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21 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 -
22 doughnut
noun (a ring-shaped cake, with a hole in the middle, fried in fat.) kleinuhringur -
23 draw out
1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) taka út2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) draga á langinn, lengja3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) aka inn að miðju -
24 dry up
1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) þorna upp2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) klárast3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) þurrka4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) reka í vörðurnar -
25 dwell
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26 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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27 extremity
[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) ystu mörk2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) hámark, hæsta stig3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) neyð, hörmungar4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) útlimir -
28 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 -
29 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) miðannarfrí -
30 hand down
(to pass on from one generation to the next: These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.) láta ganga (frá einni kynslóð til annarrar) -
31 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) meðalvegur -
32 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) hola, gat2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) (jarð)hola; greni3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) hola2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) gera gat á2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) hitta í holu•- hole out -
33 intermediate
[intə'mi:diət](in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.) milli- -
34 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) eyja2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) umferðareyja•- islander -
35 itch
[i ] 1. noun(an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) kláði2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) klæja2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) sárlanga, klæja í lófana•- itchy- itchiness -
36 lunch
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37 manhole
noun (a hole (usually in the middle of a road or pavement) through which someone may go to inspect sewers etc.) op að holræsi -
38 matron
['meitrən]1) (a senior nurse in charge of a hospital.) forstöðukona, yfirhjúkrunarkona2) (a dignified married woman: Her behaviour shocked all the middle-class matrons in the neighbourhood.) virðuleg eldri frú•- matronly -
39 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nískur2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) kvikindislegur3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) illskeyttur4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) lélegur•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) meðal-, meðaltals-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) meðal-, meðaltals-2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meðaltal, meðalgildi; milli-III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) merkja, þÿða; eiga við, meina2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ætla (sér)•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) þÿðingarmikill- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well -
40 mediaeval
[medi'i:vəl, ]( American[) mi:-](of, or belonging to, the Middle Ages: medieval plays/music.) miðalda-, frá/sem lÿtur að miðöldum
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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 — 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
