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1 superlative
[su'pə:lətiv] 1. adjective((of an adjective or adverb) of the highest degree of comparison: `Biggest' is a superlative adjective.) hástigs-2. noun((an adjective or adverb of) the superlative degree: `Best' and `worst' are the superlatives of `good' and `bad'; She is the prettiest girl in the room; We'll go by different roads to see who will arrive (the) soonest / most quickly.) efsta stig, hástig -
2 very
['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) mjög2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) algerlega; allra2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) samur, einmitt sá sem2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) alveg; sem er hæstur/efstur3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) það eitt; uppástungan ein (nægir til að)• -
3 doctor
['doktə] 1. noun1) (a person who is trained to treat ill people: Doctor Davidson; You should call the doctor if you are ill; I'll have to go to the doctor.) læknir2) (a person who has gained the highest university degree in any subject.) doktor2. verb1) (to interfere with; to add something to (usually alcohol or drugs): Someone had doctored her drink.) skipta sér af; bæta e-u í2) (to treat with medicine etc: I'm doctoring my cold with aspirin.) veita læknismeðferð• -
4 maximum
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