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21 antiquity
[æn'tikwəti]1) (ancient times, especially those of the ancient Greeks and Romans: the gods and heroes of antiquity.) fornöld2) (great age: a statue of great antiquity.) ævaforn3) ((plural antiquities) something remaining from ancient times (eg a statue, a vase): Roman antiquities.) fornmunir -
22 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) sem beinist aftur á bak/til baka2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) seinþroska3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) á eftir tímanum•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards -
23 be getting on for
(to be close to (a particular age, time etc): He must be getting on for sixty at least.) nálgast -
24 be going on (for)
(to be near or close to (a time, age etc): He must be going on (for) eighty.) vera að nálgast -
25 be going on (for)
(to be near or close to (a time, age etc): He must be going on (for) eighty.) vera að nálgast -
26 bedridden
adjective (in bed for a long period because of age or sickness: She has been bedridden since the car accident.) rúmfastur -
27 betroth
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28 buzzword
(a word or phrase that is frequently used because of its importance or popularity especially among a certain age-group or profession: `Recycling' is the new buzzword.) -
29 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) nærri2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) nærri -
30 commit
[kə'mit]past tense, past participle - committed; verb1) (to perform; to do (especially something illegal): He committed the murder when he was drunk.) fremja2) (to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc: committed to prison.) afhenda; setja í3) (to put (oneself) under a particular obligation: She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.) skuldbinda (sig)•- committal
- committed -
31 confidence
['konfidəns]1) (trust or belief in someone's ability: I have great confidence in you.) traust2) (belief and faith in one's own ability: She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.) sjálfstraust -
32 creep up on
(to approach slowly and stealthily: Old age creeps up on us all.) læðast að -
33 dawning
noun (the act of beginning: the dawning of a new day / a new age.) upphaf -
34 debut
['deibju:, ]( American[) dei'bju:](a first public appearance on the stage etc: She made her stage debut at the age of eight.) frumraun -
35 début
['deibju:, ]( American[) dei'bju:](a first public appearance on the stage etc: She made her stage debut at the age of eight.) frumraun -
36 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.)2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.)3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.)•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) sláttustimpillIII see dice -
37 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) átta2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) átta ára3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) áhöfn á áttæringi2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) átta2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) átta ára (gamall)•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) átta ára -
38 eighteen
[ei'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 18.) átján2) (the age of 18: a girl of eighteen.) átján ára2. adjective1) (18 in number: eighteen horses.) átján2) (aged 18: He is eighteen now.) átjan ára•- eighteenth
- eighteen-year-old 3. adjectivean eighteen-year-old girl.) átján ára -
39 eighty
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40 eleven
[i'levn] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 11.) ellefu2) (the age of 11.) ellefu ára3) (in football etc, a team of eleven players: He plays for the school's first eleven.) ellefu manna lið2. adjective1) (11 in number.) ellefu2) (aged 11.) ellefu ára (gamall)•- eleven-- eleventh
- eleven-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is eleven years old.) ellefu ára
См. также в других словарях:
age — age … Dictionnaire des rimes
âgé — âgé … Dictionnaire des rimes
age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… … English syllables
age — [ aʒ ] n. m. • 1801; var. dial. (Poitou, Berry) de haie XIIIe, en ce sens ♦ Longue pièce horizontale à laquelle s ajustent le soc et toutes les autres pièces de la charrue. ⊗ HOM. poss. Âge. ● age nom masculin (ancien français haie, du francique… … Encyclopédie Universelle
âge — age [ aʒ ] n. m. • 1801; var. dial. (Poitou, Berry) de haie XIIIe, en ce sens ♦ Longue pièce horizontale à laquelle s ajustent le soc et toutes les autres pièces de la charrue. ⊗ HOM. poss. Âge. ● age nom masculin (ancien français haie, du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
âgé — age [ aʒ ] n. m. • 1801; var. dial. (Poitou, Berry) de haie XIIIe, en ce sens ♦ Longue pièce horizontale à laquelle s ajustent le soc et toutes les autres pièces de la charrue. ⊗ HOM. poss. Âge. ● age nom masculin (ancien français haie, du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
âge — ÂGE. s. m. La durée ordinaire de la vie. L âge de l homme ne passe pas communément quatre vingts ans. L âge des chevaux n est guère que de trente ans. e d homme, signifie, L âge viril. Quand cet enfant sera parvenu à l âge d homme. Il signifie… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
age — AGE. Autrefois on escrivoit Aage. s. m. l A est long, & on met un accent circonflexe dessus. La durée ordinaire de la vie. Age d homme. il n a pas vescu âge d homme. l âge du cheval est de trente ans. Age, signifie aussi, Le temps qu il y a qu on … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Age — ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-age — ⇒ AGE, suff. Suff. formateur de subst. d action ou de subst. à valeur coll. I. [Avec des bases verbales] Les dérivés expriment l action; plus rarement le sujet, le moyen, le résultat, le lieu de l action; age s accole le plus souvent à des verbes … Encyclopédie Universelle
Age d'or — Âge d or Pour les articles homonymes, voir Âge et L Âge d or (homonymie). L âge d or, par Lucas Cranach l Ancien ( … Wikipédia en Français