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1 adult
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2 billy-goat
['biliɡəut](a male (usually adult) goat.) geithafur -
3 boy
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4 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). verða fullveðja/fullorðinn -
5 grow up
(to become an adult: I'm going to be an engine-driver when I grow up.) verða fullorðinn -
6 grown
adjective (adult: a grown man; fully grown.) fullvaxta -
7 grown-up
noun (an adult.) fullorðinn -
8 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) maður, karlmaður2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) maðurinn, mannkyn3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) karlmenni4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) maður5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) óbreyttur hermaður6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) taflmaður2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) manna- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
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9 manhood
1) ((of a male) the state of being adult, physically (and mentally) mature etc: He died before he reached manhood.) manndómsár2) (manly qualities: He took her refusal to marry him as an insult to his manhood.) manndómur -
10 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) hugur; greind, vitsmunir2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) gæta, líta eftir2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) hafa á móti, láta sér standa á sama3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) vara sig á4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) huga að; hlÿða3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) gættu þín!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
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11 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) smávægilegur2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) ólögráða maður- minority- be in the minority -
12 Mister
['mistə]((abbreviated to Mr when written) a polite title given to a male adult, either in writing or in speech: Good morning, Mr Smith; Ask Mr Jones.) herra -
13 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). verða fullveðja/fullorðinn -
14 superintend
[su:pərin'tend](to supervise: An adult should be present to superintend the children's activities.) hafa umsjón með- superintendent -
15 tenor
['tenə]((a man with) a singing voice of the highest normal pitch for an adult male.) tenórsöngvari -
16 transition
[træn'ziʃən]((a) change from one place, state, subject etc to another: The transition from child to adult can be difficult.) umskipti -
17 woman
['wumən]plural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) kona2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) húshjálp, vinnukona•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolk
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