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21 locust
['ləukəst](a type of large insect of the grasshopper family, found in Africa and Asia, which moves in very large groups and destroys growing crops by eating them.) engispretta -
22 malnutrition
[mælnju'triʃən]((a medical condition resulting from) eating too little or getting too little nourishing food: About half of the population is suffering from malnutrition.) vannæring -
23 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) maður, karlmaður2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) maðurinn, mannkyn3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) karlmenni4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) maður5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) óbreyttur hermaður6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) taflmaður2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) manna- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man -
24 mature
[mə'tjuə] 1. adjective1) ((having the qualities of someone who, or something that, is) fully grown or developed: a very mature person.) þroskaður2) ((of cheese, wine etc) ready for eating or drinking: a mature cheese.) þroskaður, tilbúinn2. verb1) (to make or become mature: She matured early.) þroska(st)2) ((of an insurance policy) to become due to be paid: My insurance policy matures when I reach sixty-five.) koma til útborgunar•- maturely- maturity
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25 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) minnka, lækka2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) grennast3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) koma/setja í slæmt ástand•- reduction -
26 scarecrow
noun (a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc.) fuglahræða -
27 shark
(a type of large, fierce, flesh-eating fish.) hákarl -
28 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skel; skurn2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) (hús)grind3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) fallbyssuskot2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) afhÿða, flysja2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) gera stórskotaárás á•- come out of one's shell
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29 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) skjóta2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) skjóta3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) senda (e-ð) leiftursnöggt4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) skjótast, þjóta, þeyta(st)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) kvikmynda6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) skjóta (á mark)7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) skjóta; stunda skotveiðar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) sproti- shoot down
- shoot rapids
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30 slim
[slim] 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) grannur2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) naumur, lítill2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) grenna sig- slimming- slimness -
31 swallow
I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) kyngja2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) gleypa við2. noun(an act of swallowing.) kynging, gleyping- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) svala -
32 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) finna bragð af2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) bragða á, smakka3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) bragðast4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) smakka5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) njóta2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) bragðskyn2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) bragð3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) sÿnishorn, smakk4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) smekkur5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) smekkur•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness -
33 termite
(a pale-coloured wood-eating kind of insect, like an ant.) termíti -
34 weasel
['wi:zl](a type of small flesh-eating animal with a long slender body.) hreysiköttur, vísla
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