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1 whole
[həul] 1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) heill; allir2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) í heilu lagi2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) heild2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) allur•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the whole -
2 go the whole hog
(to do something completely: I've bought a new dress - I think I'll go the whole hog and buy a complete outfit.) hætta ekki við hálfnað verk, fara alla leið -
3 on the whole
(taking everything into consideration: Our trip was successful on the whole.) þegar á heildina er litið -
4 round the clock
(the whole day and the whole night: to work round the clock.) allan sólarhringinn -
5 society
plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) mannlegt samfélag2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) samfélag3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) félag, samtök4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) efri stéttir þjóðfélagsins; fína fólkið5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) félagsskapur -
6 total
['təutəl] 1. adjective(whole; complete: What is the total cost of the holiday?; The car was a total wreck.) samanlagður; allur; algjör2. noun(the whole amount, ie of various sums added together: The total came to / was $10.) summa, heildarupphæð3. verb(to add up or amount to: The doctor's fees totalled $200.) vera samtals, nema- totally- total up -
7 unity
['ju:nəti]plural - unities; noun1) (the state of being united or in agreement: When will men learn to live in unity with each other?) samstaða, samheldni2) (singleness, or the state of being one complete whole: Unity of design in his pictures is this artist's main aim.) eining, heildarsvipur3) (something arranged to form a single complete whole: This play is not a unity, but a series of unconnected scenes.) eining -
8 a chapter of accidents
(a whole series of disasters.) röð slysa -
9 absorb
[əb'zo:b]1) (to soak up: The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled.) drekka í sig2) (to take up the whole attention of (a person): He was completely absorbed in his book.) upptekinn•- absorption -
10 all
[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) allur2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) allir, hver og einn2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) algerlega2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) þeim mun•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all -
11 all along
(the whole time (that something was happening): I knew the answer all along.) frá byrjun, allan tímann -
12 all over
1) (over the whole of (a person, thing etc): My car is dirty all over.) allur2) (finished: The excitement's all over now.) búinn, endaður3) (everywhere: We've been looking all over for you!) alls staðar -
13 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) árið um kring -
14 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) árið um kring -
15 aloof
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16 altogether
[o:ltə'ɡeðə]1) (completely: I'm not altogether satisfied.) með öllu, gersamlega2) (on the whole and considering everything: I'm wet, I'm tired and I'm cold. Altogether I'm not feeling very cheerful.) með tilliti til alls -
17 analyse
verb (to examine the nature of (something) especially by breaking up (a whole) into parts: The doctor analysed the blood sample.) greina -
18 answerable
adjective ((usually with to, for) to have the responsibility: I will be answerable to you for his good behaviour; She is answerable for the whole project.) ábyrgur -
19 approbation
[æprə'beiʃən](approval: His bravery received the approbation of the whole town.) velþóknun -
20 at sixes and sevens
(in confusion; completely disorganized: On the day before the wedding, the whole house was at sixes and sevens.) í ruglingi, á tjá og tundri
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