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  • 81 slaughter

    ['slo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slátrun; blóðsúthelling
    2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slátrun
    2. verb
    1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slátra
    2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) brytja niður, strádrepa
    3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slátra

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  • 82 social

    ['səuʃəl] 1. adjective
    1) (concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community: social problems.) félagslegur
    2) (concerning the system by which such a community is organized: social class.) þjóðfélagslegur
    3) (living in communities: Ants are social insects.) félags-
    4) (concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement: a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social.) félaga-, félagslegur
    - socialist 2. adjective
    (of or concerning socialism: socialist policies/governments.) sósíalískur
    - socialise
    - socially
    - social work

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  • 83 society

    plural - societies; noun
    1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) mannlegt samfélag
    2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) samfélag
    3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) félag, samtök
    4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) efri stéttir þjóðfélagsins; fína fólkið
    5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) félagsskapur

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  • 84 stream

    [stri:m] 1. noun
    1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) á, lækur
    2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) straumur, flaumur, flóð
    3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) straumur
    4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) bekkur (sem raðað er í skv. námsgetu)
    2. verb
    1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) streyma; blakta
    2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) raða eftir námsgetu
    - streamlined

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  • 85 tall

    [to:l]
    1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) hár
    2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) hár, á hæð
    - a tall order
    - a tall story

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  • 86 team

    [ti:m]
    1) (a group of people forming a side in a game: a football team.) (keppnis)lið
    2) (a group of people working together: A team of doctors.) (starfs-/vinnu)hópur
    3) (two or more animals working together eg pulling a cart, plough etc: a team of horses/oxen.) teymi, eyki
    - team-work
    - team up

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  • 87 them

    [ðəm, ðem]
    1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) þá, þær, þau, þeim, þeirra
    2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) hann, hana

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  • 88 themselves

    1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when people, animals etc are the object of actions they perform: They hurt themselves; They looked at themselves in the mirror.) (sjálfa) sig
    2) (used to emphasize they, them or the names of people, animals etc: They themselves did nothing wrong.) sjálfir
    3) (without help etc: They decided to do it themselves.) sjálfir; hjálparlaust

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  • 89 throng

    [Ɵroŋ] 1. noun
    (a crowd: Throngs of people gathered to see the queen.) þröng, fólksþvaga
    2. verb
    (to crowd or fill: People thronged the streets to see the president.) þyrpast í, fylla

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  • 90 tolerance

    1) (the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own: We should always try to show tolerance to other people.) umburðarlyndi
    2) (the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug: If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it.) viðnámsþróttur

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  • 91 tribe

    1) (a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor: the tribes of Israel.) ættflokkur/-bálkur, ætt, kynkvísl
    2) (a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief: the desert tribes of Africa.) ættflokkur
    - tribesman

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  • 92 volunteer

    [volən'tiə] 1. verb
    1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) bjóðast til að gera e-ð, gerast sjálfboðaliði
    2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) segja (e-ð) af fyrra bragði
    2. noun
    (a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) sjálfboðaliði

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  • 93 wanted

    1) (being searched for by the police because of having committed a criminal act: He is a wanted man; He is wanted for murder.) eftirlÿstur
    2) ((negative unwanted) (of people) needed; cared for: Old people must be made to feel wanted.) þarfur

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  • 94 youth

    [ju:Ɵ]
    plural - youths; noun
    1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) æska, ungdómur
    2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) unglingur
    3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) unglingar
    - youthfully
    - youthfulness
    - youth hostel
    - youth mentor

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  • 95 -in

    (describing an activity usually carried out by groups of people as a form of protest etc: a sit-in; a work-in.) mótmæla-

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  • 96 a matter of opinion

    (something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) álitamál

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  • 97 a pain in the neck

    (a person who is constantly annoying: People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck.) algjör plága

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  • 98 a show of hands

    (at a meeting, debate etc, a vote expressed by people raising their hands.) handaupprétting

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  • 99 abide

    (to put up with; to tolerate: I can't abide noisy people.) þola

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  • 100 acceptable

    1) (satisfactory: The decision should be acceptable to most people.) aðgengilegur
    2) (pleasing: a very acceptable gift.) viðeigandi, ánægjulegur

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