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1 women
['wimin]plural; = woman -
2 woman
['wumən]plural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) kona2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) húshjálp, vinnukona•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
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3 harem
1) (the part of a Muslim house occupied by the women.) kvennabúr2) (the women themselves.) kvennabúr -
4 suffragette
[-'‹et]noun (one of the women who worked and fought for women's right to vote.) súfragetta, kvenréttindakona -
5 active
['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) virkur2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) virkur3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) virkur4) (in force: The rule is still active.) í gildi5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) virkur6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) germynd•- actively
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6 affirmative action
noun (American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). -
7 anorexia
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8 battered
adjective battered wives/children; She ran away from her husband to a shelter for battered women.) -
9 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) vera í minnihluta -
10 bikini
[bi'ki:ni](a brief two-piece swimming costume for women.) bikini -
11 bitchy
adjective ((usually of women) fond of making unpleasant comments about people: She is sometimes very bitchy about her colleagues.) tíkarlegur; andstyggilegur -
12 briefs
noun plural ((used especially in shops) women's pants or men's underpants: a pair of briefs.) (nær)buxur -
13 chat
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14 chivalry
['ʃivəlri]1) (kindness and courteousness especially towards women or the weak.) kurteisi2) (the principles of behaviour of medieval knights.) riddaramennska• -
15 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) flokkur2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) stétt3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) (gæða)flokkur4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) bekkur, hópur5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) kennslustund6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) flokka- class-room -
16 comely
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17 compact
I 1. [kəm'pækt] adjective(fitted neatly together in a small space: Our new house is very compact.) samanþjappaður2. ['kompækt] noun(a small container for women's face-powder: a powder-compact with a mirror.) púðurdósII ['kompækt](an agreement: The management and trade union leaders finally signed a compact.) samningur -
18 culotte
[kju:ʒ'lot]((usually in plural) women's knee-length trousers cut so as to look like a skirt.) buxnapils -
19 curtsey
['kə: i] 1. plural - curtsies; noun(a bow made by women by bending the knees.) hnébeyging kvenna, hneiging2. verb(to make a curtsy: She curtsied to the queen.) hneigja sig (í hnjáliðum) -
20 curtsy
['kə: i] 1. plural - curtsies; noun(a bow made by women by bending the knees.) hnébeyging kvenna, hneiging2. verb(to make a curtsy: She curtsied to the queen.) hneigja sig (í hnjáliðum)
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