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1 belligerent
[bi'li‹ərənt]1) (unfriendly; hostile: a belligerent stare; She is very belligerent and quarrelsome.) ófriðsamur, deilugjarn2) (waging war: belligerent nations.) stríðs-•- belligerently -
2 bloc
[blok](a group of nations etc who have an interest or purpose in common: the European trade bloc.) blokk, samtök -
3 co-exist
[kəuiɡ'zist](especially of nations, races etc) to exist side by side (especially peacefully). lifa í sátt og samlyndi -
4 cold war
(a major, especially political, struggle between nations which involves military threats but not fighting.) kalt stríð -
5 commerce
['komə:s] 1. noun(the exchange of goods between nations or people; trade on a large scale: He is engaged in commerce.) verslun, viðskipti2. noun(a TV or radio advertisement: I enjoyed the play but the commercials irritated me.) sjónvarp- eða útvarpsauglÿsing- commercialise
- commercialism
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6 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) (þjóð)land2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) landsmenn3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) sveit4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) land, svæði•- countryman
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7 deterrent
[-'te-, ]( American[) -'tə:-]noun, adjective ((something) that deters: The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect.) fyrirbyggjandi; aftrandi -
8 emergent
adjective (being in the process of emerging or developing: the emergent nations.) upprennandi; sem er að koma fram -
9 ethnic
['eƟnik](of nations or races of mankind or their customs, dress, food etc: ethnic groups/dances.) þjóðlegur, þjóðernislegur- ethnological
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10 imperialism
noun ((belief in) the policy of having or extending control over the territory of other nations.) heimsvaldastefna -
11 intercede
[intə'si:d]1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) ganga á milli2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) beiðast vægðar• -
12 international
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13 league
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14 pact
[pækt](an agreement, especially if formal and/or between the representatives of nations: They made a pact to help each other.) samningur; sáttmáli -
15 poor
[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fátækur2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) lélegur, lakur3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) aumingja•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) lasinn -
16 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) undirokaður; ósjálfstæður2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) þegn2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) (mál)efni, viðfang3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) námsgrein4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) tilefni, ástæða5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) frumlag3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) ná valdi yfir, undiroka2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) láta sæta•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
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17 war
[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) stríð2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) heyja stríð, berjast- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves
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