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1 definite
['definit](clear; fixed or certain: I'll give you a definite answer later.) ákveðinn, skÿr- definite article -
2 definite article
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3 pin down
(to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) knÿja fram ákveðið svar -
4 article
1) (a thing or an object: This shop sells articles of all kinds; articles of clothing.) vara, vörutegund, hlutur2) (a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: He has written an article on the new sports centre for a local magazine.) grein3) (the (the definite article) or a/an (the indefinite article).) greinir -
5 clear-cut
adjective (having a clear outline; plain and definite: clear-cut features.) greinilegur (einfaldur og ákveðinn) -
6 concrete
['koŋkri:t] 1. adjective1) (made of concrete: concrete slabs.) steinsteypu-2) (able to be seen and felt; real or definite: A wooden table is a concrete object.) hlutkenndur2. noun(a mixture of cement with sand etc used in building.) steinsteypa3. verb(to spread with concrete: We'll have to concrete the garden path.) steypa (í) -
7 countable
1) (capable of being numbered: Millionths of a second are countable only on very complicated instruments.) teljanlegur2) ((negative uncountable: also count) (of a noun) capable of forming a plural and using the definite or indefinite article: Table is a count(able) noun, but milk is an uncountable noun.) teljanlegur -
8 crystallise
1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) kristalla2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) sykurhúða3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) skÿra -
9 crystallize
1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) kristalla2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) sykurhúða3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) skÿra -
10 cut and dried
(fixed and definite: cut-and-dried opinions.) endanlegur; daufur, tilbreytingarlaus -
11 emphatic
[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) áherslumikill, eindreginn -
12 expressly
adverb (in clear, definite words: I expressly forbade you to do that.) skÿrt, greinilega -
13 final
1. adjective1) (the very last: the final chapter of the book.) loka-2) ((of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed: The judge's decision is final.) endanlegur2. noun(the last part of a competition: The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.) úrslit- finally- finalist
- finality
- finalize
- finalise
- finalization
- finalisation
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14 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flatur2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) leiðinlegur, tilbreytingarlítill3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) afdráttarlaus4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vindlaus5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) flatur, goslaus6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) lágur; sem hangir í tóninum; of lágt2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) flatt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) íbúð2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bé, lækkunarmerki3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) flatur4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flatlendi, sléttlendi•- flatly- flatten
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15 guarantee
1. noun1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) ábyrgð, ábyrgðarsamningur2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) trygging2. verb1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) vera í ábyrgð2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) ábyrgjast, tryggja -
16 inconclusive
[inkən'klu:siv](not leading to a definite decision, result etc: inconclusive evidence.) ófullnægjandi -
17 indecisive
1) (not producing a clear decision or a definite result: an indecisive battle.) óáfgerandi2) (unable to make firm decisions: indecisive person.) óákveðinn -
18 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) misþyrma, lemja2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) þvælast um3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) umgangast -
19 method
['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) aðferð2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) aðferð; kerfi3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) skipulag, kerfi•- methodically -
20 muck about/around
1) (to do things without any definite plan.) slæpast2) (to fool around.) fíflast
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