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1 ordinary
['o:dənəri]1) (usual; normal: She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.) vanalegur, eðlilegur2) (not unusually good etc: Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary.) venjulegur, sem einkennist af meðalmennsku•- out of the ordinary -
2 out of the ordinary
(unusual: I don't consider her behaviour at all out of the ordinary.) óvenjulegur -
3 plain clothes
ordinary clothes, not a uniform: Detectives usually wear plain clothes; (also adjective) (a plain-clothes job.) óeinkennisklæddur -
4 the rank and file
1) (ordinary people.) óbreyttir, venjulegt fólk2) (ordinary soldiers, not officers.) óbreyttir hermenn -
5 average
['ævəri‹] 1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) meðaltal2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) meðal-, meðaltals-2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) venjulegur, meðal-3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) ná að meðaltali -
6 ballistic missile
(a missile guided for part of its course but falling like an ordinary bomb.) skotflaug -
7 civil
['sivl]1) (polite, courteous.) kurteis, siðaður2) (of the state or community: civil rights.) borgaralegur, þegnlegur3) (ordinary; not military or religious: civil life.) borgaralegur4) (concerned with law cases which are not criminal.) einkamála-•- civilian- civility
- civilly
- civil defence
- civil disobedience
- civil engineer
- civil liberties/rights
- civil servant
- civil service
- civil war -
8 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) algengur2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) sameiginlegur3) (publicly owned: common property.) almennings-4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ruddalegur, ókurteis5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) óbreyttur; alþÿðan6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) samnafn2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) almenningur- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
9 commonplace
adjective (very ordinary and uninteresting: commonplace remarks.) hversdagslegur -
10 de luxe
(very luxurious or elegant; special (especially with extra qualities not found in an ordinary version of something): a de luxe model of a car.) fyrsta flokks, lúxus- -
11 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) ráða fram úr, lesa úr2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) ráða fram úr, lesa úr -
12 decode
[di:'koud](to translate (a coded message) into ordinary understandable language.) snúa á venjulegt mál -
13 especial
[i'speʃəl](more than the ordinary; particular: You must treat this with especial care.) sérstakur -
14 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) ákaflegur2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) við endamörk/ystu mörk; ystur; róttækur3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) róttækur, öfgakenndur2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) öfgar2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) (ítrustu) öfgar•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes -
15 figure of speech
(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) líking, myndhverfing -
16 keep-fit
noun (a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people, especially women: She's very keen on keep-fit but it doesn't do her much good; ( also adjective) keep-fit exercises.) leikfimi -
17 longhand
noun (ordinary writing as opposed to shorthand.) venjuleg rithönd -
18 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
- to a man -
19 martial law
(the ruling of a country by the army in time of war or great national emergency, when ordinary law does not apply: The country is now under martial law.) herlög -
20 mediocre
[mi:di'oukə](not very good or great; ordinary: a mediocre performance/effort.) miðlungs-, meðallags-
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