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1 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvarlegur2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) einlægur3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) alvarlegur4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvarlegur, hættulegur•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously -
2 grievous
adjective (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) alvarlegur -
3 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) sem felur í sér gagnrÿni2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) aðfinnslusamur3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) alvarlegur; tvísÿnn -
4 mortal sin
((especially in Roman Catholicism) a very serious sin, as a result of which the soul is damned for ever.) dauðasynd -
5 revue
[rə'vju:](an amusing, not very serious, theatre show.) revía -
6 white lie
(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvít lygi -
7 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) andstyggilegur2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) andstyggilegur3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) illgjarn4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) slæmur, andstyggilegur5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) alvarlegur, slæmur6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) örðugur, alvarlegur•- nastily- nastiness -
8 slump
1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) hlamma sér; hlunkast niður2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) hrynja, dragast saman2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) verðhrun2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) kreppa, samdráttur -
9 deadly
1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) banvænn2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) ákafur, mikill, algerlega3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) drepleiðinlegur -
10 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
11 trivial
1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) smávægilegur2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) yfirborðslegur, léttúðugur -
12 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) illa2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) mjög, illilega -
13 must
1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) verður, má til2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) hlÿtur3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) verður2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) e-ð nauðsynlegt -
14 parody
['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) skopstæling, parodía2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) skrumskæling2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) skopstæla -
15 severe
[sə'viə]1) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) alvarlegur2) (strict or harsh: a severe mother; severe criticism.) harður, óvæginn3) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) einfaldur, látlaus•- severely- severity -
16 solemn
['soləm]1) (serious and earnest: a solemn question; He looked very solemn as he announced the bad news.) alvörugefinn2) (stately; having formal dignity: a solemn procession.) hátíðlegur•- solemnly- solemnness
- solemnity -
17 sunstroke
noun (a serious illness caused by being in very hot sunshine for too long.) sólstingur
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