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1 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) miðill2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) fjölmiðill3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) miðill4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) ræktunarvökvi, ætihlaup/-vökvi2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) millistærð -
2 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) meðalvegur -
3 band
[bænd] I noun1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) band; ræma, borði2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) líning, borði3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) tíðnisviðII 1. noun1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) hópur, flokkur2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) hljómsveit2. verb(to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) mynda hóp -
4 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) draga úr2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) hóflegur2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) sæmilegur, þokkalegur3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) öfgalaus maður- moderateness
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5 happy
['hæpi]1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) hamingjusamur2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) glaður, feginn3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) heppilegur•- happily
- happy-go-lucky
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6 vary
['veəri] 1. verb(to make, be or become different: These apples vary in size from small to medium.) breyta; vera breytilegur- variable2. noun(something that varies, eg in quantity, value, effect etc: Have you taken all the variables into account in your calculations?) breyta- variably- variability
- variation
- varied
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