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41 medieval
[medi'i:vəl, ]( American[) mi:-](of, or belonging to, the Middle Ages: medieval plays/music.) miðalda-, frá/sem lÿtur að miðöldum -
42 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) miðill2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) fjölmiðill3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) miðill4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) ræktunarvökvi, ætihlaup/-vökvi2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) millistærð -
43 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) ljúfur, skapmildur2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) mildur, daufur3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) þÿður, ljúfur2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) þroska; milda -
44 mid
[mid](at, or in, the middle of: a midweek football match; in mid air; a mid-air collision between two aircraft.) mið-, í miðjunni, miður -
45 mid-fielders
(in football etc, the players in the middle area of the pitch.) miðvallarleikmenn -
46 midday
[mid'dei](the middle of the day; twelve o'clock: We'll meet you at midday; ( also adjective) a midday meal.) mið-/hádegi -
47 midriff
['midrif](the middle of the body just below the ribs.) miðhluti bols (milli bringspala og mittis) -
48 midsummer
(the middle of summer: It happened in midsummer; ( also adjective) a midsummer day.) mið-/hásumar; tíminn í kringum sumarsólstöður (21. júní)- Midsummer Eve -
49 midway
[mid'wei]adjective, adverb(in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway: the midway point.) miðja vegu, á miðri leið -
50 midwinter
[mid'wintə](the middle of winter: He arrived in midwinter; ( also adjective) on a midwinter day.) hávetur; tíminn í kringum vetrarsólhvörf (21. desember) -
51 nave
[neiv](the middle or main part of a church.) kirkjuskip -
52 navel
[neivəl](the small hollow in the front of the abdomen, just below the middle of the waist.) nafli -
53 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) staða2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) staður3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) starf, embætti4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) afstaða2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) staðsetja, koma fyrir- be in- out of position -
54 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 -
55 pupil
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56 queer
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57 sag
[sæɡ]past tense, past participle - sagged; verb(to bend, hang down, especially in the middle: There were so many books on the shelf that it sagged.) svigna -
58 sedate
I [si'deit] adjective(calm, serious and dignified: a sedate, middle-aged woman.) hæglátur, alvörugefinn- sedately- sedateness II [si'deit] verb(to give a sedative: The doctor sedated her with some pills.) gefa róandi lyf- sedative -
59 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) smella fingrum -
60 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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middle C — n [U] the musical note C, which is the middle note on a piano … Dictionary of contemporary English
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middle — I adjective average, axial, centermost, central, centric, centroidal, equidistant, halfway, interjacent, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediate, mediocre, medium, mid, midmost, midway, pivotal II noun average, axis, center,… … Law dictionary
middle — n *center, midst, core, hub, focus, nucleus, heart … New Dictionary of Synonyms
middle C — n. 1. the musical note on the first ledger line below the treble staff and the first above the bass staff 2. the corresponding tone or key … English World dictionary
