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41 nervous breakdown
(a period of mental illness caused by a time of great strain.) taugaáfall -
42 nowadays
adverb (at the present period of time: Food is very expensive nowadays.) nú á dögum -
43 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) starf2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) búseta3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) hernám -
44 presidency
['prezidənsi]1) (the rank or office of a president: His ambition is the presidency.) forsetaembætti2) (the period of time for which somebody is president: during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.) forsetatíð -
45 probation
[prə'beiʃən, ]( American[) prou-]1) (the system allowing people who have broken the law to go free on condition that they commit no more crimes and report regularly to a social worker.) skilorðsdómur2) ((in certain jobs) a period of time during which a person is carefully watched to see that he is capable of the job.) reynslutími•- probation officer
- be/put on probation -
46 progressive
[-siv]1) (developing and advancing by stages: a progressive illness.) stigvaxandi2) (using, or favouring, new methods: progressive education; The new headmaster is very progressive.) framsækinn3) ((grammar) (also continuous) (of a verb tense or form) indicating an activity that is, was, or will be continuing at some period of time: The progressive form of a verb is be + verb-ing (= be + present participle) (eg is working, was waiting, have been dancing).) -
47 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) hljóður, hljóðlátur2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) rólegur3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) rólegur, friðsæll4) ((of colours) not bright.) mildur2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) friður, næði3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) róa; stillast- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet -
48 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tíðni, hlutfall, prósenta2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) hlutfall, prósenta3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) hraði4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) taxti5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) skattur2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) meta- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange -
49 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) léttir, linun2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) neyðar-/fjárhagshjálp3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afleysingamaður4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) frelsun5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) upphleypt mynd•- relieve- relieved -
50 renew
[rə'nju:]1) (to begin, do, produce etc again: He renewed his efforts; We must renew our attack on drug abuse.) hefja að nÿju2) (to cause (eg a licence) to continue for another or longer period of time: My television licence has to be renewed in October.) endurnÿja3) (to make new or fresh or as if new again: The panels on the doors have all been renewed.) gera upp, endurnÿja•- renewal -
51 rough it
(to live for a period of time without the comforts or conveniences of modern life: They roughed it in the jungles for two months.) -
52 serve an apprenticeship
(to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice.) vera í læri -
53 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) teygja/breiða (út/úr)2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) dreifa (úr)3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) tvístra(st), dreifa(st) -
54 stay
[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) dvelja, vera kyrr2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) halda kyrru fyrir; haldast (uppi); vera (kyrr/til frambúðar)2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) dvöl- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up -
55 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) fara úr2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) hefja sig til flugs3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) taka frí4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) herma eftir, skopstæla -
56 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) afmarkað tímabil2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) námsönn3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) fræðiheiti, fagorð•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.) kallað, nefna- in terms of -
57 tour
[tuə] 1. noun1) (a journey to several places and back: They went on a tour of Italy.) ferðalag2) (a visit around a particular place: He took us on a tour of the house and gardens.) skoðunartúr3) (an official period of time of work usually abroad: He did a tour of duty in Fiji.) þjónustutími á tilteknum stað2. verb(to go on a tour (around): to tour Europe.) ferðast um- tourism- tourist
- tour guide
- tourist guide -
58 week
[wi:k] 1. noun1) (any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday: It's three weeks since I saw her.) vika2) (the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive: He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday.) virkir dagar3) (the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days: He works a forty-eight-hour week.) vinnuvika•- weekly2. adverb(once a week: The newspaper is published weekly.) vikulega3. noun(a publication coming out once a week: Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?) vikublað/-rit- weekday- weekend
- a week last Friday
- a week today
- tomorrow
- on/next Friday
- Friday
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