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  • 1 medium

    ['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun
    1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) miðill
    2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) fjölmiðill
    3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) miðill
    4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) ræktunarvökvi, ætihlaup/-vökvi
    2. adjective
    (middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) millistærð

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  • 2 happy medium

    (a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) meðalvegur

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  • 3 band

    [bænd] I noun
    1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) band; ræma, borði
    2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) líning, borði
    3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) tíðnisvið
    II 1. noun
    1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) hópur, flokkur
    2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) hljómsveit
    2. verb
    (to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) mynda hóp

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  • 4 happy

    ['hæpi]
    1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) hamingjusamur
    2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) glaður, feginn
    3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) heppilegur
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    - happily
    - happy-go-lucky
    - happy medium

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  • 5 media

    plurals; see medium

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  • 6 moderate

    1. ['modəreit] verb
    (to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) draga úr
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) hóflegur
    2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) sæmilegur, þokkalegur
    3. noun
    (a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) öfgalaus maður
    - moderateness
    - moderation

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  • 7 teacup

    noun (a cup, usually of medium size, in which tea is served.) tebolli

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  • 8 vary

    ['veəri] 1. verb
    (to make, be or become different: These apples vary in size from small to medium.) breyta; vera breytilegur
    2. noun
    (something that varies, eg in quantity, value, effect etc: Have you taken all the variables into account in your calculations?) breyta
    - variability
    - variation
    - varied

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