, greinilega -
42 fairly
1) (justly; honestly: fairly judged.) heiðarlega2) (quite or rather: The work was fairly hard.) sæmilega, nokkuð -
43 fellow
['feləu] 1. noun1) (a man: He's quite a nice fellow but I don't like him.) náungi2) ((often as part of a word) a companion and equal: She is playing with her schoolfellows.) félagi3) (a member of certain academic societies; a member of the governing body or teaching staff of a college.)2. adjective(belonging to the same group, country etc: a fellow student; a fellow music-lover.) sam-; með-; -félagi- fellow-feeling -
44 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) finna2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) uppgötva3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) finnast, þykja2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) fundur; uppgötvun- find out -
45 flabbergasted
(very surprised: She was quite flabbergasted when we told her.) furðu lostinn -
46 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) fyrir; handa; til2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) í4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) um, í5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) fyrir6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) fyrir7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) fyrir8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) fyrir (hönd e-s)9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) með, til stuðnings10) (because of: for this reason.) vegna, fyrir11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) fyrir12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) fyrir13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) fyrir14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) miðað við15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) þrátt fyrir2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) vegna -
47 for all the world
(exactly, quite etc: What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train.) nákvæmlega -
48 fully
1) (completely: He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs.) algjörlega; full-2) (quite; at least: It will take fully three days.) að minnsta kosti -
49 generation
1) (one stage in the descent of a family: All three generations - children, parents and grandparents - lived together quite happily.) kynslóð2) (people born at about the same time: People of my generation all think the same way about this.) kynslóð -
50 giddy
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51 gloom
[ɡlu:m]1) (a state of not quite complete darkness: I could not tell the colour of the car in the gloom.) myrkur, dimma2) (sadness: The king's death cast a gloom over the whole country.) drungi, depurð•- gloomy- gloominess -
52 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) grípa (um)2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) skilja, grípa2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grip2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) skilningur•- grasping -
53 grouch
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54 hang on
1) (to wait: Will you hang on a minute - I'm not quite ready.) bíða, doka við2) ((often with to) to hold: Hang on to that rope.) halda fast; sleppa ekki taki á3) (to keep; to retain: He likes to hang on to his money.) hanga á, sleppa ekki taki á -
55 hold on
1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) halda (sér) fast í2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) bíða -
56 hopeful
1) ((negative unhopeful) full of hope: The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success.) vongóður2) (giving a reason or encouragement for hope: That's a hopeful sign - perhaps he is going to change his mind after all.) vænlegur3) (likely to be pleasant, successful etc: The future looks quite hopeful.) vænlegur -
57 impact
['impækt]1) ((the force of) one object etc hitting against another: The bomb exploded on impact.) árekstur2) (a strong effect or impression: The film had quite an impact on television viewers.) áhrif -
58 impossible
[im'posəbl]1) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) ómögulegur, ógerlegur2) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) óþolandi•- impossibility -
59 in order
1) (correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc: It is quite in order to end the meeting now.) í samræmi við reglur, í lagi2) (in a good efficient state: Everything is in order for the party.) í lagi, tilbúinn -
60 incoherent
[inkou'hiərənt](talking, writing etc in a way which is not easy to follow: He was quite incoherent with rage.) ruglinslegur, samhengislaus- incoherence
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quite — 1. m. Acción de quitar o estorbar. 2. Esgr. Movimiento defensivo con que se detiene o evita el ofensivo. 3. Taurom. Suerte que ejecuta un torero, generalmente con el capote, para librar a otro del peligro en que se halla por la acometida del toro … Diccionario de la lengua española
quite — quite, estar al quite expr. estar preparado por si hay que actuar. ❙ «El chofer, que estaba al quite, les vio por el retrovisor...» Pedro Casals, Disparando cocaína … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
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