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101 cross-fire
noun (the crossing of lines of gunfire from two or more points.) skot úr tveimur áttum -
102 crossroads
noun singular (a place where two or more roads cross or meet: At the crossroads we'll have to decide which road to take.) gatnamót, vegamót -
103 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) sessa; púði, koddi2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) loftpúði2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) draga úr -
104 cut one's losses
(to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.) taka fyrir, hætta (og taka á sig tap) -
105 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) draga niður í, draga úr2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) draga úr -
106 dead heat
(a race, or a situation happening in a race, in which two or more competitors cross the finishing line together.) jafntefli í hlaupi -
107 dealing
noun ((usually in plural) contact (often in business), bargaining, agreement etc made (between two or more people or groups): fair/honest dealing; dealing on the Stock Market; I have no dealings with him.) viðskiptatengsl -
108 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) skreyta2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) prÿða híbÿli; mála; veggfóðra3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) sæma heiðursmerki•- decorative
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109 delta
['deltə](a roughly triangular area of land formed at the mouth of a river which reaches the sea in two or more branches: the delta of the Nile.) óseyri -
110 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) krefjast2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) þarfnast2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krafa2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) krafa3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) eftirspurn•- on demand -
111 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) þróast2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) venja sig á, þjálfa3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) koma í ljós4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) framkalla• -
112 dialogue
((a) talk between two or more people, especially in a play or novel.) samtal; tvítal -
113 distraction
[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) truflun2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) hugarangist, uppnám -
114 divorce
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115 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) dropi2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) dropi; smálögg3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) falllengd2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) falla; fella; missa2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) falla, detta3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) hætta við, sleppa4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) hleypa úr5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skrifa miða/skilaboð•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
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116 each other
(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) hvor/hver annan -
117 eccentric
[ik'sentrik] 1. adjective((of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual: He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats.) sérvitur2. noun(an eccentric person.) sérvitringur- eccentricity -
118 efficient
[i'fiʃənt]1) ((of a person) capable; skilful: a very efficient secretary.) hæfur, skilvirkur2) ((of an action, tool etc) producing (quick and) satisfactory results: The new lawn mower is much more efficient than the old one.) áhrifaríkur, skilvirkur•- efficiency -
119 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) áhersla2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) áhersla3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) áhersla•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically -
120 employment
noun (the act of employing or state of being employed: She was in my employment; This will give employment to more men.) atvinna
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