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1 nearly
adverb (not far from; almost: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.) næstum -
2 pretty well
(nearly: I've pretty well finished.) nærri því -
3 well-nigh
(nearly; almost: It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived.) næstum, nærri því -
4 almost
['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) næstum því -
5 approximate
[ə'proksimət](very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct: Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?) sem er nærri lagi- approximation -
6 approximately
adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) hérumbil, á að giska -
7 career
[kə'riə] 1. noun1) (a way of making a living (usually professional): a career in publishing.) lífsstarf, ævistarf2) (course; progress (through life): The present government is nearly at the end of its career.) (starfs)ferill2. verb(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) æða, þjóta -
8 close call/shave
(a narrow (often lucky) escape: That was a close shave - that car nearly ran you over.) naum undankoma -
9 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) næstum, nærri því -
10 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) nærri2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) nærri -
11 discount
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12 extent
[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) yfirgrip, víðátta, stærð, lengd2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) umfang; magn; mark• -
13 finish off
1) (to complete: She finished off the job yesterday.) leggja lokahönd á; ganga frá2) (to use, eat etc the last of: We've finished off the cake.) klára, ljúka við3) (to kill (a person): His last illness nearly finished him off.) gera út af við -
14 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) helminga, skipta til helminga/í tvennt2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) minnka um helming, helminga -
15 let go (of)
(to stop holding (something): Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell.) sleppa (taki á) -
16 let go (of)
(to stop holding (something): Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell.) sleppa (taki á) -
17 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
18 light-year
noun (the distance light travels in a year (nearly 9.5 million million kilometres).) ljósár -
19 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nálægur2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) náinn, nákominn2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nálægt2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nálægt, nærri3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nærri, nálægt4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nálgast- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
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20 nitrogen
(an element, a type of gas making up nearly four-fifths of the air we breathe.) nítur, köfnunarefni- nitrate
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