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1 individual
[indi'vidjuəl] 1. adjective1) (single; separate: Put price labels on each individual item.) einstakur2) (intended for, used by etc one person etc: Customers in shops should be given individual attention.) persónulegur, sérstakur3) (special to one person etc, showing or having special qualities: Her style of dress is very individual.) persónulegur, sérstæður2. noun1) (a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs: the rights of the individual in society.) einstaklingur2) (a person: He's an untidy individual.) einstaklingur•- individually -
2 biodegradable
(able to be separated into individual parts by bacteria: All vegetable matter is biodegradable.) niðurbrjótanlegur; uppleysanlegur -
3 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) orsök2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) ástæða3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) málstaður2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) koma (e-m) til (að gera e-ð) -
4 corporation
noun (a body of people acting as one individual eg for administration or business purposes: the British Broadcasting Corporation.) hlutafélag; fyrirtæki; viðurkenndur réttaraðili -
5 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) veðra, sverfa, eyða- erosion -
6 exclusive
[ik'sklu:siv]1) (tending to exclude.) einskorðaður, sem útilokar2) ((of a group etc) not easily or readily mixing with others or allowing others in: a very exclusive club.) einka-; ekki opinn hverjum sem er3) (given to only one individual or group etc: The story is exclusive to this newspaper.) einka-4) (fashionable and expensive: exclusive shops/restaurants.) fínn, dÿr•- exclusiveness
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7 hand to hand
with one individual fighting another at close quarters: The soldiers fought the enemy hand to hand; (also adjective) (hand-to-hand fighting.) návígi; handalögmál -
8 idiom
['idiəm]1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) orðatiltæki, orðtak2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) málvenja•- idiomatically -
9 liberal
['libərəl]1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) örlátur, ríkulegur2) (tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving: The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people.) umburðarlyndur3) (( also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual.) frjálslyndur, sem tilheyrir frjálslyndum flokki•- liberally -
10 nationalise
['næ-]verb (to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual.) þjóðnÿta -
11 nationalize
['næ-]verb (to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual.) þjóðnÿta -
12 personal computer
noun ((also PC) a small computer that can be used independently by an individual user for word-processing, games, e-mail, storage of information. etc.) -
13 phrase
[freiz] 1. noun1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) frasi, orðasamband2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) hending2. verb(to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) orða- phrasing
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14 private enterprise
(the management and financing of industry etc by individual persons or companies and not by the state.) frjálst framtak, einkaframtak -
15 unit
['ju:nit]1) (a single thing, individual etc within a group: The building is divided into twelve different apartments or living units.) eining2) (an amount or quantity that is used as a standard in a system of measuring or coinage: The dollar is the standard unit of currency in America.) eining3) (the smallest whole number, 1, or any number between 1 and 9: In the number 23, 2 is a ten, and 3 is a unit.) tala í einingarsæti
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