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1 modern
['modən](belonging to the present or to recent times; not old or ancient: modern furniture/clothes.) nútíma-- modernness
- modernize
- modernise
- modernization
- modernisation
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2 modern language
(a language spoken nowadays (as opposed to ancient Greek, Latin etc).) lifandi tungumál -
3 a far cry
(a long way (from): Our modern clothes are a far cry from the animal skins worn by our ancestors.) löng leið; gjör ólíkur -
4 architecture
[- ə]noun (the art of designing buildings: He's studying architecture; modern architecture.) arkitektúr, byggingarlist -
5 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) list2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) list, listgrein3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) list•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
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6 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) sem beinist aftur á bak/til baka2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) seinþroska3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) á eftir tímanum•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
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7 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) bakki; brekka2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) árbakki, vatnsbakki3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) grynning2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) hrúga upp2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) halla(st) í beygjuII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banki2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) birgðasafn/geymsla; blóðbanki2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) setja í banka- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) röð, samstæða -
8 coachbuilder
noun (a person or business concerned with building the bodies for modern vehicles.) bílskrokkasmiður/-smíði -
9 contemporary
[kən'tempərəri] 1. adjective1) (living at, happening at or belonging to the same period: That chair and the painting are contemporary - they both date from the seventeenth century.) samtíða2) (of the present time; modern: contemporary art.) nútíma-2. noun(a person living at the same time: She was one of my contemporaries at university.) samtímamaður -
10 convenience
1) (the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty: the convenience of living near the office.) þægindi, hagkvæmni2) (any means of giving ease or comfort: the conveniences of modern life.) þægindi3) ((also public convenience) a public lavatory.) almenningssalerni, aðstaða -
11 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) teikna, hanna2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) teikning, hönnun2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) hönnun3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) mynstur4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) ásetningur•- designer- designing -
12 disprove
[dis'pru:v](to prove to be false or wrong: His theories have been disproved by modern scientific research.) hrekja, afsanna -
13 drama
1) (a play for acting on the stage: He has just produced a new drama.) leikrit2) (plays for the stage in general: modern drama.) leikbókmenntir3) (the art of acting in plays: He studied drama at college.) leiklist4) (exciting events: Life here is full of drama.) áhrifamikill atburður•- dramatic- dramatically
- dramatist
- dramatize
- dramatise
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14 environment
((a set of) surrounding conditions, especially those influencing development or growth: An unhappy home environment may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environment from destruction by modern chemicals etc.) (náttúrlegt) umhverfi- environmentalist -
15 foremost
['fo:moust](most famous or important: the foremost modern artist.) frægastur, fremstur -
16 forerunner
(a person or thing which is a sign of what is to follow: Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.) fyrirrennari -
17 forum
['fo:rəm]1) (any public place in which discussions take place, speeches are made etc: In modern times the television studio is as much a forum for public opinion as the market-places of ancient Rome used to be.) staður ætlaður til almennra umræðna2) (a market-place in ancient Roman cities and towns.) (markaðs)torg -
18 frantic
['fræntik]1) (anxious or very worried: The frantic mother searched for her child.) óður, viti sínu fjær2) (wildly excited: the frantic pace of modern life.) æstur, æsilegur• -
19 furniture
[- ə]noun (things in a house etc such as tables, chairs, beds etc: modern funiture.) húsgögn -
20 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.)
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См. также в других словарях:
modern — modern … Hochdeutsch - Plautdietsch Wörterbuch
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modern — adj 1 Modern, recent, late, though not close synonyms, are subject to confusion when they are used to date things or events which have taken place, come into existence, or developed in times close to the present. Modern (see also NEW) is the term … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Modern — Mod ern, a. [F. moderne, L. modernus; akin to modo just now, orig. abl. of modus measure; hence, by measure, just now. See {Mode}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
modern — MODÉRN, Ă, moderni, e, adj. Care aparţine timpurilor apropiate de vorbitor; recent, actual; care este în pas cu progresul actual; care aparţine unei epoci posterioare antichităţii. ♢ Istoria modernă = a) (în trecut) epoca de la sfârşitul evului… … Dicționar Român
Modern — ist ein Name für Schriftarten (Beispiel: Computer Modern) die deutsche Bezeichnung für die slowakische Stadt Modra modern ist betont auf der zweiten Silbe des Wortes: ein Adjektiv zum Substantiv Mode und ein Adjektiv zum Substantiv Moderne betont … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Modern (EP) — Modern EP by Gas Released April 1995 … Wikipedia
modern — Adj std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. moderne, dieses aus spl. modernus derzeitig, gegenwärtig, neu , zu l. modo nur, eben , in späterer Zeit auch jetzt , zu l. modus Maß, Art und Weise . Abstraktum: Modernität; Verb: modernisieren.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
modern — modern: Das seit dem Anfang des 18. Jh.s bezeugte Adjektiv ist aus frz. moderne »neu; modern« entlehnt, das auf lat. modernus »neu, neuzeitlich« zurückgeht. Es trat zunächst in der Bedeutung »neu; neuzeitlich« auf. In diesem Sinne steht »modern«… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
modern — ¹modern faulen, in Moder übergehen, verderben, verfaulen, vermodern, verrotten; (ugs.): gammelig werden, vergammeln; (nordd.): rotten. ²modern 1. en vogue, im Schwange, in Mode, modisch, up to date; (ugs.): angesagt, der letzte Schrei, in,… … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
