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41 at stake
1) (to be won or lost: A great deal of money is at stake.) í veði2) (in great danger: The peace of the country / Our children's future is at stake.) í húfi, í hættu -
42 autonomy
[o:'tonəmi](the power or right of a country etc to govern itself.) sjálfsstjórn, sjálfstæði -
43 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) bjálki, biti2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) geisli3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) breiðasti hluti skips2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) ljóma (gleið)brosa2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) (senda frá sér) geisla; senda út, útvarpa -
44 beloved
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45 belt
[belt] 1. noun1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) belti2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) drifreim3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) -belti, -svæði2. verb1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) gyrða, festa með belti2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) flengja (með belti)•- belted -
46 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) brún, jaðar2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) landamæri3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) blómabeð/-rein2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) liggja að3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) á mörkunum -
47 boycott
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48 brain
[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) heili2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) gáfur3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) gáfumaður•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
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49 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) vitsmunaflótti; brottflutningar menntamanna -
50 bureaucracy
[bju'rokrəsi]1) (a system of government by officials working for a government.) embættismannakerfi, skrifstofustjórnkerfi2) (a country having such a government which uses such officials.) skrifræði, skrifstofuveldi• -
51 bush
[buʃ]1) (a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size: a rose bush.) runni2) ((in Australia, Africa etc) wild uncultivated country.) óbyggðir•- bushy -
52 cabinet
['kæbinit]1) (a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers: a filing cabinet.) skjalaskápur2) (in Britain and some other countries the group of chief ministers who govern a country: The Prime Minister has chosen a new Cabinet.) ríkisstjórn -
53 census
['sensəs]plural - censuses; noun(an official counting especially of a country's inhabitants: When was the last census in Britain?) manntal -
54 chauvinism
['ʃəuvinizəm](unthinking enthusiasm for a particular country, cause etc.) þjóðrembingur- chauvinistic
- male chauvinist -
55 citizen
['sitizn]1) (an inhabitant of a city or town: a citizen of London.) borgari2) (a member of a state or country: a British citizen; a citizen of the USA.) ríkisborgari• -
56 citizenship
noun (the status, rights and duties of a citizen, especially of a particular country etc: He has applied for British citizenship.) (ríkis)borgararéttindi -
57 civil liberties/rights
(the rights of a citizen according to the law of the country.) borgaraleg réttindi -
58 climate
1) (the weather conditions of a region (temperature, moisture etc): Britain has a temperate climate.) loftslag2) (the conditions in a country etc: the economic/moral climate.) andi, andrúmsloft, aðstæður•- climatic -
59 coin
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60 coinage
[-ni‹]1) (the process of coining.) nÿmyndun; nÿyrðasmíð2) (the money (system) used in a country: Britain now uses decimal coinage.) gjaldmiðilskerfi
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