-
121 pride
1) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) stolt2) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) stolt3) (a group (of lions or of peacocks): a pride of lions.) -hjörð, -hópur•- the pride of
- pride of place
- pride oneself on
- take pride in -
122 puritan
['pjuəritən]1) (a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment.) púrítani, siðavandur/DPstrangtrúaður maður2) (formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer.) púrítani• -
123 rank
I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) röð2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) staða3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) þjóðfélagsstaða, stétt2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) telja, metaII [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) algjör2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) þrár, rammur•- rankness -
124 represent
[reprə'zent] 1. verb1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) vera fulltrúi (e-s)2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) standa fyrir, tákna3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) vera gott dæmi um; sÿna•- representative 2. noun1) ((also rep [rep]) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) umboðsmaður, fulltrúi2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) fulltrúi -
125 reptile
(any of the group of cold-blooded animals to which snakes, lizards, crocodiles etc belong.) skriðdÿr -
126 resolution
[rezə'lu:ʃən] 1. noun1) (a firm decision (to do something): He made a resolution to get up early.) ákvörðun; ásetningur2) (an opinion or decision formally expressed by a group of people, eg at a public meeting: The meeting passed a resolution in favour of allowing women to join the society.) ályktun3) (resoluteness.) ákveðni; ákvörðun4) (the act of resolving (a problem etc).) ráðning, (úr)lausn•- resolute- resolutely
- resoluteness
- resolve 2. noun1) (determination to do what one has decided to do: He showed great resolve.) ákveðni2) (a firm decision: It is his resolve to become a director of this firm.) ákvörðun, ásetningur•- resolved -
127 slum
(a group of houses, blocks of flats, street etc where the conditions are dirty and overcrowded and the building(s) usually in a bad state: That new block of flats is rapidly turning into a slum; a slum dwelling.) fátækrahverfi -
128 staff
I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) starfslið/-menn2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) mannaII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) nótnastrengur
См. также в других словарях:
grace a person, group, etc. with your presence — grace (a person, group, etc.) with your presence : to come to a place to be with (a person, group, etc.) usually used humorously He finally decided to grace us with his presence [=he finally showed up] 10 minutes after dinner started. Will you be … Useful english dictionary
ETC Group — is an international organization dedicated to the conservation and sustainable advancement of cultural and ecological diversity and human rights. The full legal name is Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration. ETC is intended to be… … Wikipedia
/etc/passwd — (от англ. password пароль) файл, содержащий в текстовом формате список пользовательских учётных записей (аккаунтов). Является первым и основным источником информации о правах пользователя операционной системы. Существует в… … Википедия
group — [gruːp] noun [countable] 1. also group of companies ORGANIZATIONS a large business organization that consists of several companies that all have the same owner: • Burmah Castrol, the lubricants group • the sale of the Rover Group to BMW … Financial and business terms
Group-dynamic game — Group dynamic games are experiential education exercises which help people to learn about themselves, interpersonal relationships, and how groups function from a group dynamics or social psychological point of view.Group dynamics can be… … Wikipedia
Group C — was a category of auto racing, introduced into sports car racing by the FIA in 1982, along with Group A for touring cars and Group B for GTs. It was designed to replace both Group 5 Special Production Cars (closed top touring prototypes like… … Wikipedia
Group behaviour — Group behavior in sociology refers to the situations where people interact in large or small groups. The field of group dynamics deals with small groups that may reach consensus and act in a coordinated way. Groups of a large number of people in… … Wikipedia
group — [gro͞op] n. [Fr groupe < It gruppo, a knot, lump, group < Gmc * kruppa, round mass: see CROP] 1. a number of persons or things gathered closely together and forming a recognizable unit; cluster; aggregation; band [a group of houses] 2. a… … English World dictionary
Group collaboration — software provides tools for groups of people or organizations to share information and coordinate activities. IBM Lotus Notes developed originally by Lotus Corporation is considered one of the first commercially successful group collaboration… … Wikipedia
Group — (gr[=oo]p), n. [F groupe, It. gruppo, groppo, cluster, bunch, packet, group; of G. origin: cf. G. kropf craw, crop, tumor, bunch. See {Crop}, n.] 1. A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
group trading — noun (business) The practice by a number of traders of joining up, eg to improve distribution, cut administration costs, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑group … Useful english dictionary
