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61 attentive
[-tiv]adjective (giving attention: The children were very attentive when the teacher was speaking; attentive to her needs.) umhyggjusamur, hugulsamur -
62 autocrat
['o:təkræt](a ruler who has total control: The Tsars of Russia were autocrats.) alræðisherra, einvaldur- autocratic -
63 avalanche
(a fall of snow and ice down a mountain: Two skiers were buried by the avalanche.) snjóflóð -
64 award
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65 bale
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66 bandit
['bændit](an outlaw or robber, especially as a member of a gang: They were attacked by bandits in the mountains.) ræningi -
67 banner
['bænə]1) (a military flag.) flagg, fáni2) (a large strip of cloth bearing a slogan etc: Many of the demonstrators were carrying banners.) áróðursborði -
68 barricade
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69 basin
['beisn]1) (a bowl for washing oneself in: a wash-hand basin.) þvottaskál, vaskafat, vaskur2) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) skál3) (the area drained by a river: the basin of the Nile.) vatnasvæði4) (the deep part of a harbour: There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin.) hafnarkví -
70 batch
[bæ ](a number of things made, delivered etc, all at one time: a batch of bread; The letters were sent out in batches.) samsafn, slatti, sending, hópur -
71 be all ears
(to listen with keen attention: The children were all ears when their father was describing the car crash.) hlusta af athygli -
72 be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) vera klaufiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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73 be floored
1) (be completely surprised or shocked: We were completely floored by his behavior.)2) (to have a floor of: Our bathroom is floored with ceramic tiles.) -
74 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) vera í minnihluta -
75 be on to (someone)
(to have discovered (a person's) trick, secret etc: The thieves realized that the police were on to them.) sjá í gegnum -
76 be on to (someone)
(to have discovered (a person's) trick, secret etc: The thieves realized that the police were on to them.) sjá í gegnum -
77 be under the impression (that)
(to have the (often wrong) feeling or idea that: I was under the impression that you were paying for this meal.) hafa e-ð á tilfinningunniEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be under the impression (that)
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78 be under the impression (that)
(to have the (often wrong) feeling or idea that: I was under the impression that you were paying for this meal.) hafa e-ð á tilfinningunniEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be under the impression (that)
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79 beat hollow
(to beat thoroughly at a game etc: The local team were beaten hollow by eight goals to one on Saturday.) gjörsigra -
80 blanket
['blæŋkit] 1. noun1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) teppi2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) hula, lag2. adjective(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) allsherjar3. verb(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) hylja
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