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1 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) finna bragð af2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) bragða á, smakka3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) bragðast4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) smakka5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) njóta2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) bragðskyn2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) bragð3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) sÿnishorn, smakk4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smekkur5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) smekkur•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
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2 catholic
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3 harsh
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4 vulgarity
[-'ɡæ-]- plural vulgarities - noun ((an example of) bad manners, bad taste etc, in eg speech, behaviour etc: the vulgarity of his language.) lágkúra, dónaskapur -
5 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) súr2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) súr3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) fÿldur, úrillur2. verb(to make or become sour.) sÿra; gera súran- sourly- sourness -
6 culture
1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) (þjóð)menning2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) menning, menntun3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) siðfágun, menntun, menning4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) örverugróður5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) eldi, ræktun•- cultural- cultured -
7 acid
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8 artistic
1) (liking or skilled in painting, music etc: She draws and paints - she's very artistic.) listrænn; listfengur2) (created or done with skill and good taste: That flower-arrangement looks very artistic.) listrænn -
9 bitter
['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) bitur, beiskur2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) beiskur, sár3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) heiftarlegur4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) nístandi•- bitterly
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10 cluttered
adjective (untidy; too full of furniture etc: Some people think it's a beautiful room but it's too cluttered for my taste.) ofhlaðið, of fullt af e-u -
11 foul
1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) fúll, viðbjóðslegur2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) andstyggilegur2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) brot3. verb1) (to break the rules of a game (against): He fouled his opponent.) brjóta á2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) óhreinka• -
12 modest
['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) hógvær, lítillátur2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) látlaus3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) hóflegur, lítillátur•- modestly- modesty -
13 quince
[kwins](a fruit with a sharp taste, used in making jam etc.) roðarunnaepli -
14 refinement
1) (good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.) (sið)fágun2) ((an) improvement: to make refinements.) betrumbót -
15 sensibility
[sensi'biləti](an awareness of, or an ability to create, art, literature etc showing very high standards of beauty and good taste: a writer of great sensibility.) næmi; gott skynbragð -
16 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) þunnur2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) grannur, mjór3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) þunnur, vatnskenndur4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) þunnur, gisinn5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) lélegur2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) þynna(st)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
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