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81 material
[mə'tiəriəl] 1. noun1) (anything out of which something is, or may be, made: Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.) efni2) (cloth: I'd like three metres of blue woollen material.) (fata)efni, vefnaðarvara2. adjective1) (consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these: the material world.) efnislegur, efnis-2) (belonging to the world; not spiritual: He wanted material things like money, possessions and power.) veraldlegur, veraldar-3) (essential or important: evidence that is material to his defence.) mikilvægur, nauðsynlegur•- materialize
- materialise
- materialization
- materialisation -
82 maypole
noun (a decorated pole for dancing round on May Day.) maístöng -
83 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) leið, aðferð, ráð- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) fjárráð -
84 menu
['menju:]1) ((a card with) a list of dishes that may be ordered at a meal: What's on the menu today?) matseðill2) (a list of options on a computer screen, from which a user can choose.) -
85 mould
I [mould] noun1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) gróðurmold2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) mygla•- mouldy- mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) mót, form2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) e-ð matreitt í móti2. verb1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) móta2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) móta, forma3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) móta -
86 original
[ə'ri-]1) (existing at the beginning; first: This part of the house is new but the rest is original.) upprunalegur2) ((able to produce ideas which are) new, fresh or not thought of before: original ideas; He has a very original mind.) frumlegur3) ((of a painting etc) by the artist etc, from which copies may be made: The original painting is in the museum, but there are hundreds of copies.) upprunalegur -
87 parking-meter
noun (a coin-operated meter beside which a car may be parked for the number of minutes or hours shown on the meter.) stöðumælir -
88 pawn
[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) veðsetja, pantsetja2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) peð2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) peð, leiksoppur•- pawnshop
- in pawn -
89 payable
adjective (which may be or must be paid: The account is payable at the end of the month.) greiðanlegur, sem fellur í gjalddaga -
90 perforate
['pə:fəreit](to make a hole or holes in, especially a line of small holes in paper, so that it may be torn easily: Sheets of postage stamps are perforated.) gata- perforation -
91 permission
[pə'miʃən]noun (a written, spoken etc agreement that someone may do something: She gave me permission to leave.) leyfi, heimild -
92 possibility
plural - possibilities; noun (something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood: There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one).) möguleiki -
93 postcard
noun (a card on which a message may be sent by post, often with a picture on one side (a picture postcard): She sent me a postcard of the Taj Mahal when she was in India.) póstkort -
94 potential
[pə'tenʃəl] 1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) mögulegur2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) möguleiki -
95 precedent
['presidənt]noun (a past action, especially a legal decision, which may act as a guide or rule in the future.) fordæmi -
96 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) viðstaddur2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) núverandi3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) nútíðar-•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) gefa2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) kynna3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) færa upp, flytja, sÿna4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) leggja fram5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) birtast•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gjöf -
97 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) vernda, varðveita2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) varðveita3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) sjóða niður2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) athöfn sem takmarkaður aðgangur er að2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) verndarsvæði3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) sulta; niðursoðnir ávextir•- preservative -
98 probable
['probəbl](that may be expected to happen or be true; likely: the probable result; Such an event is possible but not probable.) líklegur- probably- probability
- in all probability -
99 prospect
1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) möguleikar, (framtíðar)horfur, útlit2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) útsÿn2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) leita eftir (gulli)- prospectus -
100 psychoanalyse
(to treat (a person suffering from mental illness) by discussing events in his/her past life which may have caused it.) sálgreina- psychoanalyst
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