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1 arithmetic
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2 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) aftur (á bak), til baka2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) aftur á bak3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) aftur á bak -
3 census
['sensəs]plural - censuses; noun(an official counting especially of a country's inhabitants: When was the last census in Britain?) manntal -
4 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) greifi- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) telja2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) telja3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) skipta máli4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) telja, álíta2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) telja2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) kæruatriði3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
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5 count on
(to rely on (a person or happening): I'm counting on you to persuade her.) treysta á -
6 countdown
noun ((used originally of a rocket) a counting backwards to check the time remaining until the beginning of an event, regarded as zero: It's five minutes to countdown.) niðurtalning -
7 era
['iərə]1) (a number of years counting from an important point in history: the Victorian era.) sögulegt tímabil2) (a period of time marked by an important event or events: an era of social reform.) sögulegt tímabil, tímar -
8 excluding
preposition (not counting; without including: The club's expenses, excluding the cost of stationery, amounted to $251.) að frátöldum, fyrir utan -
9 inclusive
[-siv]adjective (counting both the first and last in a series: May 7 to May 9 inclusive is three days.) meðtalinn -
10 muddle
1. verb(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) rugla2. noun(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) ruglingur- muddled- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
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11 reckoning
1) (calculation; counting: By my reckoning, we must be about eight kilometres from the town.) útreikningur2) (the settling of debts etc.) uppgjör
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