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1 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) aldur2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tímabil, öld3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) aldur4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) óratími2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) eldast, verða gamall- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age -
2 ice age
(a time when a great part of the earth's surface was covered with ice.) ísöld -
3 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) skjálfandi2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) ótraustur3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) slakur -
4 stooped
adjective stooped shoulders; He is stooped with age.) lotinn -
5 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) komast til/á/að2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) teygjast/ná í/til3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) ná í, teygja sig (eftir)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) ná sambandi við5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) ná2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) þægileg fjarlægð; steinsnar2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) seilingarfjarlægð3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) beinn kafli fljóts -
6 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) kynna2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) koma e-u inn, koma með e-ð inn í e-ð3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) leggja fram4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) kynna fyrir•- introductory -
7 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 -
8 same
[seim] 1. adjective1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) sami2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) sami3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) sá sami, eins2. pronoun((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) eins3. adverb((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) eins- at the same time
- be all the same to
- same here
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9 ice
1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) ís, klaki2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) (rjóma)ís3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).)2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) setja krem/glassúr á (köku)- icing- icy
- icily
- iciness
- ice age
- ice axe
- iceberg
- ice box
- ice-cream
- ice-cube
- ice rink
- ice-skate
- ice-skating
- ice tray
- ice over/up -
10 equal
['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) jafn2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) jafningi3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) jafngilda- equality- equalize
- equalise
- equally
- equal to -
11 geriatrics
[‹eri'ætriks](the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases of old age.) öldrunarlækningar -
12 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) mikill, helstur, aðal-; mikilfenglegur2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) majór2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority -
13 on one's last legs
(very near to falling down or collapsing with exhaustion, old age etc.) á síðasta snúningi -
14 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) aðalsmaður2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) jafningi•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) rÿna -
15 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) megin-, aðal-2) (best: in prime condition.) bestur, fyrsta flokks2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) blómi- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.)II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) undirbúa; grunna; setja púður (í byssu)- primer -
16 rob
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17 superannuate
[su:pə'rænjueit](to retire (a person) from employment because of old age, especially with a pension.) leysa e-n frá störfum fyrir aldurssakir -
18 urn
[ə:n]1) (a tall vase or other container, especially for holding the ashes of a dead person: a stone-age burial urn.) (stór) krukka; duftker2) (a large metal container with a tap, in which tea or coffee is made eg in a canteen etc: a tea-urn.) stór hitakanna -
19 usual
['ju:ʒuəl](done, happening etc most often; customary: Are you going home by the usual route?; There are more people here than usual; Such behaviour is quite usual with children of that age; As usual, he was late.) venjulegur, vanalegur- usually
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