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41 make little of
1) (to treat as unimportant etc: He made little of his injuries.) gera lítið úr2) (not to be able to understand: I could make little of his instructions.) eiga í erfiðleikum með að skilja -
42 make much of
1) (to make a fuss of (a person) or about (a thing).) gera mikið úr2) (to make sense of; to understand: I couldn't make much of the film.) skilja -
43 make nothing of
(not to understand: I can make nothing of this letter.) skilja hvorki upp né niður í -
44 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) skiljaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > make (something) of (something)
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45 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) skiljaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > make (something) of (something)
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46 make out
1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) greina, eygja2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) láta líta út sem3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) skrifa, fylla út4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) -
47 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) skiljaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > make (something) of (something)
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48 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) skiljaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > make (something) of (something)
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49 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mest; flestir2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) flestir; mest2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) mjög, ákaflega4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næstum3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flestir2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) mestan part; flestir•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
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50 mysterious
[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) dularfullur -
51 mystery
['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) leyndardómur, ráðgáta2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) leynd, ráðgáta•- mysteriously -
52 mystify
(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) hjúpa leyndardómi/dulúð -
53 neither
adjective, pronoun(not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) hvorugur -
54 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) dimmur, óljós2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) lítt þekktur3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) torráðinn2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) hylja, skyggja á- obscurity -
55 perceive
[pə'si:v](to be or become aware of (something); to understand; to realize: She perceived that he was tired.) skynja; skilja -
56 perception
[pə'sepʃən](the ability to see, understand etc clearly: a man of great perception.) skynjun, skilningur- perceptively
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57 perceptive
[-tiv]adjective (able to see, understand etc clearly: a very perceptive man.) næmur, skarpskyggn -
58 perplex
[pə'pleks](to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) rugla, gera ráðvilltan- perplexedly
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59 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfaldur, látlaus2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) augljós, greinilegur, auðskilinn3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) hreinskilinn4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) greinilegur5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) ófríður2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slétta2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) slétt prjón•- plainly- plainness
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60 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) þykjast2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) þykjast•- pretence- false pretences
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