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61 classical
['klæsikəl] 1. adjective1) ((especially of literature, art etc) of ancient Greece and Rome: classical studies.) fornfræða-2) ((of music) having the traditional, established harmony and/or form: He prefers classical music to popular music.) sígildur, klassískur3) ((of literature) considered to be of the highest class.) klassískur•- classic2. noun1) (an established work of literature of high quality: I have read all the classics.) sígilt verk; snilldarverk, meistaraverk2) ((in plural) the language and literature of Greece and Rome: He is studying classics.) tunga, bókmenntir eða menning Grikkja og Rómverja -
62 cliff
[klif](a high steep rock, especially one facing the sea.) hamar, klettaveggur -
63 close down
1) ((of a business) to close permanently: High levels of taxation have caused many firms to close down.) hætta2) ((of a TV or radio station etc) to stop broadcasting for the day (noun closedown).) hætta útsendingu -
64 cognac
['konjæk](a kind of high-quality French brandy.) koníak -
65 colouring
1) (something used to give colour: She put pink colouring in the icing.) litur2) (complexion: She had very high colouring (= a very pink complexion).) litaraft, hörundslitur -
66 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) algengur2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) sameiginlegur3) (publicly owned: common property.) almennings-4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ruddalegur, ókurteis5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) óbreyttur; alþÿðan6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) samnafn2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) almenningur- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
67 commoner
noun (a person who is not of high rank: The royal princess married a commoner.) alþÿðumaður -
68 constable
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69 content
I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) ánægður, ásáttur2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) ánægja3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) gera sig ánægðan með- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) innihald2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) innihald•- contents -
70 corresponding
adjective (similar, matching: The rainfall this month is not as high as for the corresponding month last year.) samsvarandi -
71 cot
[kot]1) ((American crib) a small bed with high sides for a child etc: One of the wooden rails of the cot is broken.) barnarúm2) ((American) a camp bed.) (tjald)beddi•- cottage -
72 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) réttur2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) dómstóll3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) völlur4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) hirð5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) konungsgarður6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) húsagarður2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) stíga í vænginn við2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) sækjast eftir3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) bjóða (e-u óæskilegu) heim•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard -
73 crack a book
((slang) to open a book in order to read or study: He always gets high marks in his exams although he hardly cracks a textbook.) -
74 cruiser
1) (a high-speed battleship.) beitiskip, hraðskreitt herskip2) ((also cabin-cruiser) a motor yacht with living quarters.) lystibátur -
75 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
76 dear
[diə] 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) dÿr2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) innilegur3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) kær4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) háttvirti, kæri2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) yndi, gersemi2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) elskan, væni•- dearly- dear
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77 decadence
['dekədəns]1) (a falling from high to low standards in morals or the arts: the decadence of the late Roman empire.) hnignun, úrkynjun2) (the state of having low or incorrect standards of behaviour; immorality: He lived a life of decadence.) spilling•- decadent -
78 depose
[di'pəuz](to remove from a high position (eg from that of a king): They have deposed the emperor.) steypa af stóli -
79 dignitary
['diɡnitəri]plural - dignitaries; noun(a person who has a high rank or office.) maður í virðingarstöðu -
80 dignity
['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) virðuleiki; virðing, sæmd2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) virðuleiki, myndugleiki3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) virðingarstaða4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) stolt, sómatilfinning
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