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1 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) háttur, máti2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) framkoma3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) hegðun, mannasiðir•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking -
2 all manner of
(all kinds of: He has all manner of problems.) alls konar -
3 in a manner of speaking
(in a certain way: I suppose, in a manner of speaking, I am an engineer.) á vissan hátt -
4 drawl
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5 decorous
['dekərəs]((behaving in a manner which is) acceptable, especially quiet and dignified: behaving in a decorous manner.) háttvís- decorum -
6 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) misþyrma, lemja2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) þvælast um3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) umgangast -
7 abrupt
1) (sudden; unexpected: The car came to an abrupt halt.) skyndilegur2) ((of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp.) stuttaralegur, dónalegur3) (lacking in continuity.)•- abruptly- abruptness -
8 adverb
['ædvə:b](a word used before or after a verb, before an adjective or preposition, or with another adverb to show time, manner, place, degree etc: Yesterday he looked more carefully in the box, and there he found a very small key with a hole right through it.) atviksorð- adverbially -
9 airily
adverb (in a light-hearted manner: She airily dismissed all objections.) kæruleysislega -
10 amicable
['æmikəbl](friendly: The dispute was finally settled in a very amicable manner.) vingjarnlegur- amicably -
11 aristocratic
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12 bearing
1) (manner, way of standing etc: a military bearing.) líkamsburður; framkoma2) ((usually in plural: sometimes short for ball-bearings) a part of a machine that has another part moving in or on it.) (kúlu)lega -
13 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) bestur2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) best3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) sigra- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
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14 bluff
I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) hispurslaus, hreinn og beinnII 1. verb(to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.) blekkja, plata2. noun(an act of bluffing.) blekking, plat -
15 brusque
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16 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) einhver, nokkur2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) viss, öruggur3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) tiltekinn, viss, ákveðinn4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) viss, nokkur•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') Auðvitað, að sjálfsögðu- for certain
- make certain -
17 chant
1. verb1) (to recite in a singing manner: The monks were chanting their prayers.) syngja, tóna2) (to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud: The crowd was chanting `We want more!') söngla, staglast á2. noun1) (a kind of sacred song.) sálmasöngur2) (a phrase or slogan constantly repeated: `Stop the cuts!' was the chant.) baráttufrasi, slagorð -
18 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) kaldur2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) kaldur3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) kaldur2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) kuldi2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) kvef•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
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19 condescending
adjective (giving the impression that one is superior: a condescending manner.) yfirlætisfullur -
20 confront
1) (to bring face to face with: He was confronted with the evidence of his crime.) (verða að) horfast í augu við2) (to face in a hostile manner; to oppose: They confronted the enemy at dawn.) mæta, standa andspænis•
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