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1 surroundings
1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) umhverfi, næsta nágrenni2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) umhverfi -
2 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
3 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
4 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) kaldur2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) kaldur3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) kaldur2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) kuldi2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) kvef•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
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5 cold-blooded
1) (having blood (like that of a fish) which takes the same temperature as the surroundings of the body: cold-blooded creatures.) með köldu blóði2) (cruel and unfeeling: cold-blooded murder.) grimmur, tilfinningalaus -
6 conscious
['konʃəs]1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) meðvitaður2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) meðvitandi, meðvitaður•- consciousness -
7 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) frumatriði, undirstöðuatriði2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) frumefni3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) eðlilegt umhverfi4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) atriði; þáttur, hluti, vottur (af)5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) skautasamstæða, element•- elements
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8 immediate
[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) tafarlaus2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) milliliðalaus, sem kemur strax á eftir3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) næstur, nálægur•2. conjunction(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) um leið og, strax og -
9 in one's element
(in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one.) vera í eðlilegu umhverfi/essinu sínu -
10 in the wild
((of an animal) in its natural surroundings: Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild.) í náttúrulegu/villtu umhverfi -
11 novelty
plural - novelties; noun1) (newness and strangeness: It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.) nÿbreytni, nÿjung2) (something new and strange: Snow is a novelty to people from hot countries.) nÿjung3) (a small, cheap manufactured thing sold as a toy or souvenir: a stall selling novelties.) leikföng, minjagripir -
12 on location
((of filming) in natural surroundings outside the studio.) tökustaður utan kvikmyndavers -
13 opulent
['opjulənt](luxurious; rich: They lived in opulent surroundings.) ríkmannlegur- opulence -
14 orientate
['o:riənteit]1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) átta sig2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) átta sig• -
15 settle in
(to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.) aðlagast -
16 sumptuous
(expensive and splendid: They live in sumptuous surroundings.) kostnaðarsamur, ríkulegur -
17 surround
1) (to be, or come, all round: Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.) umlykja2) (to enclose: He surrounded the castle with a high wall.) umkringja•- surroundings
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