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101 acne
['ækni](a common skin disease with pimples: Acne is common among young people.) (gelgju)bólur, bóluvaldandi sÿking í fitukirtlum húðar -
102 administration
1) (management: He's in charge of administration at the hospital.) stjórn2) ((the people who carry on) the government of a country etc.) ríkisstjórn -
103 advertisement
noun ((also ad [æd], advert) a film, newspaper announcement, poster etc making something known, especially in order to persuade people to buy it: an advertisement for toothpaste on television; She replied to my advertisement for a secretary.) auglÿsing -
104 affirmative action
noun (American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). -
105 airlift
noun (an operation to move cargo or people, carried out by air.) loftbrú, samfelldir loftflutningar -
106 all round
(surrounding: There were people all round him.) allt í kringum, umhverfis -
107 allergy
['ælə‹i]plural - allergies; noun(an unusual sensitiveness of the body which causes certain people to be affected in a bad way by something usually harmless: The rash on her face is caused by an allergy to grass.) ofnæmi- allergic -
108 allot
[ə'lot]past tense, past participle - allotted; verb(to give (each person) a fixed share of or place in (something): They have allotted all the money to the various people who applied.) úthluta -
109 ambush
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110 amnesty
['æmnəsti]plural - amnesties; noun(a general pardon given to people who have done wrong especially against the government: The murderer was released under the amnesty declared by the new president.) náðun -
111 ample
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112 anorexia
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113 apart
(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) í sundur, hvor frá öðrum, út af fyrir sig- come apart
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114 apple of discord
(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.)- upset the apple cart -
115 approximately
adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) hérumbil, á að giska -
116 arbitrary
(not decided by rules or laws but by a person's own opinion: He made a rather arbitrary decision to close the local cinema without consulting other people.) geðþóttalegur, geðþótta- -
117 aristocratic
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118 arm-in-arm
adverb ((of two or more people) with arms linked together: They walked along arm-in-arm.) arm í arm -
119 armband
noun (a strip of cloth etc worn round the arm: The people all wore black armbands as a sign of mourning.) sorgarborði -
120 army
1) (a large number of men armed and organized for war: The two armies met at dawn.)2) (a large number (of people etc): an army of tourists.)
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