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61 slum
(a group of houses, blocks of flats, street etc where the conditions are dirty and overcrowded and the building(s) usually in a bad state: That new block of flats is rapidly turning into a slum; a slum dwelling.) fátækrahverfi -
62 sorry
['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) leiður, fullur eftirsjár2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) leiður, fullur eftirsjár3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) sorglegur2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) afsakið! fyrirgefðu!2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) afsakið! fyrirgefðu!• -
63 speller
1) (a computer program that corrects spelling mistakes.)2) (someone who is good or bad at spelling: She is a good speller.)3) ((American) a book for teaching spelling.) -
64 stammer
['stæmə] 1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) stam2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) stama -
65 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) teygja(st)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) ná; teygja/breiða (úr sér)2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) teyging2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) samfelldur kafli; samfelld lota•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
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66 terrible
['terəbl]1) (very bad: a terrible singer; That music is terrible!) hræðilegur2) (causing great pain, suffering, hardship etc: War is terrible; It was a terrible disaster.) hræðilegur3) (causing great fear or horror: The noise of the guns was terrible.) skelfilegur•- terribly -
67 test
[test] 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) próf2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) prófun, rannsókn3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) prófsteinn4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) prófun, könnun, tilraun5) (a test match.) landsleikur2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) prófa; reynslufljúga- test pilot
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68 uncomfortable
1) (not relaxed: He looked uncomfortable when she mentioned marriage.) órólegur, vandræðalegur2) (producing a bad physical feeling: That's a very uncomfortable chair.) óþægilegur• -
69 unspeakable
(that cannot be expressed in words, especially because too bad to describe: his unspeakable cruelty/rudeness.) ósegjanlegur, ólÿsanlegur -
70 unworthy
1) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) ósæmilegur, skammarlegur2) (not deserving: Such a remark is unworthy of notice; He's unworthy to have the same name as his father.) óverðugur3) (less good than should be expected from (eg a person): Such bad behaviour is unworthy of him.) ósamboðinn•- unworthiness
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bad — bad1 badness, n. /bad/, adj., worse, worst; (Slang) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. adj. 1. not good in any manner or degree … Universalium
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bad — 1. mod. powerful; intense. (Streets.) □ Man, that is really bad music! □ This grass is bad! 2. mod. suitable; excellent; good. (Streets.) □ I got some new silks that are really bad. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
