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41 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) loka2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enda, ljúka3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) útkljá; samþykkja2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) lok- close up -
42 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) litur2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) litur3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hörundslitur4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) líf og fjör2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) lita, lit-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) lita- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) litaður, hörundsdökkur- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours -
43 conform
[kən'fo:m]1) (to behave, dress etc in the way that most other people do.) fara eftir, fylgja2) ((with to) to act according to; to be in agreement with: Your clothes must conform to the school regulations.) samræmast, vera í samræmi við• -
44 conventional
adjective ((negative unconventional) according to the accepted standards etc; not outrageous or eccentric: conventional dress; the more conventional forms of art.) viðtekinn, venjulegur -
45 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 -
46 costly
adjective (costing much: a costly wedding-dress.) dÿr -
47 costume
['kostju:m]1) (an outfit, especially for a particular purpose: swimming-costume.) búningur2) (dress, clothes: eighteenth-century costume.) klæðnaður -
48 crease
[kri:s] 1. noun1) (a mark made by folding or doubling something: a smart crease in his trousers; My dress was full of creases after being in my suitcase.) brot, krumpa2) (in cricket, a line showing the position of the batsman or bowler.) marklína2. verb(to make or become creased: You've creased my newspaper; This fabric creases easily.) krumpa -
49 creation
1) (the act of creating: the creation of the world.) sköpun2) (something created: The dress designer is showing his latest creations.) handverk; sköpunarverk -
50 creative
[-tiv]adjective (having or showing the power and imagination to create: a creative dress-designer.) skapandi, frjór -
51 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) kóróna2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) krúna; konunglegt vald3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) toppur4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) króna, viðgerð á tönn2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) krÿna2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) krÿna, vera efst á3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) setja krónu á tönn4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) lemja ofan á höfuð e-s•- crown princess -
52 definitely
adverb (clearly or certainly: She definitely said I wasn't to wait; Her dress is definitely not red.) áreiðanlega -
53 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) teikna, hanna2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) teikning, hönnun2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) hönnun3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) mynstur4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) ásetningur•- designer- designing -
54 designing
noun (the art of making designs or patterns: dress-designing.) hönnun -
55 dowdy
((of dress etc) not smart; unfashionable.) hallærislegur (til fara) -
56 dressing
1) (something put on as a covering: We gave the rose-bed a dressing of manure.) lag2) (a sauce added especially to salads: oil and vinegar dressing.) (salat)sósa3) (a bandage etc used to dress a wound: He changed the patient's dressing.) sáraumbúnaður -
57 envy
['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) öfund2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) öfunda2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) öfunda af•- enviable- envious
- the envy of -
58 ethnic
['eƟnik](of nations or races of mankind or their customs, dress, food etc: ethnic groups/dances.) þjóðlegur, þjóðernislegur- ethnological
- ethnologist -
59 evening
[i:vniŋ]1) (the part of the day between the afternoon and the night: He leaves the house in the morning and returns in the evening; summer evenings; tomorrow evening; on Tuesday evening; early evening; ( also adjective) the evening performance.) kvöld2) (the last part (of one's life etc): in the evening of her life.) ævikvöld; lokaskeið• -
60 exaggerate
[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) ÿkja; draga fram2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) ÿkja•
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