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21 emphatic
[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) áherslumikill, eindreginn -
22 fundamental
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23 giant
1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) risi2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) risi3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) stórmenni2. adjective(of unusually great height or size: a giant cod; a giant fern.) risa- -
24 hammer home
(to make great efforts to make a person realize: We'll have to hammer home to them the importance of secrecy.) leggja ofuráherslu á -
25 heyday
['heidei](the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) blómatími, blómaskeið -
26 hierarchy
((an) arrangement (of usually people in a group, also things etc) in order of rank, importance etc.) stigveldi, stigskipt kerfi -
27 important
[im'po:tənt]((negative unimportant) having great value, influence or effect: an important book/person/occasion; It is important that you arrive here on time.) mikilvægur- importance -
28 in / out of perspective
1) ((of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture: These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.) rétt/ekki rétt fjarvídd/dÿptarsÿn2) (with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance: Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective.) í réttu/röngu samhengi -
29 in proportion to
(in relation to; in comparison with: You spend far too much time on that work in proportion to its importance.) samanborið við -
30 insignificant
[insiɡ'nifikənt](of little value or importance; not significant: They paid me an insignificant sum of money; an insignificant person.) lítilfjörlegur -
31 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) áhugi2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) áhugamál3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) vextir4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) hlutur, hlutabréf5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) hagsmunahópur2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) vekja áhuga á2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vekja áhuga•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
32 landmark
1) (an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others: The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.) kennileiti, leiðarmark2) (an event of great importance.) tímamót, þáttaskil -
33 magnitude
['mæɡnitju:d]1) (importance: a decision of great magnitude.) mikilvægi2) (size: a star of great magnitude.) stærð, styrkur -
34 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) mikill, helstur, aðal-; mikilfenglegur2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) majór2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority -
35 make a mountain out of a molehill
(to exaggerate the importance of a problem etc.) gera úlfalda úr mÿfluguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > make a mountain out of a molehill
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36 meaningless
adjective (without meaning or reason; of no importance: meaningless chatter.) merkingarlaus -
37 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) smávægilegur2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) ólögráða maður- minority- be in the minority -
38 momentous
[-'men-]adjective (of great importance: a momentous event.) þÿðingarmikill, afdrifaríkur -
39 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) skipun2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) pöntun3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pöntun4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) röð og regla5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) röð og regla, skipulag6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) röð7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) lög og regla8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ávísun9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) skipan, skipulag10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) trúarregla; bræðralag2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) skipa2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) panta3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) koma lagi á, raða•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) hjúkrunarmaður2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) óbreyttur hermaður•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order -
40 pedant
['pedənt]1) (a person who makes a great show of his knowledge.) maður uppfullur af lærdómshroka2) (a person who attaches too much importance to minor details.) smámunasamur maður•- pedantic- pedantically
- pedantry
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