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['dikʃənəri]plural - dictionaries; noun1) (a book containing the words of a language alphabetically arranged, with their meanings etc: This is an English dictionary.) orðabók2) (a book containing other information alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of place-names.) uppsláttarrit -
2 semi-bilingual
((of a dictionary) which combines the features of a monolingual and a bilingual dictionary: The dictionary which you are now using is semi-bilingual.) -
3 American
[ə'merikən](of or from America: In this dictionary ``American'' refers to American English.) -
4 at one's elbow
(close to one: The journalist always works with a dictionary at his elbow.) við höndina -
5 bilingual
1) (written or spoken in two languages: a bilingual dictionary.) tvítyngdur, tveggja mála2) (speaking two languages equally well: a bilingual waiter.) tvítyngdur -
6 British
['britiʃ](of or from Great Britain or the Commonwealth: In this dictionary British refers to British English.) -
7 compile
(to make (a book, table etc) from information collected from other books etc: He compiled a French dictionary.) safna/taka saman- compiler -
8 copy
['kopi] 1. plural - copies; noun1) (an imitation or reproduction: That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier.) eftirlíking2) (a single book, newspaper etc: Can I have six copies of this dictionary, please?) eintak3) (written or typed material for publishing: He writes copy for advertisements.) handrit2. verb(to make an imitation or reproduction of (something): Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook.) afrita; líkja eftir- copier- copyright -
9 criterion
plural - criteria; noun(a standard used or referred to in judging something: What are your criteria for deciding which words to include in this dictionary?) forsenda; viðmiðun -
10 cross-refer
verb (to give a cross-reference (to): In this dictionary went is cross-referred to go.) millivísa -
11 define
(to fix or state the exact meaning of: Words are defined in a dictionary.) skilgreina- definition -
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13 editor
1) (a person who edits books etc: a dictionary editor.) ritstjóri; útgáfustjóri2) (a person who is in charge of (part of) a newspaper, journal etc: The editor of The Times; She has been appointed fashion editor.) ritstjóri -
14 gazetteer
[ɡæzə'tiə](a dictionary of geographical names.) landfræðiheitaskrá -
15 indispensable
[indi'spensəbl](necessary; that cannot be done without: A dictionary should be considered an indispensable possession.) (lífs)nauðsynlegur -
16 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) áhugi2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) áhugamál3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) vextir4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) hlutur, hlutabréf5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) hagsmunahópur2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) vekja áhuga á2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vekja áhuga•- interesting
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- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
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18 lexicon
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19 look up
1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) líta betur út; batna2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) heimsækja3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) fletta upp á4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) leita í, fletta upp á í -
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