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21 flaw
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22 freely
1) (in a free manner: to give freely to charity; to speak freely.) frjálslega2) (willingly; readily: I freely admit it was my fault.) fúslega((also freephone; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service.) -
23 impediment
[im'pedimənt]1) (something that delays or prevents.) hindrun2) (a small fault in a person's speech: A stammer is a speech impediment.) málhelti -
24 imperfect
[im'pə:fikt]1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) gallaður2) (( also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) ólokið horf í þátíð•- imperfection -
25 imperfection
[-'fekʃən]noun ((the state of having) a fault or defect.) galli -
26 land up
(to get into a particular, usually unfortunate, situation, especially through one's own fault: If you go on like that, you'll land up in jail.) enda í -
27 perfect
1. ['pə:fikt] adjective1) (without fault or flaw; excellent: a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose.) fullkominn2) (exact: a perfect copy.) fullkominn, nákvæmur3) (very great; complete: a perfect stranger.) algjör, fullkominn2. [pə'fekt] verb(to make perfect: He went to France to perfect his French.) fullkomna- perfectionist
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28 pick on
1) (to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?) leggja í einelti, velja til skítverka2) (to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: Don't pick on me - it wasn't my fault.) ráðast á, skamma -
29 punish
1) (to cause to suffer for a crime or fault: He was punished for stealing the money.) hegna, refsa2) (to give punishment for: The teacher punishes disobedience.) refsa•- punishment
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30 punishment
1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) refsing2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) refsing -
31 right of way
1) (the right of the public to use a path that goes across private property.) umferðarréttur2) ((right-of-way - plural rights-of-way) a road or path over private land, along which the public have a right to walk.) gata/stígur með umferðarrétti3) (the right of one car etc to move first eg when crossing a cross-roads, or going round a roundabout: It was your fault that our cars crashed - I had right of way.) réttur; eiga réttinn -
32 save one's face
(to avoid appearing stupid or wrong: I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face - it's your fault.) bjarga virðingu sinni -
33 saving grace
(a good quality that makes up for a fault: His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.) bót í máli -
34 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) skömm2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) smán3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) hneisa4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) synd, e-ð leiðinlegt2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) reka með hótunum2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) láta skammast sín•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
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35 shortcoming
noun (a fault.) galli -
36 vanity
['vænəti]1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) hégómagirnd2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) fánÿti, hégómi -
37 vice
I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) skrúfstykkiII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) löstur2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) slæmur ávani, löstur
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