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41 double
1. adjective1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) tvöfaldur2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) tvöfaldur, tvískiptur3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) tvöfaldur4) (for two people: a double bed.) fyrir tvo2. adverb1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) tvisvar sinnum2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) í tvennt; brotinn saman3. noun1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) tvöfalt magn2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) tvífari4. verb1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) tvöfalda(st)2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) gegna tvöföldu hlutverki•- doubles- double agent
- double bass
- double-bedded
- double-check
- double-cross
- double-dealing 5. adjective(cheating: You double-dealing liar!) svikull, undirförull6. adjectivea double-decker bus.) tvílyftur, tvíþilja- double figures
- double-quick
- at the double
- double back
- double up
- see double -
42 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy -
43 dream
1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) draumur2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) dagdraumur3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) (alveg) draumur; frábær4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) draumur2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) dreyma- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up -
44 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) átta2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) átta ára3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) áhöfn á áttæringi2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) átta2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) átta ára (gamall)•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) átta ára -
45 eight-year-old
noun (a person or animal that is eight years old: Is this game suitable for an eight-year-old?) átta ára gamall -
46 eighties
1) (the period of time between one's eightieth and ninetieth birthdays: He is in his eighties.) níræðisaldur2) (the range of temperatures between eighty and ninety degrees: It was in the eighties yesterday.) milli áttatíu og níutíu3) (the period of time between the eightieth and ninetieth years of a century: life in the 'eighties/'80s.) níundi áratugurinn -
47 eleven
[i'levn] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 11.) ellefu2) (the age of 11.) ellefu ára3) (in football etc, a team of eleven players: He plays for the school's first eleven.) ellefu manna lið2. adjective1) (11 in number.) ellefu2) (aged 11.) ellefu ára (gamall)•- eleven-- eleventh
- eleven-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is eleven years old.) ellefu ára -
48 eleven-year-old
noun (a person or animal that is eleven years old.) ellefu ára gamall -
49 embezzle
[im'bezl](to take dishonestly (money that has been entrusted to oneself): As the firm's accountant, he embezzled $20,000 in two years.) draga sér fé- embezzler -
50 era
['iərə]1) (a number of years counting from an important point in history: the Victorian era.) sögulegt tímabil2) (a period of time marked by an important event or events: an era of social reform.) sögulegt tímabil, tímar -
51 extinct
[ik'stiŋkt]1) ((of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence: Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.) aldauða, útdauður2) ((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) kulnaður• -
52 faith
[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) trú; traust2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) (guðs)trú3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) tryggð, trúnaður•- faithful- faithfully
- Yours faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- faithlessness
- in all good faith
- in good faith -
53 feel as if / as though
(to have the sensation (physical or mental) or feeling that: I feel as if I am going to be sick; She feels as though she has known him for years.) finnast; hafa á tilfinningunni -
54 festival
['festəvəl]1) (an occasion of public celebration: In Italy, each village holds a festival once a year.) skemmtun, hátíð2) (a season of musical, theatrical etc performances: Every three years the city holds a drama festival; ( also adjective) a festival programme.) hátíð -
55 feud
[fju:d](a long-lasting quarrel or war between families, tribes etc: There has been a feud between our two families for two hundred years.) ættadeila, ættflokkadeila -
56 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fiðla2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindl2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) leika á fiðlu2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fitla, fikta3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) draga sér fé•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle -
57 fifteen
[fif'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 15.) fimmtán2) (the age of 15.) fimmtán ára3) (a team containing fifteen members: a rugby fifteen.) fimmtán manna lið2. adjective1) (15 in number.) fimmtán2) (aged 15.) fimmtán ára•- fifteen-- fifteenth
- fifteen-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is fifteen years old.) fimmtán ára -
58 fifteen-year-old
noun (a person or animal that is fifteen years old.) fimmtán ára gamall -
59 fifties
1) (the period of time between one's fiftieth and sixtieth birthdays.) sextugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between fifty and sixty degrees.) milli fimmtíu og sextíu, sjötti tugur3) (the period of time between the fiftieth and sixtieth years of a century.) sjötti áratugurinn -
60 fifty
['fifti] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 50.) fimmtíu2) (the age of 50.) fimmtíu ára2. adjective1) (50 in number.) fimmtíu2) (aged 50.) fimmtíu ára, fimmtugur•- fifties- fiftieth
- fifty-
- fifty-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is fifty years old.) fimmtíu ára4. adjective(equal: a fifty-fifty chance.) jafnir/helmings/fimmtíu prósent möguleikar
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