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  • 1 spelling

    noun Her spelling is terrible; ( also adjective) The teacher gave the children a spelling lesson/test.) stafsetning

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  • 2 speller

    1) (a computer program that corrects spelling mistakes.)
    2) (someone who is good or bad at spelling: She is a good speller.)
    3) ((American) a book for teaching spelling.)

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  • 3 contraction

    [-ʃən]
    1) (an act of contracting: contraction of metals; contraction of muscles.) samdráttur
    2) (a word shortened in speech or spelling: `I'm' is a contraction of `I am'.) samandreginn

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  • 4 exercise

    1. noun
    1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) (líkams)æfing
    2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) æfing
    3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) (her)æfingar
    2. verb
    1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) hreyfa, æfa
    2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) nÿta

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  • 5 jeopardise

    verb (to put in danger: Bad spelling could jeopardize your chances of passing the exam.) stofna í hættu

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  • 6 jeopardize

    verb (to put in danger: Bad spelling could jeopardize your chances of passing the exam.) stofna í hættu

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  • 7 mistake

    [mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb
    1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) ruglast/villast á
    2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) villast á
    2. noun
    (a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) mistök; villa
    - mistakenly

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  • 8 shaky

    1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) skjálfandi
    2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) ótraustur
    3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) slakur

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  • 9 simplification

    1) (the process of making simpler.) einföldun
    2) (something made simpler; a simpler form: The Americans have made some simplifications in English spelling.) einföldun

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  • 10 spell

    I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb
    1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) stafa
    2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) mynda
    3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) stafsetja
    4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) þÿða, jafngilda
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    - spelling II [spel] noun
    1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) töfraþula; álög
    2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) töfrar
    III [spel] noun
    1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) törn, lota
    2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) skeið, kast
    3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) stuttur tími

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  • SPELLING, AARON — (1923–2006). U.S. television producer, writer, and actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, Spelling enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force in 1942 and served in Europe during World War II. He briefly worked as a reporter for the Army s newspaper, Stars and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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  • Spelling — Spell ing, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster] {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.] {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words, between… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spelling bee — Spelling Spell ing, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster] {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.] {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spelling book — Spelling Spell ing, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster] {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.] {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spelling match — Spelling Spell ing, a. Of or pertaining to spelling. [1913 Webster] {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.] {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller. {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spelling — ist der Familienname von: Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), US amerikanischer Film und Fernsehproduzent Margaret Spellings (* 1957), US amerikanische Politikerin Randy Spelling (* 1978), US amerikanischer Schauspieler, Sohn von Aaron Spelling Thomas… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Spelling (disambiguation) — Spelling is the writing of words with all necessary letters and diacritics present in an accepted, conventional order. See also orthography.Spelling or Spellings is the name of: * Aaron Spelling (1923 ndash;2006), American film and television… …   Wikipedia

  • Spelling suggestion — is a feature of many computer software applications used to suggest plausible replacements for words that are likely to have been misspelled. Spelling suggestion features are commonly included in Internet search engines, word processors, spell… …   Wikipedia

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