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1 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 -
2 prime time
noun (the evening hours, the time when most viewers are watching television: The programme will be broadcast during prime time.) -
3 prime minister
(the chief minister of a government.) forsætisráðherra -
4 prime number
(a number that can only be divided without a remainder by itself and 1, eg 3, 5, 7, 31.) frumtala, prímtala -
5 related
1) (belonging to the same family (as): I'm related to the Prime Minister; The Prime Minister and I are related.) skyldur2) (connected: other related topics.) tengdur -
6 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) miða (á)2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) stefna (að), áætla2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mið2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) takmark•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim -
7 allusion
[-ʒən]noun ((the act of making) a mention or reference: The prime minister made no allusion to the war in his speech.) lausleg eða óbein tilvitnun til -
8 ambition
[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) metnaður2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) metnaður, takmark•- ambitiously
- ambitiousness -
9 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) ráðast á2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) ráðast á3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) sækja4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) takast á við2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) árás2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) kast, áfall -
10 cabinet
['kæbinit]1) (a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers: a filing cabinet.) skjalaskápur2) (in Britain and some other countries the group of chief ministers who govern a country: The Prime Minister has chosen a new Cabinet.) ríkisstjórn -
11 cartoon
1) (a drawing making fun of someone or something: a cartoon of the Prime Minister in the newspaper.) skopteikning2) (a film consisting of a series of drawings in which the people and animals give the impression of movement: a Walt Disney cartoon.) teiknimynd• -
12 deputation
[depju-]noun (a group of people appointed to represent others: The miners sent a deputation to the Prime Minister.) sendinefnd -
13 designate
['deziɡneit] 1. verb1) (to call or name: It was designated a conservation area.) nefna2) (to point out or identify: He has been designated our next Prime Minister.) útnefna, tilnefna2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) appointed to an office etc but not yet having begun it: the ambassador designate.) útnefndur- designated driver -
14 entertain
[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) taka á móti gestum2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) skemmta3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) ala í brjósti•- entertaining
- entertainment -
15 favour
['feivə] 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) greiði2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) velvild3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) mismunun, hygli4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) (í) náð, velþóknun2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) halda upp á, styðja- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) uppáhald- in favour of
- in one's favour -
16 hold forth
(to talk or give one's opinions, often loudly, at great length: The prime minister held forth for hours on the success of his government.) láta dæluna ganga -
17 impersonate
[im'pə:səneit](to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive: The comedian impersonated the prime minister.) fara í gervi; herma eftir -
18 inevitable
[in'evitəbl](that cannot be avoided; certain to happen, be done, said, used etc: The Prime Minister said that war was inevitable.) óhjákvæmilegur- inevitably -
19 informal
[in'fo:ml]1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) óformlegur; óhátíðlegur2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) óformlegur; talmáls-•- informally -
20 internal
[in'tə:nl]1) (of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body): The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.) innvortis-2) (concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc: The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.) innanlands-•- internal combustion
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