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41 eclipse
[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) sólmyrkvi2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) myrkva; skyggja á2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) skyggja á, bera af -
42 ecumenical
[i:kju'menikəl, ]( American[) ek-](bringing together branches of the whole Christian church.) sem vinnur að sameiningu kristinna manna um allan heim -
43 ensemble
1) (a woman's complete outfit of clothes.) samstæður alklæðnaður2) (in opera etc, a passage performed by all the singers, musicians etc together.) atriði sem allur flokkurinn flytur3) (a group of musicians performing regularly together.) hljóðfærasveit; söngsveit4) (all the parts of a thing taken as a whole.) heild, heildarsvipur -
44 entire
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45 eyeball
1) (the whole rounded structure of the eye.) auga; augnknöttur2) (the part of the eye between the eyelids.) auga -
46 fag
[fæɡ]1) (hard or boring work: It was a real fag to clean the whole house.) strit, puð2) (a slang word for a cigarette: I'm dying for a fag.) (síga)retta•- fag-end- fagged out -
47 farcical
adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) fáránlegur, fjarstæðukenndur -
48 fauna
['fo:nə](the animals of a district or country as a whole: She is interested in South American fauna.) fána, dÿraríki -
49 ferment
1. [fə'ment] verb1) (to (make something) go through a particular chemical change (as when yeast is added to dough in the making of bread): Grape juice must be fermented before it becomes wine.) gerja(st)2) (to excite or be excited: He is the kind of person to ferment trouble.) æsa(st)2. ['fə:ment] noun(a state of excitement: The whole city was in a ferment.) uppnám -
50 filthy
1) (very dirty: The whole house is absolutely filthy.) óhreinn, skítugur2) (obscene: a filthy story.) soralegur, viðurstyggilegur -
51 finale
(the last part of anything, especially a concert, opera, musical show etc: The whole cast of the concert appeared in the finale.) lokaþáttur; endir -
52 flora
['flo:rə](the plants of a district or country as a whole: the flora and fauna of Borneo.) flóra, gróðurríki -
53 fraction
['frækʃən]1) (a part; not a whole number eg 1/4, 3/8, 7/6 etc.) brot2) (a small part: She has only a fraction of her brother's intelligence.) brot eða lítill hluti• -
54 from memory
(by remembering; without using a book etc for reference: He said the whole poem from memory.) eftir minni -
55 gamble
['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) spila fjárhættuspil2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) fjárhættuspil; áhætta- gambler- gambling
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56 generally
adverb (usually; by most people; on the whole: He is generally disliked; He generally wins.) almennt; venjulega -
57 global
adjective (affecting the whole world: War is now a global problem.) heims-; almennur -
58 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 -
59 go over
1) (to study or examine carefully: I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.) fara yfir2) (to repeat (a story etc): I'll go over the whole lesson again.) endurtaka3) (to list: He went over all her faults.) telja upp4) ((of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly): The play didn't go over at all well the first night.) vera tekið -
60 go up in smoke
1) (to be completely destroyed by fire: The whole house went up in smoke.) brenna til kaldra kola2) (to vanish very quickly leaving nothing behind: All his plans have gone up in smoke.) verða að engu
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Whole — Whole, a. [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. h[=a]l well, sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. h?l, D. heel, G. heil, Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails well, sound, OIr. c?l augury. Cf. {Hale}, {Hail} to greet, {Heal} to cure,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whole — [hōl] adj. [ME (Midland) hool, for hol, hal < OE hal, healthy, whole, hale: akin to Ger heil, ON heill < IE base * kailo , sound, uninjured, auspicious > Welsh coel, omen] 1. a) in sound health; not diseased or injured b) Archaic healed … English World dictionary
whole — adj 1 entire, *perfect, intact Analogous words: sound, well, *healthy, robust, wholesome: complete, plenary, *full Contrasted words: *deficient, defective: impaired, damaged, injured, marred (see INJURE) 2 … New Dictionary of Synonyms
whole — ► ADJECTIVE 1) complete; entire. 2) emphasizing a large extent or number: a whole range of issues. 3) in an unbroken or undamaged state. ► NOUN 1) a thing that is complete in itself. 2) (the whole) all of something … English terms dictionary
Whole — may refer to: *Holism, (from holos, a Greek word meaning all, entire, total) the idea that all the properties of a given system cannot be determined or explained by the sum of its component parts alone * in music, a whole step, or Major second *… … Wikipedia
whole — [adj1] entire, complete accomplished, aggregate, all, choate, completed, concentrated, conclusive, consummate, every, exclusive, exhaustive, fixed, fulfilled, full, full length, gross, inclusive, in one piece, integral, outright, perfect, plenary … New thesaurus
Whole — Whole, n. 1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself. [1913 Webster] This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. J. Montgomery. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whole — I (undamaged) adjective aggregate, all, complete, entire, gross, intact, solid, total, undiminished, unhurt, unimpaired, unreduced, without loss associated concepts: whole capital, whole estate, whole quantity, whole truth II (unified) adjective… … Law dictionary
whole — hōl adj containing all its natural constituents, components, or elements: deprived of nothing by refining, processing, or separation <whole milk> … Medical dictionary
whole|ly — «HOH lee, HOHL lee», adverb. = wholly. (Cf. ↑wholly) … Useful english dictionary
whole — whole1 W1S1 [həul US houl] adj [: Old English; Origin: hal healthy, unhurt, complete ] 1.) [only before noun] all of something = ↑entire ▪ You have your whole life ahead of you! ▪ His whole attitude bugs me. ▪ We ate the whole cake in about ten… … Dictionary of contemporary English
