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1 middle
['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) miðja, miðpunktur2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) mitti2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) mið-, miðju-- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
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2 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) mitti, mittismál2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) inndreginn miðhluti3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) strengur•- waisted- waistband
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3 crusade
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4 depths
noun plural (a part far under the surface or in the middle of something: the depths of the sea; the depths of winter.) undirdjúp; iður -
5 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) barmur, rönd, brún2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg; bit3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) snarpleikur; skerpa; sárasta hungur2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) brydda; afmarka2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) mjaka•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
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6 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) láta á sjá, hrörna2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) hrörna, láta á sjá3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) bera fræ -
7 nave
[neiv](the middle or main part of a church.) kirkjuskip -
8 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) megin-, aðal-2) (best: in prime condition.) bestur, fyrsta flokks2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) blómi- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.)II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) undirbúa; grunna; setja púður (í byssu)- primer -
9 society
plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) mannlegt samfélag2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) samfélag3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) félag, samtök4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) efri stéttir þjóðfélagsins; fína fólkið5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) félagsskapur
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