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21 swop
[swop] 1. past tense, past participle - swopped, swapped; verb(to exchange one thing for another: He swopped his ball with another boy for a pistol; They swopped books with each other.) skipta á, hafa skipti á2. noun(an exchange: a fair swop.) skipti -
22 utilise
(to find a useful purpose for (something): The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.) nÿta, nota- utilisation -
23 utilize
(to find a useful purpose for (something): The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.) nÿta, nota- utilisation -
24 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) hver, hvor, hvaða2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) sem, er3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) sem, er- which is which? - which is which -
25 worth
[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) virði2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) jafnvirði2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) verður, sem verðskuldar (e-ð)•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun(a highly respected person.) fyrirmaður, mektarmaður- worthily- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth -
26 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) dagsetning2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) dagsetning3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) stefnumót2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) dagsetja2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) vera frá tilteknum tíma3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) úreldast•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) daðla -
27 either
1. pronoun(the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) annar hvor, hvor sem er2. adjective1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) með hvorum sem er; báðir2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) báðir, hvor sem er3. adverb1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) (ekki) heldur2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) þar að auki; ennfremur•- either way -
28 fascination
1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) hrifning2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) aðdráttarafl -
29 fill
[fil] 1. verb1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) fylla2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) fyllast3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) uppfylla4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) fylla (í); setja fyllingar í2. noun(as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) fylli- filled- filler
- filling
- filling-station
- fill in
- fill up -
30 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) þungur2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) þungur3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) mikill, þungur,4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stórtækur, stór-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) þungbúinn6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) erfiður7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) þungur8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) þunglamalegur, hávær•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
31 in / out of print
((of books) available/unavailable to be bought from the publisher: That book has been out of print for years.) fáanlegur; ófáanlegur -
32 lay aside
(to put away or to one side, especially to be used or dealt with at a later time: She laid the books aside for later use.) leggja til hliðar -
33 mostly
adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) að mestu leyti, aðallega -
34 omnibus
['omnibəs]1) (a large book containing a number of books, stories etc: a Jane Austen omnibus; ( also adjective) an omnibus edition of Jane Austen's novels.) stórbók; safnbók sem inniheldur fleiri en eina skáldsögu2) (an old word for a bus.) almenningsvagn -
35 overdue
[əuvə'dju:]1) (late: The train is overdue.) á eftir áætlun2) ((of bills, work etc) not yet paid, done, delivered etc, although the date for doing this has passed: overdue library books.) fallinn í gjalddaga -
36 package
['pæki‹] 1. noun(things wrapped up and tied (for posting etc); a parcel: a package of books.) pakki2. verb(to wrap up into a package: He packaged (up) the clothes.) pakka- package holiday
- package tour -
37 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) samhliða/-síða2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) hliðstæður2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) samsíða lína3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) samsíða lína/flötur2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) samsvörun, hliðstæða3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) breiddarbaugur4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) jafna við e-ð -
38 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) hrúga2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) ógrynni2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) stafla- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) burðarstólpi/-staurIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) flos -
39 reading material
noun (a list of books, stories, articles etc that need to be read for one's studies.) -
40 reading matter
noun (something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters): There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library.)
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