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61 incombustible
(not able to be burned: That new building material is quite incombustible.) eldfastur -
62 inconsistent
[inkən'sistənt]1) ((often with with) contradictory in some way; not in agreement: What you're saying today is quite inconsistent with the statement you made yesterday.) ósamkvæmur2) (changeable, eg in standard: His work is inconsistent.) ójafn, misjafn• -
63 indifferent
[in'difrənt]1) ((often with to) showing no interest in or not caring about (opinions, events etc): She is quite indifferent to other people's suffering.) áhugalaus2) (not very good: He is a rather indifferent card-player.) lakur, fremur lélegur•- indifference -
64 indigestible
adjective (not easily digested: This food is quite indigestible.) ómeltanlegur, tormeltur -
65 ineffectual
[ini'fek uəl]1) (not producing any result or the desired result: His attempts to keep order in the classroom were quite ineffectual.) gagnslaus2) ((of a person) not confident or able to lead people; not able to get things done: an ineffectual teacher.) áhrifalaus, ófær• -
66 inexact
[iniɡ'zækt](not quite correct, exact or true: an inexact description.) ónákvæmur -
67 influential
[-'enʃəl]adjective (having much influence: He is in quite an influential job; He was influential in getting the plan accepted.) sem hefur áhrif; áhrifamikill -
68 inhuman
[in'hju:mən](extremely cruel or brutal; not seeming to be human: His treatment of his children was quite inhuman.) ómannúðlegur -
69 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) frumkvæði2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) frumkvæði -
70 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) innri hlið; innihald2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) innyfli2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) innanverður, innri3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) að innan(verðu)2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) inni4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) inni í, í2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) innan• -
71 intention
[-ʃən]noun (what a person plans or intends to do: He has no intention of leaving; He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise; If I have offended you, it was quite without intention; good intentions.) ætlun -
72 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) sjálft, sig2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) sjálft3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') sjálfur, hjálparlaust -
73 jolly
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74 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
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75 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) halda sig í fjarlægð -
76 lose touch (with)
(to stop communicating (with): I used to see him quite often but we have lost touch.) hætta að hafa samband (við) -
77 lose touch (with)
(to stop communicating (with): I used to see him quite often but we have lost touch.) hætta að hafa samband (við) -
78 mathematician
[-'tiʃən]1) (a person who is good at mathematics: For a young boy, he's quite a mathematician!) e-r sem er góður í stærðfræði2) (someone who works in mathematics: He is a mathematician with a local engineering firm.) stærðfræðingur -
79 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) náttúrulegur, náttúru-2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) meðfæddur3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) eðlilegur4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) eðlilegur5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) sem hefur engin formerki; hvorki hækkaður né lækkaður2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) maður með meðfædda hæfileika2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) óbreyttur tónn•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
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80 naturally
1) (of course; as one would expect: Naturally I didn't want to risk missing the train.) auðvitað2) (by nature; as a natural characteristic: She is naturally kind.) að eðlisfari3) (normally; in a relaxed way: Although he was nervous, he behaved quite naturally.) eðlilega
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