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41 eclipse
[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) sólmyrkvi2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) myrkva; skyggja á2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) skyggja á, bera af -
42 ecumenical
[i:kju'menikəl, ]( American[) ek-](bringing together branches of the whole Christian church.) sem vinnur að sameiningu kristinna manna um allan heim -
43 ensemble
1) (a woman's complete outfit of clothes.) samstæður alklæðnaður2) (in opera etc, a passage performed by all the singers, musicians etc together.) atriði sem allur flokkurinn flytur3) (a group of musicians performing regularly together.) hljóðfærasveit; söngsveit4) (all the parts of a thing taken as a whole.) heild, heildarsvipur -
44 entire
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45 eyeball
1) (the whole rounded structure of the eye.) auga; augnknöttur2) (the part of the eye between the eyelids.) auga -
46 fag
[fæɡ]1) (hard or boring work: It was a real fag to clean the whole house.) strit, puð2) (a slang word for a cigarette: I'm dying for a fag.) (síga)retta•- fag-end- fagged out -
47 farcical
adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) fáránlegur, fjarstæðukenndur -
48 fauna
['fo:nə](the animals of a district or country as a whole: She is interested in South American fauna.) fána, dÿraríki -
49 ferment
1. [fə'ment] verb1) (to (make something) go through a particular chemical change (as when yeast is added to dough in the making of bread): Grape juice must be fermented before it becomes wine.) gerja(st)2) (to excite or be excited: He is the kind of person to ferment trouble.) æsa(st)2. ['fə:ment] noun(a state of excitement: The whole city was in a ferment.) uppnám -
50 filthy
1) (very dirty: The whole house is absolutely filthy.) óhreinn, skítugur2) (obscene: a filthy story.) soralegur, viðurstyggilegur -
51 finale
(the last part of anything, especially a concert, opera, musical show etc: The whole cast of the concert appeared in the finale.) lokaþáttur; endir -
52 flora
['flo:rə](the plants of a district or country as a whole: the flora and fauna of Borneo.) flóra, gróðurríki -
53 fraction
['frækʃən]1) (a part; not a whole number eg 1/4, 3/8, 7/6 etc.) brot2) (a small part: She has only a fraction of her brother's intelligence.) brot eða lítill hluti• -
54 from memory
(by remembering; without using a book etc for reference: He said the whole poem from memory.) eftir minni -
55 gamble
['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) spila fjárhættuspil2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) fjárhættuspil; áhætta- gambler- gambling
- take a gamble -
56 generally
adverb (usually; by most people; on the whole: He is generally disliked; He generally wins.) almennt; venjulega -
57 global
adjective (affecting the whole world: War is now a global problem.) heims-; almennur -
58 gloom
[ɡlu:m]1) (a state of not quite complete darkness: I could not tell the colour of the car in the gloom.) myrkur, dimma2) (sadness: The king's death cast a gloom over the whole country.) drungi, depurð•- gloomy- gloominess -
59 go over
1) (to study or examine carefully: I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.) fara yfir2) (to repeat (a story etc): I'll go over the whole lesson again.) endurtaka3) (to list: He went over all her faults.) telja upp4) ((of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly): The play didn't go over at all well the first night.) vera tekið -
60 go up in smoke
1) (to be completely destroyed by fire: The whole house went up in smoke.) brenna til kaldra kola2) (to vanish very quickly leaving nothing behind: All his plans have gone up in smoke.) verða að engu
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