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21 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) hirðingjastafur2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) glæpamaður, þorpari3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) olnbogabót2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) krækja- crooked- crookedly
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22 disillusion
[disi'lu:ʒən](to destroy the false but pleasant beliefs (held by a person): I hate to disillusion you, but your boss isn't the perfect person you think she is.) svipta (e-n) tálvonum -
23 divining
noun (discovering the presence of underground water, metal etc by holding a divining-rod which moves when held directly above the water etc: water-divining.) vísa á vatn eða málma með spákvisti -
24 Easter
['i:stə](a Christian festival held in the spring, to celebrate Christ's coming back to life after the Crucifixion.) páskar -
25 elastic
[i'læstik] 1. adjective1) ((of a material or substance) able to return to its original shape or size after being pulled or pressed out of shape: an elastic bandage; Rubber is an elastic substance.) teygjanlegur2) (able to be changed or adapted: This is a fairly elastic arrangement.) sveigjanlegur2. noun(a type of cord containing strands of rubber: Her hat was held on with a piece of elastic.) teygjuband, teygja- elastic band -
26 erect
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27 esteem
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28 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.)2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.)2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.)II [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) aðdáandi -
29 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) dafna2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blómstra3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) sveifla2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) sveiflur og flúr2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) sveifla3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) skrautleg trilla eða annað flúr• -
30 garden party
(a large (usually formal) party, held in the garden of a house etc.) garðveisla -
31 graduation
1) (the act or ceremony of graduating from a college, university etc: The graduation will be held in the large hall; ( also adjective) a graduation ceremony.) útskrift2) (a marked division: the graduations on a thermometer.) stigmerking, kvörðun -
32 grimly
adverb She held on grimly to the hope that there would be survivors.) af hörku -
33 hand-lens
noun (a magnifying-glass held in the hand.) stækkunargler -
34 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) handfylli2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) lítilræði; fáeinar sálir3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) sem lætur illa að stjórn -
35 handle
['hændl] 1. noun(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) handfang2. verb1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) handleika2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) meðhöndla3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) versla með, selja4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) meðhöndla•- - handled- handler
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36 handlebars
noun plural (the bar at the front of a bicycle etc which is held by the rider and by which the bicycle etc is steered: The cyclist was thrown over the handlebars when the bike crashed.) stÿri -
37 handmade
adjective (made with a person's hands or with tools held in the hands, rather than by machines: hand-made furniture.) handunninn -
38 harp
(a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers.) harpa- harpist- harp on about
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39 hatchet
['hæ it](a small axe held in one hand.) lítil handöxi -
40 headphones
noun plural ((also earphones) a pair of electronic instruments held over a person's ears, by a metal band over the head, which are connected to a radio: a set of headphones.) heyrnartól
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