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101 controversial
[kontrə'və:ʃəl]adjective (causing controversy: His new book is very controversial.) umdeildur -
102 cook
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103 copy
['kopi] 1. plural - copies; noun1) (an imitation or reproduction: That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier.) eftirlíking2) (a single book, newspaper etc: Can I have six copies of this dictionary, please?) eintak3) (written or typed material for publishing: He writes copy for advertisements.) handrit2. verb(to make an imitation or reproduction of (something): Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook.) afrita; líkja eftir- copier- copyright -
104 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) brotna2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) brjóta3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) brotna; smella4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) segja brandara5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) brjóta upp6) (to solve (a code).) ráða, lesa úr7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) brotna niður2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) sprunga2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rifa3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smellur4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) högg5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skens, háð, brandari6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) úrvals-- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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105 critic
['kritik]1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) gagnrÿnandi2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) gagnrÿnandi•- critical- critically
- criticize
- criticise
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106 criticise
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) gagnrÿna2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) gagnrÿna -
107 criticize
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) gagnrÿna2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) gagnrÿna -
108 cross-reference
noun (a reference from one part of a book, list etc to another, eg crept see creep.) millivísun -
109 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) skaði, tjón2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) skaðabætur2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) skemma- damaged -
110 deal with
1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) fjalla um2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) fara með, meðhöndla -
111 dedication
1) (the quality of being dedicated; the act of dedicating: dedication to duty; the dedication of the church.) vígsla; helgun2) (the words dedicating a book to someone: We can put the dedication at the top of the page.) tileinkun -
112 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) töf2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) tefja2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) töf -
113 deluge
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114 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) skÿringarmynd, uppdráttur -
115 diary
plural - diaries; noun(a (small book containing a) record of daily happenings: The explorer kept a diary of his adventures.) dagbók -
116 directory
plural - directories; noun (a type of book giving names and addresses etc: a telephone directory.) (síma)skrá -
117 do-it-yourself
noun, adjective ((of) the art or practice of doing one's own decorating, repairs etc (also DIY): I've just bought a book on do-it-yourself so I can try to tile the bathroom; a do-it-yourself job.) heimasmíðar/-nám -
118 dog-eared
adjective ((of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner: dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared.) með brotin horn á blaði; með hundseyru -
119 downstairs
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120 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) þurr; þurrkaður2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) þurr, leiðinlegur3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) launhæðinn4) ((of wine) not sweet.) þurrt2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) þorna; þurrka- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up
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