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1 efficient
[i'fiʃənt]1) ((of a person) capable; skilful: a very efficient secretary.) hæfur, skilvirkur2) ((of an action, tool etc) producing (quick and) satisfactory results: The new lawn mower is much more efficient than the old one.) áhrifaríkur, skilvirkur•- efficiency -
2 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) vondur, slæmur, lélegur2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) vondur3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slæmur4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) skemmdur, úldinn5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) skaðlegur6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) slæmur, lasinn, bilaður7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) lasinn8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) (mjög) slæmur, alvarlegur9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) vafasamur•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
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3 cripple
['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) bækla2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) lama; skemma2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) bæklaður-/hreyfihamlaður maður -
4 drainage
[-ni‹]noun (the process, method or system of carrying away extra water: The town's drainage is very efficient.) holræsakerfi; frárennsli -
5 expeditious
[-'diʃəs]adjective (quick (and efficient).) fljótur, greiður -
6 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.) -
7 in order
1) (correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc: It is quite in order to end the meeting now.) í samræmi við reglur, í lagi2) (in a good efficient state: Everything is in order for the party.) í lagi, tilbúinn -
8 lick into shape
(to put into a better or more efficient form.) flikka upp á, þjálfa -
9 organised
1) (efficient: She's a very organized person.) skipulagður2) (well-arranged: an organized report.) skipulagður3) (having been planned: an organized protest.) skipulagður -
10 organized
1) (efficient: She's a very organized person.) skipulagður2) (well-arranged: an organized report.) skipulagður3) (having been planned: an organized protest.) skipulagður -
11 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) neyðast til að grípa til sísta kosts/leikmannsEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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12 streamlined
1) ((of a plane, car, ship etc) shaped so as to move faster and more efficiently: the newest, most streamlined aircraft.) straumlínulaga2) (efficient and economical: streamlined business methods.) hagkvæmur -
13 swift
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14 system
['sistəm]1) (an arrangement of many parts that work together: a railway system; the solar system; the digestive system.) kerfi2) (a person's body: Take a walk every day - it's good for the system!) líffærakerfi3) (a way of organizing something according to certain ideas, principles etc: a system of government/education.) skipulag, kerfi4) (a plan or method: What is your system for washing the dishes?) aðferð5) (the quality of being efficient and methodical: Your work lacks system.) skipuleg vinnubrögð•- systematically -
15 test
[test] 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) próf2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) prófun, rannsókn3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) prófsteinn4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) prófun, könnun, tilraun5) (a test match.) landsleikur2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) prófa; reynslufljúga- test pilot
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efficient — efficient, iente [ efisjɑ̃, jɑ̃t ] adj. • 1290; lat. efficiens, de efficere « réaliser » 1 ♦ Philos. Cause efficiente, qui produit un effet (opposé à cause finale). 2 ♦ (1948; angl. efficient) Anglic. (abusif) Efficace, dynamique, capable de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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efficient — ef*fi cient ([e^]f*f[i^]sh ent), a. [L. efficiens, entis, p. pr. of efficere to effect: cf. F. efficient. See {Effect}, n.] Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-efficient — [e fish′ənt, ifish′ənt; ] often [, ēfish′ənt, əfish′ənt] combining form working or operating efficiently with regard to; making efficient use of [cost efficient, energy efficient] * * * … Universalium
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Efficient — Ef*fi cient, n. An efficient cause; a prime mover. [1913 Webster] God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. Hooker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
efficient — I adjective able, adroit, capable, competent, deft, dexterous, effective, effectual, expedient, expeditious, expert, functional, habilis, mighty, potent, powerful, practical, productive, proficient, puissant, skilled, skillful associated concepts … Law dictionary
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efficient — efficient, ente (è fi si an, an t ) adj. Terme de philosophie scolastique. Cause efficiente, cause qui produit effectivement son effet, une chose. Le soleil est la cause efficiente de la chaleur. • Aristote admettait comme Platon les causes… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
