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81 revealing
adjective (allowing or causing something to be known or seen: a revealing statement.) afhjúpandi -
82 revolting
adjective (causing a feeling of disgust: revolting food.) viðbjóðslegur -
83 revolutionary
1) (involving or causing great changes in ideas, methods etc: a revolutionary new process for making paper.) byltingar-2) (of a revolution against a government etc: revolutionary activities.) byltingar- -
84 risky
adverb (possibly causing or bringing loss, injury etc: Motor-racing is a risky business.) áhættusamur -
85 romantic
[-tik]1) ((negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love: a romantic novel.) rómantískur2) (causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance: Her husband is very romantic - he brings her flowers every day; romantic music.) rómantískur3) (too concerned with love and excitement: Her head is full of romantic notions.) rómantískur -
86 sad
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87 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) skrapa; rispa2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) skafa, skrapa3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) mynda skraphljóð4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) nuggast/strjúkast (við)5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) grafa2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) skrap2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) skráma3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) klípa•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
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88 sensational
1) (causing great excitement or horror: a sensational piece of news.) æsifenginn, sem vekur æsingu/athygli2) (very good: The film was sensational.) stórkostlegur3) (intended to create feelings of excitement, horror etc: That magazine is too sensational for me.) æsifenginn -
89 sentimental
[-'men-]1) ((sometimes with about) having, showing or causing much tender feeling: a sentimental person; a sentimental film about a little boy and a donkey.) tilfinningaríkur/-samur2) (of the emotions or feelings: The ring has sentimental value, as my husband gave it to me.) tilfinningalegur -
90 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvarlegur2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) einlægur3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) alvarlegur4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvarlegur, hættulegur•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously -
91 shingles
['ʃiŋɡlz](a kind of infectious disease causing a rash of painful blisters.) ristill -
92 shocking
1) (causing horror or dismay: shocking news.) hryllilegur2) (very bad: a shocking cold.) hræðilegur -
93 sickening
adjective (causing sickness, disgust or weariness; very unpleasant or annoying: There was a sickening crunch; The weather is really sickening!) viðbjóðslegur -
94 slug
I noun(a kind of animal like a snail.) brekkusnigill- sluggish- sluggishly
- sluggishness II 1. noun(a piece of metal, especially an irregularly shaped lump used as a bullet.) byssukúla2. verb(to strike (a person) heavily usually causing unconsciousness: The man had been slugged on the back of the neck with a heavy object.) kÿla, reka bylmingshögg -
95 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) hlífa við2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) auka-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) umfram-, frí-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
96 staggering
adjective (causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment: a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.) yfirþyrmandi; gífurlegur -
97 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) bás2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) bás•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) stöðvast, drepa á sér2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) missa hraða; ofrísa3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) stöðva, hægja á2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) ofrisIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) fresta ákvörðun, tefja -
98 static
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99 storm
[sto:m] 1. noun1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) stormur2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) tilfinningastormur; fagnaðarlæti2. verb1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) hrópa reiðilega, hella sér yfir með ofsa2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) æða3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) gera áhlaup•- stormy- stormily
- storminess
- stormbound
- stormtrooper
- a storm in a teacup
- take by storm -
100 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) högg2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) happ; óhapp3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) sláttur, slag4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) dráttur; strik; pennafar5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) áratog6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) sundtak7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) handtak8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag; hjartaslag, heilablóðfall•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) strjúka2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) stroka
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