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1 living
1) (having life; being alive: a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.) lifandi2) (now alive: the greatest living artist.) núlifandi -
2 living-room
noun (the room of a house etc in which the occupants of the house usually sit during their leisure time.) (setu)stofa -
3 (with)in living memory
(within a period recent enough to be remembered by someone still alive: It was the worst harvest in living memory.) í manna minnum -
4 (with)in living memory
(within a period recent enough to be remembered by someone still alive: It was the worst harvest in living memory.) í manna minnum -
5 standard of living
(the level of comfort and welfare achieved in any particular society.) lífskjör -
6 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) lifa2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) lifa (af)3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) búa, dvelja4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) lifa, búa við5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) lifa á, hafa lífsviðurværi af•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) lifibrauð, lífsviðurværi- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) lifandi2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) í beinni útsendingu3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) virkur4) (burning: a live coal.) glóandi2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) í beinni útsendingu- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire -
7 cell
[sel]1) (a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).) klefi2) (a very small piece of the substance of which all living things are made; the smallest unit of living matter: The human body is made up of cells.) fruma3) ((the part containing the electrodes in) an electrical battery.) rafhlaða, rafhlöðueining4) (one of many small compartments making up a structure: the cells of a honeycomb.) hólf•- cellular- cellphone -
8 colony
['koləni]plural - colonies; noun1) ((a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country: France used to have many colonies in Africa.) nÿlenda2) (a group of people having the same interests, living close together: a colony of artists.) sambú, sambÿli, kommúna3) (a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together: a colony of gulls.) sambú•- colonial- colonialism
- colonialist
- colonize
- colonise
- colonist
- colonization
- colonisation -
9 contemporary
[kən'tempərəri] 1. adjective1) (living at, happening at or belonging to the same period: That chair and the painting are contemporary - they both date from the seventeenth century.) samtíða2) (of the present time; modern: contemporary art.) nútíma-2. noun(a person living at the same time: She was one of my contemporaries at university.) samtímamaður -
10 earn
[ə:n]1) (to gain (money, wages, one's living) by working: He earns $200 a week; He earns his living by cleaning shoes; You can afford a car now that you're earning.) vinna sér inn, þéna2) (to deserve: I've earned a rest.) verðskulda•- earnings -
11 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) drÿgja2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) skrimta, rétt hafa ofan af fyrir sér -
12 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) líf; tilvera2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) ævi3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) líf, fjör4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) líf, lífsstíll5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) -ár, -líf, -ævi6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) lífvera7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) ævisaga8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) lífstíðarfangelsi•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life -
13 resident
['rezidənt] 1. noun(a person who lives or has his home in a particular place: a resident of Edinburgh.) íbúi2. adjective1) (living or having one's home in a place: He is now resident abroad.) búsettur2) (living, having to live, or requiring a person to live, in the place where he works: a resident caretaker.) búsettur á vinnustað•- reside- residence
- residency
- residential
- residence hall
- in residence
- take up residence -
14 alive
1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) lifandi2) (full of activity: The town was alive with policemen on the day of the march.) iðandi, morandi•- alive to -
15 anglicise
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) aðlaga(st) enskum siðum; gefa enskt yfirbragð -
16 anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) aðlaga(st) enskum siðum; gefa enskt yfirbragð -
17 animal
['æniməl]1) (a living being which can feel things and move freely: man and other animals.) dÿr2) (an animal other than man: a book on man's attitude to animals; ( also adjective) animal behaviour.) dÿr• -
18 animate
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19 aquatic
[ə'kwætik](living, growing, or taking place in water: aquatic plants/sports.) vatns-, vatna-, lagar- -
20 bacteria
singular - bacterium; noun plural(organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease: a throat infection caused by bacteria.) gerlar, bakteríur- bacteriological
- bacteriologist
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