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61 alarming
adjective (disturbing or causing fear: alarming news.) ógnvekjandi -
62 alcoholic
1) (of or containing alcohol: Is cider alcoholic?) áfengur2) (caused by alcohol: an alcoholic stupor.) áfengis-, -
63 alive
1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) lifandi2) (full of activity: The town was alive with policemen on the day of the march.) iðandi, morandi•- alive to -
64 alkaline
adjective alkalískur, basískur -
65 all go
adjective (very busy: It's all go in this office today.) allt á fullu, mikið um að vera -
66 all-out
adjective (using the greatest effort possible: an all-out attempt.) af öllu afli, algert -
67 all-round
1) (including or applying to every part, person, thing etc: an all-round pay rise.) alhliða, almennur2) (good at all parts of a subject etc: an all-round sportsman.) fjölhæfur, alhliða -
68 almighty
(having complete power; very great: almighty God.) almáttugur -
69 alpine
(of the Alps or other high mountains: alpine flowers.) Alpafjalla-, háfjalla- -
70 amazing
adjective an amazing sight.) stórfurðulegur, undraverður, ótrúlegur -
71 ambitious
adjective He is very ambitious; That plan is too ambitious.) metnaðargjarn -
72 amphibious
adjective sem lifir bæði í vatni og á landi -
73 amusing
adjective (rather funny or humorous: an amusing story.) skemmtilegur -
74 anaemic
adjective (suffering from anaemia.) blóðlaus -
75 angry
1) (feeling or showing anger: He was so angry that he was unable to speak; angry words; She is angry with him; The sky looks angry - it is going to rain.) reiður2) (red and sore-looking: He has an angry cut over his left eye.) rauðþrútinn -
76 annoyed
adjective (made angry: My mother is annoyed with me; He was annoyed at her remarks.) gramur -
77 annoying
adjective annoying habits.) ergjandi -
78 anorectic
adjective, noun (suffering from anorexia nervosa; a person who suffers from anorexia: Anorexics can endanger their lives; She looks so thin because she is anorectic.) -
79 anorexic
adjective, noun (suffering from anorexia nervosa; a person who suffers from anorexia: Anorexics can endanger their lives; She looks so thin because she is anorectic.) -
80 another
adjective, pronoun1) (a different (thing or person): This letter isn't from Tom - it's from another friend of mine; The coat I bought was dirty, so the shop gave me another.)2) ((one) more of the same kind: Have another biscuit!; You didn't tell me you wanted another of those!)
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