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1 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) ásÿnd, útlit; vaxtarlag2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) mynd3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) tala, tölustafur4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) skÿringarmynd2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) koma fram, birtast2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) hugsa, reikna út•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out -
2 ballet
['bælei, ]( American[) bæ'lei]1) (a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story: Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.) ballett2) (the art of dancing in this way: She is taking lessons in ballet; ( also adjective) a ballet class.) ballett• -
3 check out
1) (to leave (a hotel), paying one's bill etc: You must check out before 12 o'clock.) skrá sig út2) ((especially American) to test: I'll check out your story.) skoða; sannprófa -
4 concoct
[kən'kokt, ]( American[) kon-](to put together, make up or invent: I've concocted a new drink for you to try; The child concocted a story about having been attacked.) sjóða saman, búa til -
5 hero
['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) hetja2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) söguhetja•- heroic- heroically
- heroism
- hero-worship 2. verb(to show such admiration for (someone): The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.) dÿrka -
6 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) áhugi2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) áhugamál3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) vextir4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) hlutur, hlutabréf5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) hagsmunahópur2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) vekja áhuga á2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vekja áhuga•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
7 like
I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) eins, líkur2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) eins og3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) e-ð/e-n sem er jafngóður/eins4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) eins og- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) líka2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) njóta e-s•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to -
8 warmed-over
1) (warmed up or heated again: warmed-over soup.)2) ((of a story, idea etc) that has been heard many times before so that it is no longer interesting or relevant.)
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