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41 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) árekstur, skellur2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) ágreiningur3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) átök4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) átök2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) lenda saman, rekast á2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) takast á, berjast3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) lenda saman, rífast4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) rekast á5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) eiga ekki saman -
42 concern
[kən'sə:n] 1. verb1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) varða, snerta2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) hafa áhyggjur af3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) hafa áhuga á2. noun1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) mál, málefni2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) áhyggja3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) fyrirtæki• -
43 contribution
[kon-]1) (the act of contributing.) framlag2) (something contributed, especially money: Would you like to make a contribution to this charity?) framlag, gjöf -
44 dare
[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) þora, voga2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) mana2. noun(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) áskorun- daring3. noun(boldness: We admired his daring.) hugrekki4. adjectivea dare-devil motorcyclist.) fífldirfsku-, áhættu- -
45 demonstration
1) (a display or exhibition (of how something works etc): I'd like a demonstration of this dishwasher.) sÿnikennsla2) ((also demo ['demou] - plural demos) a public expression of opinion by holding meetings and processions, showing placards etc.) mótmælafundur -
46 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) auga2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) auga; lykkja; gat3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) skyn, næmt auga2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) fylgjast með, horfa á- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open -
47 fibre
1) (a fine thread or something like a thread: a nerve fibre.) trefja; þráður2) (a material made up of fibres: coconut fibre.) trefjar, trefjaefni3) (character: A girl of strong moral fibre.) skapgerð; siðferðisþrek•- fibrous- fibreglass -
48 filament
['filəmənt](something very thin shaped like a thread, especially the thin wire in an electric light bulb.) hárfínn þráður -
49 finger
['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) fingur2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) fingur3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) fingur2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) snerta, þreifa á- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
- put one's finger on -
50 fishy
1) (of or like a fish: a fishy smell.) fisk-2) (odd or suspicious: There's something fishy about that man.) undarlegur; grunsamlegur -
51 flood
1. noun1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) flóð2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) flaumur2. verb(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) (láta) flæða yfir3. [-lit] verb(to light with floodlights.) flóðlÿsa- floodlit
- flood-tide -
52 green
[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) grænn2) (not ripe: green bananas.) óþroskaður3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) grænn, reynslulaus, barnalegur4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) fölur, grænn2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) græna; grænn litur2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) grænn litur3) (an area of grass: a village green.) grasflöt, grænt svæði4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) (golf)flöt5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light -
53 grin and bear it
(to put up with something unpleasant without complaining: He doesn't like his present job but he'll just have to grin and bear it till he finds another.) láta sér lynda e-ð óþægilegt -
54 imitate
['imiteit] 1. verb(to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc): Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.) líkja eftir2. adjective(made to look like something else: imitation wood.) gervi-, óekta-, -líki- imitativeness
- imitator -
55 instead
[in'sted](as a substitute; in place of something or someone: I don't like coffee. Could I please have tea instead?) í staðinn -
56 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) gefa út, dreifa2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) koma úr/frá2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) útgáfa2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) tölublað3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) málefni -
57 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) lauf2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) blað(síða)3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) borðvængur•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf -
58 least
[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) minnstur, það minnsta2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) minnst, síst- at least- not in the least -
59 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) miðill2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) fjölmiðill3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) miðill4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) ræktunarvökvi, ætihlaup/-vökvi2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) millistærð -
60 metaphor
['metəfə](a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) myndhvörf/-hverfing/-líking- metaphorical- metaphoric
- metaphorically
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