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1 pair
[peə] 1. noun1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) par, samstæða2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) par; stykki3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.) (kærustu)par2. verb(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) para -
2 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) bútur, sneið, stykki, hluti2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) blað; fréttastúfur3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) verk, stykki; grein4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) peningur, mynt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) taflmaður•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) sundurlaus; ómarkviss- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
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3 unit
['ju:nit]1) (a single thing, individual etc within a group: The building is divided into twelve different apartments or living units.) eining2) (an amount or quantity that is used as a standard in a system of measuring or coinage: The dollar is the standard unit of currency in America.) eining3) (the smallest whole number, 1, or any number between 1 and 9: In the number 23, 2 is a ten, and 3 is a unit.) tala í einingarsæti -
4 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) einn2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) eins árs2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) sá, þessi, annar, hinn2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) maður3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) einn2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins árs gamall3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) sammála, á einu máli•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) eins árs- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
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5 each
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6 particular
[pə'tikjulə]1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) tiltekinn, ákveðinn2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) sérstakur3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) vandlátur•- particulars
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7 whole
[həul] 1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) heill; allir2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) í heilu lagi2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) heild2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) allur•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the whole
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