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1 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) útskÿra2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) gefa skÿringu á•- explanatory
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2 expound
(to explain in detail.) (út)skÿra, túlka -
3 mystify
(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) hjúpa leyndardómi/dulúð -
4 elucidate
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5 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) ásÿnd, útlit; vaxtarlag2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) mynd3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) tala, tölustafur4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) skÿringarmynd2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) koma fram, birtast2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) hugsa, reikna út•- figuratively
- figurehead
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6 further
['fə:ðə] 1. adverb((sometimes farther) at or to a great distance or degree: I cannot go any further.) lengra2. adverb, adjective(more; in addition: I cannot explain further; There is no further news.) frekar, meira, nánar3. verb(to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly: He furthered our plans.) ÿta undir, þoka áfram- furthest -
7 interpret
[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) túlka2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) túlka, útskÿra3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) túlka•- interpreter -
8 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) staða2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) staður3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) starf, embætti4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) afstaða2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) staðsetja, koma fyrir- be in- out of position -
9 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) leysa, ráða2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) leysa, finna lausn á
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