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41 petty
['peti]1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) smávægilegur, ómerkilegur2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) lítilmótlegur•- pettily- pettiness
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42 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) staður2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) pláss3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -staður, -hús, svæði4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sæti5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) sæti, staða6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) staða, stétt7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) staður8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) skylda; réttur9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) sæti, staða10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) hús; heimili11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) staður; notað í heitum gatna/torga12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) sæti2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) setja (á)2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) koma (e-m) fyrir sig•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
43 precedence
['presidəns]noun ((the right of) going before in order of importance etc: This matter is urgent and should be given precedence over others at the moment.) forgangur -
44 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) megin-, aðal-2) (best: in prime condition.) bestur, fyrsta flokks2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) blómi- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.)II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) undirbúa; grunna; setja púður (í byssu)- primer -
45 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) niðurlægja e-n, minna e-n á lága stöðu/reynsluleysi -
46 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) niðurlægja e-n, minna e-n á lága stöðu/reynsluleysi -
47 rating
1) ((usually in plural) the position of importance, popularity etc (of a person, thing etc): This television programme has had some very bad ratings recently.)2) (an ordinary sailor, as opposed to an officer.) -
48 regalia
[rə'ɡeiliə]1) (objects (eg the crown and sceptre) which are a sign of royalty, used eg at a coronation.) konungsgersemar, veldistákn konungs2) (any ornaments, ceremonial clothes etc which are worn as a sign of a person's importance or authority.) tignarmerki -
49 retinue
['retinju:](the servants, officials etc who accompany a person of importance.) fylgdarlið -
50 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) annar, auka2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) annar3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) auka-/varalið, b-lið2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) annar3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) annar2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) aðstoðarmaður4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) styðja5. noun(a secondary school.) framhaldsskóli- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekúnda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) augnablik, andartak -
51 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) skyn, skilningarvit2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) tilfinning, álit3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) skyn, -gáfa4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) dómgreind5) (a meaning (of a word).) merking6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) merking, þÿðing2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) skynja- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense -
52 significance
[siɡ'nifikəns]noun (meaning or importance: a matter of great significance.) þÿðing; mikilvægi -
53 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) lítill, smár2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) lítill3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) lítill, ekki mikill4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) lítill (stafur)•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
54 someone
1) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) einhver2) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) (e-r) merkilegur/sérstakur -
55 something
1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) eitthvað2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) eitthvað merkilegt -
56 stature
['stæ ə]1) (height of body: a man of gigantic stature.) hæð, vöxtur2) (importance or reputation: a musician of stature.) mikilvægi -
57 status symbol
(a possession that indicates one's social importance: a car, a private swimming-pool and other status symbols.) stöðutákn -
58 subordinate
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59 the be-all and end-all
(the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance: This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence.) endanlegt takmark -
60 trivial
1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) smávægilegur2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) yfirborðslegur, léttúðugur
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