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1 A level
['ei,levəl]((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) -
2 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) sem beinist aftur á bak/til baka2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) seinþroska3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) á eftir tímanum•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards -
3 borough
(in Britain, a town or area with certain rights.) bær eða borg -
4 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) vitsmunaflótti; brottflutningar menntamanna -
5 British
['britiʃ](of or from Great Britain or the Commonwealth: In this dictionary British refers to British English.) -
6 cabinet
['kæbinit]1) (a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers: a filing cabinet.) skjalaskápur2) (in Britain and some other countries the group of chief ministers who govern a country: The Prime Minister has chosen a new Cabinet.) ríkisstjórn -
7 carriage
['kæri‹]1) (the act or cost of conveying and delivering goods: Does that price include carriage?) flutningskostnaður2) (a vehicle for carrying (especially in Britain, railway passengers): the carriage nearest the engine; a railway carriage.) flutningavagn3) (especially formerly, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.) (hest)vagn4) (the part of a typewriter which moves back and forwards, carrying the paper.) sleði5) (posture; way of walking.) limaburður• -
8 carriageway
noun (especially in Britain, the part of a road used by cars etc: The overturned bus blocked the whole carriageway.) akbraut -
9 census
['sensəs]plural - censuses; noun(an official counting especially of a country's inhabitants: When was the last census in Britain?) manntal -
10 Chancellor of the Exchequer
noun (the Finance Minister in Great Britain.) -
11 climate
1) (the weather conditions of a region (temperature, moisture etc): Britain has a temperate climate.) loftslag2) (the conditions in a country etc: the economic/moral climate.) andi, andrúmsloft, aðstæður•- climatic -
12 coinage
[-ni‹]1) (the process of coining.) nÿmyndun; nÿyrðasmíð2) (the money (system) used in a country: Britain now uses decimal coinage.) gjaldmiðilskerfi -
13 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) kaldur2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) kaldur3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) kaldur2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) kuldi2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) kvef•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
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14 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). verða fullveðja/fullorðinn -
15 continent
I ['kontinənt] noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) heimsálfa2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) meginland•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II ['kontinənt] adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) sem getur haldið í sér -
16 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) korn; maís2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) maískorn•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) líkþorn -
17 emigrate
['emiɡreit](to leave one's country and settle in another: Many doctors have emigrated from Britain to America.) flytjast úr landi- emigrant- emigration -
18 English
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19 export
1. [ek'spo:t] verb(to send (goods) to another country for sale: Jamaica exports bananas to Britain.) flytja út (vörur)2. ['ekspo:t] noun1) (the act or business of exporting: the export of rubber.) útflutningur2) (something which is exported: Paper is an important Swedish export.) útflutningsvara•- exporter -
20 Freepost
noun (a system in Britain in which a business or an organization pays the cost of the post sent to it.)
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