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21 conscious
['konʃəs]1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) meðvitaður2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) meðvitandi, meðvitaður•- consciousness -
22 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) snerting2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) samband, tengill3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) samband, sambönd4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) rofi, tengi, tengill5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) smitberi (mögulegur)6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) samband2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) setja í samband -
23 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) myrkur, dimmur2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) dökkur3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) leynilegur, dulinn2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) myrkur- darken- darkness
- keep it dark -
24 defer
I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) frestaII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) lúta, fara eftir- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral -
25 domain
[də'mein]1) (an old word for the lands which belong to a person: the king's domains.) landareign; ríki2) (one's area of interest or of knowledge: That question is outside my domain.) svið -
26 encyclop(a)edia
(a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) alfræðiorðabók, alfræðirit- encyclopaedic- encyclopedic -
27 encyclop(a)edia
(a reference work containing information on every branch of knowledge, or on one particular branch: an encyclopaedia of jazz; If you do not know the capital city of Hungary, look it up in an encyclopaedia.) alfræðiorðabók, alfræðirit- encyclopaedic- encyclopedic -
28 enlightened
adjective (wise through knowledge; free from prejudice: an enlightened headmaster; an enlightened decision.) upplÿstur, vel uppfræddur -
29 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) athugun, skoðun2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) próf3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) yfirheyrsla, prófun -
30 examine
[iɡ'zæmin]1) (to look at closely; to inspect closely: They examined the animal tracks and decided that they were those of a fox.) athuga, skoða, kanna2) ((of a doctor) to inspect the body of thoroughly to check for disease etc: The doctor examined the child and said she was healthy.) skoða, athuga3) (to consider carefully: The police must examine the facts.) rannsaka4) (to test the knowledge or ability of (students etc): She examines pupils in mathematics.) prófa5) (to question: The lawyer examined the witness in the court case.) prófa, yfirheyra•- examiner -
31 experience
[ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) reynsla2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) (lífs)reynsla2. verb(to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) reyna, upplifa -
32 experienced
adjective (having gained knowledge from experience; skilled: an experienced mountaineer.) reyndur -
33 fear
[fiə] 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) hræðsla, ótti, skelfing2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) hræðast; óttast um2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) vera hræddur um•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear of -
34 field
[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) akur2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) völlur3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) svæði4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) (áhuga)svið5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) (sjón/segul)svið6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) (víg)völlur2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) grípa og senda í höfn- fieldwork -
35 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) almennur2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) almennur3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) almennur4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) yfir-, aðal-2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) herforingi- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public -
36 hindsight
(wisdom or knowledge got only after something (usually bad) has happened: In hindsight, we should have acted differently.) eftirhyggja -
37 inexperience
[inik'spiəriəns](lack of experience or skilled knowledge: He seems good at the job in spite of his youth and inexperience.) reynsluleysi -
38 inexperienced
adjective (lacking knowledge, skill and experience: Inexperienced climbers should not attempt this route.) reynslulaus -
39 inform
[in'fo:m]1) (to tell; to give knowledge to: Please inform me of your intentions in this matter; I was informed that you were absent from the office.) láta vita, tilkynna2) ((with against or on) to tell facts to eg the police about (a criminal etc): He informed against his fellow thieves.) segja til, bera vitni gegn•- information
- informative
- informer
- information superhighway
- information technology -
40 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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