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1 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) fáir- a few- few and far between -
2 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) örfáir; sjaldgæfur -
3 a few
(a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) nokkrir -
4 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) sára fáir, afar lítill -
5 acceptance
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6 billion
['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.)2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.)3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).)2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) biljón; miljarður- billionth -
7 chamber
[' eimbə]1) (a room.) (svefn)herbergi2) (the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets: There were few members left in the chamber.) þingsalur3) (such an assembly: the Upper and Lower Chambers.) þingdeild4) (an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets: Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.) skothólf•- chamber music -
8 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) algengur2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) sameiginlegur3) (publicly owned: common property.) almennings-4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ruddalegur, ókurteis5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) óbreyttur; alþÿðan6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) samnafn2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) almenningur- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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9 couple
1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) tvennt af e-u; fáeinir2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) par; hjón2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) tengja- couplet- coupling -
10 deluge
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11 dislike
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12 duty
['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) skylda2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) skylduverk3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) gjald, tollur•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
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13 effects
1) (property; goods: She left few personal effects when she died.) persónulegar eigur2) (in drama etc, devices for producing suitable sounds, lighting etc to accompany a play etc: sound effects.) tækni(brella) -
14 explanation
[eksplə'neiʃən]1) (the act or process of explaining: Let me give a few words of explanation.) (út)skÿring2) (a statement or fact that explains: There are several possible explanations for the explosion.) (út)skÿring -
15 for good measure
(as something extra or above the minimum necessary: The shopkeeper weighed out the sweets and put in a few more for good measure.) í ofanálag -
16 fowl
plurals - fowl, fowls; noun(a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc: He keeps fowls and a few pigs.) (ali)fugl -
17 get round
1) (to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage: She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.) telja e-n á e-ð, sannfæra e-n2) (to solve (a problem etc): We can easily get round these few difficulties.) leysa vandamál -
18 get the hang of
(to learn or begin to understand how to do (something): It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.) ná tökum á -
19 go on
1) (to continue: Go on reading - I won't disturb you.) halda áfram2) (to talk a great deal, usually too much: She goes on and on about her health.) orðlengja um, láta dæluna ganga3) (to happen: What is going on here?) gerast, vera á seyði4) (to base one's investigations etc on: The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.) byggja á -
20 go wrong
1) (to go astray, badly, away from the intended plan etc: Everything has gone wrong for her in the past few years.) fara úrskeiðis2) (to stop functioning properly: The machine has gone wrong - I can't get it to stop!) bila3) (to make a mistake: Where did I go wrong in that sum?) gera mistök
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few — W1S1 [fju:] determiner, pron, adj comparative fewer superlative fewest [: Old English; Origin: feawa] 1.) [no comparative] a small number of things or people a few ▪ I have to buy a few things at the supermarket. ▪ Pam called to say she s going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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few — ► DETERMINER , PRONOUN , & ADJECTIVE 1) (a few) a small number of. 2) not many. ► NOUN (the few) ▪ a select minority. ● few and far between Cf. ↑few and far between … English terms dictionary
few and far between — Very rare • • • Main Entry: ↑few * * * few and far between phrase not happening very often or not existing in many places Opportunities for promotion are few and far between. Thesaurus: rarely and not oftensynonym … Useful english dictionary
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few — (adj.) O.E. feawe (plural; contracted to fea) few, seldom, even a little, from P.Gmc. *faw , from PIE root *pau few, little (Cf. L. paucus few, little, paullus little, parvus little, small, pauper poor; Gk. pauros … Etymology dictionary
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