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1 attractive
[-tiv]1) (pleasant and good- looking: an attractive girl; young and attractive.) aðlaðandi2) (likeable; tempting: an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.) aðlaðandi -
2 alluring
[ə'ljuəriŋ](attractive, tempting.) freistandi, heillandi -
3 apple of discord
(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.)- upset the apple cart -
4 attract
[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) draga að sér2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) draga til sín, laða•- attractive
- attractively
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5 be taken with/by
(to find pleasing or attractive: He was very taken with the village.) vera hrifinn af -
6 becoming
adjective (attractive: a very becoming dress.) klæðilegur -
7 buxom
((of a woman) plump and usually attractive: a buxom blonde.) bústinn -
8 catchy
adjective ((of a tune) attractive and easily remembered.) grípandi -
9 charming
adjective (very attractive: a charming smile.) töfrandi, heillandi -
10 cute
[kju:t]1) ((especially American) attractive or pleasing in any way: a cute baby.) sætur, indæll2) (cunningly clever: You think you're pretty cute, don't you!) sniðugur -
11 dainty
['deinti](small or fragile and attractive: a dainty little girl.) fallega fíngerður- daintily- daintiness -
12 engaging
adjective (attractive: an engaging smile.) aðlaðandi -
13 enticing
adjective (attractive: an enticing smell.) lokkandi -
14 eye-catching
adjective (striking or noticeable, especially if attractive: an eye-catching advertisement.) áberandi, grípandi -
15 fascinating
adjective (very charming, attractive or interesting: a fascinating story.) heillandi -
16 good-looking
adjective (handsome; attractive: a good-looking girl; He is very good-looking.) myndarlegur, fallegur -
17 homely
1) (simple but pleasant: homely food.) heimilislegur; íburðarlaus; hversdagslegur2) (making a person feel he is at home: a homely atmosphere.) heimilislegur3) ((American) (of a person) not attractive; ugly.) ófríður -
18 interior
[in'tiəriə] 1. adjective(on, of etc, the inside of (something): the interior walls of a building.) innri, innanverður2. noun1) (the inside of a building etc: The interior of the house was very attractive.) innra borð, hið innra2) (the part of a country away from the coast, borders etc: The explorers landed on the coast, and then travelled into the interior.) uppland•- interior decorator -
19 inviting
adjective ((negative uninviting) attractive or tempting: There was an inviting smell coming from the kitchen.) aðlaðandi -
20 lik(e)able
adjective ((of a person) agreeable and attractive.) viðkunnanlegur
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