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1 as a last resort
(when all other methods etc have failed: If we can't get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, sell the car) síðasta úrræði -
2 captaincy
noun (the job of captain: the captaincy of the team.) fyrirliðastaða -
3 on one's last legs
(very near to falling down or collapsing with exhaustion, old age etc.) á síðasta snúningi -
4 sanctuary
['sæŋk uəri]plural - sanctuaries; noun1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) heilagur staður, helgistaður2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) griðastaður3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) verndarsvæði -
5 substandard
(below the (officially) approved standard: substandard working conditions.) undir tilsettum gæðastaðli -
6 swan song
(the last work or performance of eg a poet, musician etc before his death or retirement.) svanasöngur; síðasta verk listamanns -
7 the last word
1) (the final remark in an argument etc: She always must have the last word!) síðasta orðið, lokaorðið2) (the final decision: The last word rests with the chairman.) endanleg ákvörðun3) (something very fashionable or up-to-date: Her hat was the last word in elegance.) það allra nÿjasta -
8 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) þykkur2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) þykkur3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) þykkur, seigfljótandi4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) þéttur5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) þéttur6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) morandi7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) heimskur2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) þar sem mest gengur á; í erfiðasta/þéttasta (hluta e-s)- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
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