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41 wander
['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) ráfa, flækjast2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) reika, vera á reiki2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) göngutúr- wanderer- wanderlust -
42 -tempered
(having a (certain) state of mind: good-tempered; mean-tempered; sweet-tempered.) -lyndur -
43 a bee in one's bonnet
(an idea which has become fixed in one's mind: She has a bee in her bonnet about going to America.) ganga með dellu eða meinloku -
44 anguish
['æŋɡwiʃ](very great pain of body or mind; agony: The woman suffered terrible anguish when her child died.) kvöl; angist -
45 apply
1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) bera á; leggja við2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) beita3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) sækja um4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) eiga við5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) gilda•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind -
46 associate
1. [ə'səusieit] verb1) (to connect in the mind: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.) tengja2) ((usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work: They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.) umgangast2. [-et] adjective1) (having a lower position or rank: an associate professor.) aðstoðar-2) (joined or connected: associate organizations.) tengdur, auka-3. noun(a colleague or partner; a companion.) félagi; samstarfsmaður- in association with -
47 association
1) (a club, society etc.) félag, samtök2) (a friendship or partnership.) félagsskapur3) (a connection in the mind: The house had associations with her dead husband.) hugrenningatengsl -
48 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) athygli2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) umönnun3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) athygli4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) réttstaða•- attentively
- attentiveness -
49 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
- bend/fall over backwards -
50 balance
['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) vog2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) jafnvægi3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) jafnvægi4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) reikningsjöfnuður, skuld eða inneign2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) jafna reikning, gera upp2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) (láta) halda jafnvægi•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance -
51 caprice
[kə'pri:s]1) (an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim: I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.) duttlungur2) (a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.) gletta, fjörlegt tónverk•- capriciously
- capriciousness -
52 capricious
[kə'priʃəs]adjective (changeable: She may change her mind - she's very capricious.) -
53 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) breyta2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) skipta3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) skipta (um)4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) breyta í5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) skipta2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) breyting2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) breyting3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) skipti4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) skiptimynt5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) afgangur, skiptimynt6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) hvíld; tilbreyting•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change -
54 cherish
[' eriʃ]1) (to protect and love (a person): She cherishes that child.) þykja vænt um2) (to keep (a hope, idea etc) in the mind: She cherishes the hope that he will return.) ala með sér -
55 chop and change
(to keep changing (especially one's mind).) skipta sífellt um skoðun -
56 conceive
[kən'si:v]1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) hugsa upp2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) ímynda sér3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) verða barnshafandi•- conceivably -
57 confuse
[kən'fju:z]1) (to put in disorder: He confused the arrangements by arriving late.) koma ólagi á, rugla2) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) rugla (saman)3) (to make puzzled: He completely confused me by his questions.) rugla; koma úr jafnvægi•- confused- confusedly
- confusion -
58 connect
[kə'nekt]1) (to join or be joined in some way; to tie or fasten or link together: He connected the radio to the mains; This road connects the two farms; a connecting link; This telephone line connects with the President.) tengja2) (to associate in the mind: People tend to connect money with happiness.) setja í samband• -
59 conscience
['konʃəns]((that part of one's mind which holds one's) knowledge or sense of right and wrong: The injured man was on her conscience because she was responsible for the accident; She had a guilty conscience about the injured man; He had no conscience about dismissing the men.) samviska -
60 culture
1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) (þjóð)menning2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) menning, menntun3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) siðfágun, menntun, menning4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) örverugróður5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) eldi, ræktun•- cultural- cultured
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