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1 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) frumatriði, undirstöðuatriði2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) frumefni3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) eðlilegt umhverfi4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) atriði; þáttur, hluti, vottur (af)5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) skautasamstæða, element•- elements
- in one's element -
2 instalment
1) (one payment out of a number of payments into which an amount of money, especially a debt, is divided: The new carpet is being paid for by monthly instalments.) afborgun2) (a part of a story that is printed one part at a time eg in a weekly magazine, or read in parts on the radio: Did you hear the final instalment last week?) kafli, hluti -
3 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ•- leaden -
4 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjórðungur, fjórði hluti, fjórði; kortér2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) fjórðungur úr dollara/dal3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) (borgar)hverfi4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) átt5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grið6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kjötlæri; lærstykki7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kvartil, tunglfjórðungur8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) leikfjórðungur9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) önn2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) skipta í fernt2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) deila með fjórum3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) hÿsa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ársfjórðungslega4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ársfjórðungsrit- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
5 extra
['ekstrə] 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) auka-, umfram-2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) óvenjulega, sérstaklega3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) viðbótargjald4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) aukahlutur2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) statisti, aukaleikari3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) aukablað -
6 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) hiti2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) hiti3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) heitasti tími dagsins4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) æsing, ákafi; í hita augnabliksins5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) lota, undanrás2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) hita (upp)- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot -
7 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) enskur þumlungur, tomma2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) hársbreidd2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) þokast, mjakast -
8 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) minni en2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) minna3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) minna4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) mínus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) minna; lítt- no less a person than -
9 percentage
[pə'senti‹]1) (an amount, number or rate given as a fraction of one hundred: We've expressed all these figures as percentages.) prósenta2) (a part or proportion of something: A large percentage of the population can't read or write.) prósenta, hlutfall, hluti -
10 portion
['po:ʃən]1) (a part: Read this portion of the book.) hluti, partur2) (a share: Her portion of the money amounted to $200.) hluti, partur3) (an amount of food usually for one person: a portion of salad.) skammtur• -
11 predominate
[pri'domineit](to be the stronger or greater in amount, size, number etc: In this part of the country industry predominates (over agriculture).) ríkja, yfirgnæfa- predominantly
- predominance -
12 proportion
[prə'po:ʃən]1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) hluti, hlutfall2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) hlutfall•- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to -
13 quota
['kwəutə](the part, share or amount allotted to each member of a group etc.) kvóti, hluti
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