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1 possession
[-ʃən]1) (something which is owned by a person, country etc: She lost all her possessions in the fire.) eign2) (the state of possessing.) eign -
2 self-possession
[-ʃən]noun sjálfsstjórn -
3 annex
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4 capture
[- ə]1) (to take by force, skill etc: The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured.) handtaka; fanga2) (to take possession of (a person's attention etc): The story captured his imagination.) ná, fanga -
5 confederate
[kən'fedərət](a person who has agreed to work with others (eg on something dishonest): He and his confederates were found with stolen money in their possession.)- confederation -
6 deterrent
[-'te-, ]( American[) -'tə:-]noun, adjective ((something) that deters: The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect.) fyrirbyggjandi; aftrandi -
7 genitive
['‹enitiv]((the case or form of) a noun, pronoun etc which shows possession: In John's hat, `John's' is in the genitive / is a genitive; ( also adjective) the genitive case.) eignarfall -
8 indispensable
[indi'spensəbl](necessary; that cannot be done without: A dictionary should be considered an indispensable possession.) (lífs)nauðsynlegur -
9 overrun
present participle - overrunning; verb1) (to fill, occupy or take possession of: The house was overrun with mice.) leggja undir sig, yfirtaka2) (to continue longer than intended: The programme overran by five minutes.) fara fram yfir -
10 own
[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) eiga2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) viðurkenna, játa2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) eiginn- owner- ownership
- get one's own back
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11 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta, jurt2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) vélakostur3) (a factory.) verksmiðja2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) planta2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) rækta3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) planta (sér), koma tryggilega fyrir4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) planta (e-u), koma fyrir•- planter -
12 possess
[pə'zes](to own or have: How much money does he possess?) eiga- possessive
- possessively
- possessiveness
- possessor -
13 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) halda/geyma (e-ð), varðveita; muna2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) halda í skefjum -
14 self-possessed
[selfpə'zest](calm, and able to act confidently in an emergency: a calm, self-possessed person.) í jafnvægi -
15 spirit
['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) hugarfar2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) andi3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) fjör, kraftur•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level -
16 status symbol
(a possession that indicates one's social importance: a car, a private swimming-pool and other status symbols.) stöðutákn -
17 treasured
adjective (regarded as precious; valued: The photograph of her son is her most treasured possession.) sem er í miklum metum -
18 valued
adjective (regarded as valuable or precious: What is your most valued possession?) mikilsmetinn, dÿrmætur -
19 white elephant
(a useless, unwanted possession.) gagnslítil eign
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