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41 discontent
[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) óánægja- discontentedly
- discontentment -
42 disturbance
1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) truflun; óspektir2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) truflun3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) óspektir -
43 do a roaring trade
(to have a very successful business; to sell a lot of something: She's doing a roaring trade in/selling home-made cakes.) rífandi viðskipti/sala -
44 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) leiðindavinna, puð -
45 expense
[-s]1) (the spending of money etc; cost: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.) kostnaður2) (a cause of spending: What an expense clothes are!) kostnaður -
46 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) stundarhrifning; duttlungar2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) ímyndun, hugarflug3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) ímyndun, hugarburður2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) skreyttur; fínn og dÿr3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) langa í e-ð, geta hugsað sér2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) hugsa, halda3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) vera skotinn í, langa í, þrá•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy -
47 farming
noun (the business of owning or running a farm: There is a lot of money involved in farming; ( also adjective) farming communities.) búskapur -
48 fertile
1) (producing a lot: fertile fields; a fertile mind/imagination.) frjór2) (able to produce fruit, children, young animals etc: fertile seed.) frjór•- fertilize
- fertilise
- fertilization
- fertilisation
- fertilizer
- fertiliser -
49 flurry
American - flurries; noun1) (a sudden rush (of wind etc); light snow: A flurry of wind made the door bang; a flurry of excitement; The children expected a lot of snow but there were only flurries.) (vind)hviða2) (a confusion: She was in a flurry.) uppnám -
50 fun
(enjoyment; a good time: They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun!) skemmtun, gaman- funny- funnily
- fun and games
- for fun
- in fun
- make fun of -
51 furnish
['fə:niʃ]1) (to provide (a house etc) with furniture: We spent a lot of money on furnishing our house.) búa húsgögnum2) (to give (what is necessary); to supply: They furnished the library with new books.) láta í té; útvega•- furnishings
- furniture -
52 generate
['‹enəreit](to cause or produce: This machine generates electricity; His suggestions generated a lot of ill-feeling.) framleiða, leiða af sér- the generation gap
- generator -
53 generous
['‹enərəs]1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) örlátur2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) ríflegur, stór3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) göfuglyndur; sáttfús•- generosity -
54 get the best of
(to win, or get some advantage from, (a fight, argument etc): He was shouting a lot, but I think I got the best of the argument.) hafa betur -
55 get there
(to succeed or make progress: There have been a lot of problems but we're getting there.) takast, heppnast -
56 get through
1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) komast yfir, ljúka við2) (to pass (an examination).) standast (próf)3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) komast á áfangastað4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) gera sig skiljanlegan, ná til -
57 give off
(to produce: That fire is giving off a lot of smoke.) gefa frá sér -
58 give out
1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) afhenda2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) vera uppurinn3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) gefa frá sér -
59 go through
1) (to search in: I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key.) fara í gegnum, leita2) (to suffer: You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.) ganga í gegnum, reyna3) (to use up: We went through a lot of money on holiday.) eyða, klára4) (to complete: to go through certain formalities.) fara í gegnum, klára5) (to be completed: After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through.) komast í gegn, hljóta samþykki -
60 good riddance
['ridəns] (I am happy to have got rid of it, him etc: I've thrown out all those old books, and good riddance (to the lot of them)!) feginn að losna við
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