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81 rearguard
noun singular or noun plural (the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). bakvarðarlið -
82 red
[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) rauður2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rauður3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) kommúnisti, rauðliði, róttæklingur•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see red -
83 reinforce
[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) styrkja -
84 reinforcement
1) (the act of reinforcing.) efling, stuðningur2) ((in plural) men added to an army etc in order to strengthen it: As the enemy attacks increased, the general called for reinforcements.) liðsauki -
85 remnant
['remnənt](a small piece or amount or a small number left over from a larger piece, amount or number: The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price; the remnant of the army.) afgangur, leifar -
86 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) taka frá, panta2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) taka frá2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) varaforði2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) friðland3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) hlédrægni4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) varalið•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve -
87 resistance
1) (the act of resisting: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; ( also adjective) a resistance force.) viðnám, andspyrna2) (the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something: resistance to disease.) viðnámsþróttur, mótstöðuafl3) (the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.) viðnám, mótstaða -
88 revolt
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89 rout
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90 salvation
[sæl'veiʃən]1) (in religion, the freeing of a person from sin or the saving of his soul.) sáluhjálp, frelsun2) (the cause, means, or act of saving: This delay was the salvation of the army.) björg, það sem bjargar -
91 senior
['si:njə] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.)2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.)2. adjective((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) eldri- senior citizen -
92 sergeant
1) (in the British army or air force, the rank above corporal: Sergeant Brown.) liðþjálfi2) ((a police officer of) the rank next above constable or patrolman.) aðstoðarvarðstjóri• -
93 sergeant-major
noun ((often abbreviated to Sgt-Maj.) in the British army, the highest rank of non-commissioned officer: Sergeant-Major Brown.) yfirliðþjálfi -
94 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skel; skurn2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) (hús)grind3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) fallbyssuskot2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) afhÿða, flysja2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) gera stórskotaárás á•- come out of one's shell
- shell out -
95 signalman
1) (a person who operates railway signals.) merkjamaður2) (a person who sends signals in general: He is a signalman in the army.) merkjamaður -
96 slang
[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) slangur2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) úthúða -
97 soldier
['səul‹ə](a member (usually male) of an army, often one who is not an officer: The boy wants to be a soldier when he grows up.) hermaður -
98 stand out
1) (to be noticeable: She stood out as one of the prettiest girls in the school.) vera áberandi2) (to go on resisting or to refuse to yield: The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.) halda út -
99 standard
['stændəd] 1. noun1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) staðall2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) viðmiðun3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) gunnfáni, veifa2. adjective((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) staðlaður- standardise
- standardization
- standardisation
- standard-bearer
- be up to / below standard
- standard of living -
100 stripe
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