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  • 1 interesting

    ( negative uninteresting) adjective an interesting book.) áhugaverður

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  • 2 any

    ['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) hver sem er
    2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) neinn
    2. adjective
    (every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) allir, hver, hvaða (sem er)
    3. adverb
    (at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) nokkuð
    - anyone
    - anyhow
    - anything
    - anyway
    - anywhere
    - at any rate
    - in any case

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  • 3 history

    ['histəri]
    plural - histories; noun
    1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) (mannkyns)saga, sagnfræði
    2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) saga
    3) ((the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something): This desk/word has a very interesting history.) saga
    - historic
    - historical
    - historically
    - make history

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  • 4 store

    [sto:] 1. noun
    1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) birgðir
    2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) bÿsn
    3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) lager, birgðageymsla
    4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) búð, verslun
    2. verb
    1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) geyma, setja í geymslu
    2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) vera fullur af
    - storehouse
    - storeroom
    - in store
    - set great store by
    - set store by
    - store up

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  • 5 antique

    [æn'ti:k] 1. adjective
    1) (old and usually valuable: an antique chair.) frá fyrra stíltímabili
    2) (old or old-fashioned: That car is positively antique.) forn; gamaldags
    3) ((of a shop etc) dealing in antiques: an antique business.) forngripa-
    2. noun
    (something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting: He collects antiques.) forngripur
    - antiquity

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  • 6 be tempted (to do something)

    (to think that it would be pleasant, interesting etc to do (something): I'm tempted to go to the party.) freistast/hallast/hneigjast til að

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  • 7 be tempted (to do something)

    (to think that it would be pleasant, interesting etc to do (something): I'm tempted to go to the party.) freistast/hallast/hneigjast til að

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  • 8 bring to life

    (to make lively or interesting: His lectures really brought the subject to life.) lífga (við)

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  • 9 colourful

    1) (full of colour: a colourful pattern.) litríkur
    2) (vivid and interesting: a colourful account of his experiences.) litríkur og lifandi

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  • 10 colourless

    1) (without colour: Water is colourless.) litlaus
    2) (not lively or interesting: a colourless young woman.) litlaus; leiðinlegur

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  • 11 come to life

    (to become lively or interesting: The play did not come to life until the last act.) lifna við, verða fjörugur/áhugaverður

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  • 12 corny

    ['ko:ni]
    (not original or interesting: a corny joke.) margtugginn, útjaskaður

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  • 13 dish

    [diʃ]
    1) (a plate, bowl etc in which food is brought to the table: a large shallow dish.) diskur
    2) (food mixed and prepared for the table: She served us an interesting dish containing chicken and almonds.) réttur
    - dish-washing
    - dishwater
    - dish out

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  • 14 dull

    1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) seinn til
    2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) grár; myrkur, dökkur
    3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) leiðinlegur
    - dullness

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  • 15 fascinating

    adjective (very charming, attractive or interesting: a fascinating story.) heillandi

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  • 16 few and far between

    (very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) örfáir; sjaldgæfur

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  • 17 guide

    1. verb
    1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) vísa, fylgja, leiða
    2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) stÿra
    2. noun
    1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) leiðsögumaður
    2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) leiðarvísir, ferðahandbók
    3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) (kven)skáti
    4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) merki, ábending
    - guideline
    - guided missile

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  • 18 imaginative

    [-nətiv, ]( American[) -neitiv]
    adjective ((negative unimaginative) having, or created with, imagination: an imaginative writer; This essay is interesting and imaginative.) hugmyndaríkur

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  • 19 information

    noun (facts told or knowledge gained or given: Can you give me any information about this writer?; the latest information on the progress of the war; He is full of interesting bits of information.) upplÿsingar

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  • 20 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) áhugi
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) áhugamál
    3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) vextir
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) hlutur, hlutabréf
    5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) hagsmunahópur
    2. verb
    1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) vekja áhuga á
    2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vekja áhuga
    - interesting
    - interestingly
    - in one's own interest
    - in one's interest
    - in the interests of
    - in the interest of
    - lose interest
    - take an interest

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См. также в других словарях:

  • interesting — interesting, engrossing, absorbing, intriguing mean having a quality or qualities that secure attention and hold it for a length of time. Interesting implies a power in a person or thing to awaken such a mental or emotional reaction involving… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Interesting — In ter*est*ing, a. Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story; interesting news. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • interesting — (adj.) 1711, that concerns, important, from INTEREST (Cf. interest) (v.). Meaning so as to excite interest is from 1768. Related: Interestingly. Euphemistic phrase interesting condition, etc., pregnant is from 1748 …   Etymology dictionary

  • interesting — interesting; un·interesting; …   English syllables

  • interesting — index attractive, moving (evoking emotion), provocative, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • interesting — [adj] appealing, entertaining absorbing, affecting, alluring, amusing, arresting, attractive, beautiful, captivating, charismatic, compelling, curious, delightful, elegant, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, entrancing, exceptional,… …   New thesaurus

  • interesting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ arousing curiosity or interest. DERIVATIVES interestingly adverb interestingness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • interesting — [in′trəstiŋ] adj. exciting curiosity or attention; of interest interestingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • interesting — adj. 1) highly interesting 2) interesting for; to 3) interesting to + inf. (he s interesting to watch = it s interesting to watch him) 4) interesting that + clause (it s interesting that the incident was not reported in the newspapers) * * * [… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • interesting — in|terest|ing W2S1 [ˈıntrıstıŋ] adj if something is interesting, you give it your attention because it seems unusual or exciting or provides information that you did not know about ≠ uninteresting, boring ↑boring ▪ That s an interesting question …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • interesting — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ prove ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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