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21 allowance
1) (a fixed sum or quantity given regularly: His father made him an allowance of $20 a month.) fjárstyrkur, vasapeningar2) (something (usually a quantity) allowed: This dress pattern has a seam allowance of 1 cm.) svigrúm; brún, mörk -
22 alter
['o:ltə](to make or become different; to change: Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years.) breyta -
23 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) deila, rífast2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) rökræða3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) telja (á/af)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) rökræða•- arguable- argument
- argumentative -
24 array
[ə'rei] 1.1) (things, people etc arranged in some order: an impressive array of fabrics.) fylking; safn2) (clothes: in fine array.) klæðnaður2. verb1) (to put (things, people etc) in some order for show etc: goods arrayed on the counter.) skipa í fylkingu/röð2) (to dress (oneself) eg in fine clothes.) skartbúast -
25 attire
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26 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) illa2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) mjög, illilega -
27 become
past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) verða2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) verða3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) verða (um)4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) fara vel•- becoming- becomingly -
28 becoming
adjective (attractive: a very becoming dress.) klæðilegur -
29 bold
[bəuld]1) (daring or fearless: a bold plan of attack.) hugaður, djarfur2) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) áberandi3) ((of type) thick and clear, like this.) feitletraður•- boldly- boldness
- bold as brass -
30 bonnet
['bonit]1) ((usually baby's or (old) woman's) head-dress fastened under the chin eg by strings.) kven- eða barnshattur (með hökubandi)2) ((American hood) the cover of a motor-car engine.) vélarhlíf, húdd -
31 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) hneigja sig2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) beygja sig fyrir, láta undan2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) hneigja sig, kinka kolli- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) bogi2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) (fiðlu)bogi3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) slaufa2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) framstafn; kinnungur, bógur -
32 brand-new
adjective (completely new: a brand-new dress.) glænÿr -
33 bride
(a woman about to be married, or newly married: The bride wore a white dress.) brúður- bridal- bridegroom
- bridesmaid -
34 burn
[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.)2) (to use as fuel.)3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.)4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.)2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) brunasár; brunagat- burner -
35 caftan
['kæftæn](a type of long flowing dress or robe sometimes brightly-coloured.) serkur -
36 cajole
[kə'‹əul](to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) ginna með fagurmælum -
37 carnival
(a public entertainment, often involving processions of people in fancy dress etc: a winter carnival.) kjötkveðjuhátíð, karnival -
38 chiffon
['ʃifon, ]( American[) ʃi'fon]noun, adjective((of) a thin, light material made from silk etc: a chiffon dress.) siffon -
39 classic
1) (standard or best: the classic example.) fyrsta flokks; úrvals-2) ((of literature, art etc) of the highest quality.) úrvals-3) ((of dress etc) simple, elegant and traditional.) einfaldur, formfastur og hófstilltur -
40 clean
[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) hreinn2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) þrifalegur3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) nÿr, ónotaður4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) óspilltur5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) snyrtilegur, myndarlegur2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) algerlega3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) hreinsa['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep
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