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1 in a nutshell
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) í hnotskurn -
2 express
[ik'spres] 1. verb1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) tjá2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) tjá3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) gefa til kynna; láta í ljósi4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) senda með hraði2. adjective1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) hrað-2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) skÿlaus, eindreginn3. adverb(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) með hraði; í hraðsendingu4. noun1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) hraðlest2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) hraðpóstur•- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
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3 a show of hands
(at a meeting, debate etc, a vote expressed by people raising their hands.) handaupprétting -
4 applause
[-z]noun (praise or approval, expressed by clapping: The President received great applause at the end of his speech.) lófatak -
5 decimal fraction
(a fraction expressed as so many tenths, hundredths, thousandths etc and written with a decimal point, like this: 0.1 (= 1/10), 2.33 (= 233/100).) tugabrot -
6 emphatic
[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) áherslumikill, eindreginn -
7 in plain English
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8 inexpressible
[inik'spresəbl](that cannot be expressed or described: inexpressible delight.) ólÿsanlegur -
9 percentage
[pə'senti‹]1) (an amount, number or rate given as a fraction of one hundred: We've expressed all these figures as percentages.) prósenta2) (a part or proportion of something: A large percentage of the population can't read or write.) prósenta, hlutfall, hluti -
10 resolution
[rezə'lu:ʃən] 1. noun1) (a firm decision (to do something): He made a resolution to get up early.) ákvörðun; ásetningur2) (an opinion or decision formally expressed by a group of people, eg at a public meeting: The meeting passed a resolution in favour of allowing women to join the society.) ályktun3) (resoluteness.) ákveðni; ákvörðun4) (the act of resolving (a problem etc).) ráðning, (úr)lausn•- resolute- resolutely
- resoluteness
- resolve 2. noun1) (determination to do what one has decided to do: He showed great resolve.) ákveðni2) (a firm decision: It is his resolve to become a director of this firm.) ákvörðun, ásetningur•- resolved -
11 succinct
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12 unspeakable
(that cannot be expressed in words, especially because too bad to describe: his unspeakable cruelty/rudeness.) ósegjanlegur, ólÿsanlegur -
13 unutterable
1) ((of a feeling) too strong to be expressed: To his unutterable horror, the ground began to shake.) ósegjanlegur2) (too bad to describe: What unutterable rudeness!) ósegjanlegur -
14 verbose
[-'bous]adjective (using too many words; expressed in too many words: a verbose speaker; a verbose description/style.) -
15 verse
[və:s]1) (a number of lines of poetry, grouped together and forming a separate unit within the poem, song, hymn etc: This song has three verses.) erindi, vers2) (a short section in a chapter of the Bible.) vers3) (poetry, as opposed to prose: He expressed his ideas in verse.) ljóð, bundið mál -
16 volume
['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) bók2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) bindi3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) rúmtak, rúmmál4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) magn5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) hljóðstyrkur
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