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1 big
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2 big game
(large animals (usually lions, tigers etc) that are hunted: He hunts big game in Africa; a big game hunter.) stór veiðidÿr -
3 talk big
(to talk as if one is very important; to boast: He's always talking big about his job.) gorta -
4 burly
['bə:li]((of a person) big, strong and heavy: a big burly farmer.) þrekvaxinn -
5 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) púði2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) skrifblokk3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) skotpallur2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) troða (í), bólstra upp- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) tipla, ganga léttilega og hljóðlega -
6 triple
['tripl] 1. adjective1) (three times (as big, much etc as usual): He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.) þrefaldur2) (made up of three (parts etc): a triple agreement.) þrískiptur2. verb(to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble: He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years.) þrefalda3. noun(three times the (usual) amount: If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple.) þrefalt magn- triplet -
7 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) um2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) um það bil2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) til og frá, hér og þar3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) í eða við, nálægt, einhvers staðar4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um; hér og þar3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) snú! -
8 antonym
['æntənim](a word opposite in meaning to another word: Big and small are antonyms.) andheiti -
9 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brjóta2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brjóta af3) (to make or become unusable.) brjóta, skemma4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brjóta gegn; svíkjast um5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) brjóta/setja met6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) gera hlé á7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rjúfa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fréttast; segja fréttir9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) bresta10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) draga úr11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) skella á2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) hlé2) (a change: a break in the weather.) breyting; sloti3) (an opening.) op; skarð4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tækifæri•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) brothættur- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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10 cat
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11 close-up
noun (a photograph or film taken near the subject and thus big in scale: The close-up of the model showed her beautiful skin.) nærmynd -
12 colossal
[kə'losəl](very big; enormous: a colossal increase in the price of books.) risastór -
13 correspondence
1) (agreement; similarity or likeness.) samþykki; samræmi2) ((communication by) letters: I must deal with that (big pile of) correspondence.) bréfaskipti; bréf -
14 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) brotna2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) brjóta3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) brotna; smella4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) segja brandara5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) brjóta upp6) (to solve (a code).) ráða, lesa úr7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) brotna niður2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) sprunga2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rifa3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smellur4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) högg5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skens, háð, brandari6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) úrvals-- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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15 crucial
['kru:ʃəl](involving a big decision; of the greatest importance: He took the crucial step of asking her to marry him; The next game is crucial - if we lose it we lose the match.) áríðandi; úrslita-, örlaga- -
16 enchantment
1) (the act of enchanting or state of being enchanted: a look of enchantment on the children's faces.) hrifning, hrifningarmáttur2) (a magic spell.) töfrar, álög3) (charm; attraction: the enchantment (s) of a big city.) töfrar, hrifningarmáttur -
17 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) ljós2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) sanngjarn3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) bjartur, heiðskír4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) sæmilegur, þokkalegur5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) nokkuð stór/langur6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) fallegur•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) (farand)markaðshátíð/tívolí/sirkus2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) markaður3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) kaupstefna, vörusÿning -
18 flashy
adjective (big, bright etc but cheap and of poor quality: flashy clothes.) æpandi, yfirgengilegur -
19 get round
1) (to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage: She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.) telja e-n á e-ð, sannfæra e-n2) (to solve (a problem etc): We can easily get round these few difficulties.) leysa vandamál -
20 hefty
['hefti]1) ((of people) big and strong: Her husband is pretty hefty.) þungur; stór og stæltur2) ((of punches etc) powerful: a hefty kick.) kraftmikill
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