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1 useless
adjective (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) gagnslaus -
2 no good
(useless; pointless: It's no good crying for help - no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good - the blades are blunt.) gagnslaus -
3 dud
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4 frustrate
1) (to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc: Staying at home all day frustrated her.) ergja, skaprauna2) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) gera að engu, ónÿta•- frustrated -
5 destroy
[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) eyðileggja2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) eyða, drepa• -
6 discard
(to throw away as useless: They discarded the empty bottles.) fleygja, henda -
7 fag-end
noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.) (sígarettu)stubbur -
8 fruitless
adjective (useless; with no results: a fruitless attempt.) árangurslaus -
9 futile
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10 go west
(to become useless; to be destroyed: I'm afraid this jacket has finally gone west; That's all hopes of winning gone west.) eyðileggjast, fara í súginn, deyja -
11 good-for-nothing
adjective, noun (a person who is) useless or lazy: That boy's a lazy good-for-nothing (rascal). einskis nÿtur; ónytjungur -
12 ineffective
[ini'fektiv](useless; not producing any result or the result desired: ineffective methods.) árangurslaus, áhrifalaus, gagnslaus -
13 it's no use
(it's impossible or useless: He tried in vain to do it, then said `It's no use.') það er ómögulegt/tilgangslaust -
14 neutralise
verb (to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect.) ónÿta; gera skaðlausan; jafna út -
15 neutralize
verb (to make useless or harmless usually by causing an opposite effect.) ónÿta; gera skaðlausan; jafna út -
16 pathetic
[pə'Ɵetik]1) (causing pity: The lost dog was a pathetic sight.) átakanlegur2) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) átakanlega, ömurlegur• -
17 spoil
[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) eyðileggja(st)2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) (of)dekra•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport -
18 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tala2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) slúðra, kjafta3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala um, ræða2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) samræður, spjall2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) fyrirlestur3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) slúður, kjaftasaga4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) snakk, blaður•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
19 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) nota2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) nota, neyta, eyða•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) notkun2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) notagildi3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) gagn, nytsemi4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) not5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) afnot•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use -
20 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) eyða, sóa2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) úrgangur2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) eyðsla, sóun3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) eyðimörk, öræfi, auðn•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away
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