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41 refresh
[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) hressa við- refreshingly
- refreshments
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42 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) halda/geyma (e-ð), varðveita; muna2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) halda í skefjum -
43 retentive
[-tiv]adjective (able to retain: a retentive memory.) sem heldur í sér/geymir -
44 scan
[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) grannskoða2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) renna augum yfir3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) skanna með radar4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) lúta bragreglum5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.)2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.)- scanner -
45 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) setja á úrtökulista- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
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46 smart card
noun (an advanced version of a credit card, with a computer memory, which can be used for such purposes as paying money and identification.) -
47 tablet
['tæblit]1) (a pill: Take these tablets for your headache; a sleeping-tablet (= a tablet to make one sleep).) tafla, pilla2) (a flat piece or bar (of soap etc): I bought a tablet of soap.) sápustykki3) (a piece of usually stone with a flat surface on which words are engraved etc: They put up a marble tablet in memory of his father.) áletruð tafla; minningarskjöldur -
48 trophy
['trəufi]plural - trophies; noun1) (a prize for winning in a sport etc: He won a silver trophy for shooting.) verðlaunagripur2) (something which is kept in memory of a victory, success etc.) minnisvarði um sigur, minjagripur -
49 wipe out
1) (to clean the inside of (a bowl etc) with a cloth etc.) hreinsa með klúti2) (to remove; to get rid of: You must try to wipe out the memory of these terrible events.) afmá, þurrka út3) (to destroy completely: They wiped out the whole regiment in one battle.) gjöreyða -
50 word processor
noun (a program for writing or editing texts, letters etc and storing them in the computer's memory; a computer used for doing this.)
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