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1 active
['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) virkur2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) virkur3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) virkur4) (in force: The rule is still active.) í gildi5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) virkur6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) germynd•- actively
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2 activity
plural - activities; noun1) (the state of being active or lively: The streets are full of activity this morning.) athafnasemi2) (something which one does as a pastime, as part of one's job etc: His activities include fishing and golf.) tómstundagaman; viðfangsefni -
3 brisk
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4 depress
[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) hryggja2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) draga úr•- depressing
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5 depressed
1) (sad or unhappy: The news made me very depressed.) dapur2) (made less active: the depressed state of the stock market.) sem samdráttur hefur orðið í -
6 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) þróast2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) venja sig á, þjálfa3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) koma í ljós4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) framkalla• -
7 dormant
['do:mənt](not dead but not active: a dormant volcano.) óvirkur -
8 effective
[-tiv]1) (having power to produce, or producing, a desired result: These new teaching methods have proved very effective.) árangursríkur2) (striking or pleasing: an effective display of flowers.) áhrifamikill3) (in operation; working; active: The new law becomes effective next week.) virkur, í gildi -
9 energetic
[-'‹etik]1) (vigorous; very active: an energetic child.) atorkusamur, orkumikill2) (requiring energy: an energetic walk.) röggsamur, röskur -
10 extinct
[ik'stiŋkt]1) ((of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence: Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.) aldauða, útdauður2) ((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) kulnaður• -
11 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) dafna2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blómstra3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) sveifla2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) sveiflur og flúr2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) sveifla3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) skrautleg trilla eða annað flúr• -
12 get around
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got around that she was leaving her job.) spyrjast út2) ((of people) to be active or involved in many activities: He really gets around, doesn't he!) vera virkur/athafnasamur -
13 godfather
nouns (a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare.) guðfaðir, guðmóðir -
14 godmother
nouns (a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare.) guðfaðir, guðmóðir -
15 godparent
nouns (a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare.) guðfaðir, guðmóðir -
16 hands-on
adjective (practical; involving active participation: hands-on experience with computers.) -
17 hormone
['ho:məun](a substance produced by certain glands of the body, which makes some organ of the body active: Adrenalin is a hormone.) hormón -
18 hum
1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) humma; raula með lokaðan munn2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) suða3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) vera á fullu2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) suð, niður -
19 inactive
[in'æktiv]( formal)1) (not taking much exercise: You're fat because you're so inactive.) sem hreyfir sig lítið2) (no longer working, functioning etc; not active: an inactive volcano.) óvirkur•- inaction- inactivity -
20 keep (someone) on the hop
(to keep (someone) busy, active etc.) halda e-m við efnið
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