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1 senior
['si:njə] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.)2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.)2. adjective((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) eldri- senior citizen -
2 consultant
1) (a person who gives professional advice: He is consultant to a firm of engineers; ( also adjective) a consultant engineer.) ráðgjafi, ráðgefandi sérfræðingur2) (a senior hospital doctor specializing in a particular branch of medicine: His condition is so serious that they have sent for the consultant; ( also adjective) a consultant physician.) sérfræðingur -
3 academy
[ə'kædəmi] 1. plural - academies; noun1) (a higher school for special study: Academy of Music.) háskóli; æðri menntastofnun2) (a society to encourage science, art etc: The Royal Academy.) heiðurstofnun vísinda- og listamanna3) (a type of senior school.) framhaldsskóli (einkaskóli)•- academic2. noun(a university or college teacher.) háskólakennari- academically -
4 elder
I 1. ['eldə] adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) eldri2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) þeir sem eru eldri2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) fulltrúi í safnaðarráði öldungakirkjunnar•- elderly- eldest
- the elderly II ['eldə] noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) yllir -
5 junior
['‹u:njə] 1. noun, adjective((a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority: He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.) ungur maður; nÿliði; yngri; unglinga-2. adjective((often abbreviated to Jnr, Jr or Jun. when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name: John Jones Junior.) yngri3. noun((especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family: Do bring Junior!) sonur -
6 access
['ækses]1) (way or right of approach or entry: We gained access to the house through a window.) aðgangur2) (way or right to meet (someone) or use (something): Senior students have access to the library at weekends.) aðgangsheimild•- accessible
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7 matron
['meitrən]1) (a senior nurse in charge of a hospital.) forstöðukona, yfirhjúkrunarkona2) (a dignified married woman: Her behaviour shocked all the middle-class matrons in the neighbourhood.) virðuleg eldri frú•- matronly -
8 monitor
['monitə] 1. noun1) (a senior pupil who helps to see that school rules are kept.) bekkjarumsjónarmaður2) (any of several kinds of instrument etc by means of which something can be constantly checked, especially a small screen in a television studio showing the picture which is being transmitted at any given time: television monitor; computer monitor.) skjár, eftirlitstæki2. verb(to act as, or to use, a monitor; to keep a careful check on: These machines/technicians monitor the results constantly.) hafa eftirlit með -
9 mutiny
['mju:tini] 1. plural - mutinies; noun((a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services: There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny.) uppreisn (á skipi)2. verb((of sailors etc) to refuse to obey commands from those in authority: The sailors mutinied because they did not have enough food.) gera uppreisn- mutineer- mutinous -
10 prefect
['pri:fekt]1) (one of a number of senior pupils having special powers in a school etc.) umsjónarmaður2) (in some countries, an administrative official.) deildarstjóri -
11 privilege
['privəli‹]((a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people: Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.) forréttindi -
12 seniority
[-ni'o-]noun (the state of being senior: The officers sat at the table in order of seniority.) hærri aldur/tign -
13 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) systir2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) yfirhjúkrunarkona3) (a female member of a religious group.) systir4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) systir2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) systur- -
14 study
1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) læra, stunda nám, stúdera2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) rannsaka, skoða2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) lærdómur; rannsókn2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) etÿða, æfing3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) lesstofa, bókaherbergi
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