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  • 1 great

    [ɡreit]
    1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) mikill, stórkostlegur
    2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) stór, mikill
    3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mikill
    4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) frábær, stórkostlegur
    5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) klár, flinkur
    - greatness

    English-Icelandic dictionary > great

  • 2 superior

    [su'piəriə] 1. adjective
    1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) hærra settur
    2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) framúrskarandi, ágætis-
    3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) yfirlætislegur
    2. noun
    (a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) yfirmaður

    English-Icelandic dictionary > superior

  • 3 excel

    [ik'sel]
    past tense, past participle - excelled; verb
    1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) skara fram úr
    2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) skara fram úr
    - Excellency
    - excellent
    - excellently

    English-Icelandic dictionary > excel

  • 4 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) góður
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) góður, réttur
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) góður
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) góður
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) góður
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) góður, hollur
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) í góðu skapi
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) góður
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) góður, umtalsverður
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) góður, hæfur
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) góður
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) góður, skynsamlegur
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) góður, lofsamlegur
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) ítarlegur, góður
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) vel
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) hagur, þága
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) hið góða
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gott!
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) hamingjan sanna
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good

    English-Icelandic dictionary > good

  • 5 improve

    [im'pru:v]
    (to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc: His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.) bæta, laga
    - improve on

    English-Icelandic dictionary > improve

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