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1 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) hafa lítið álit áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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2 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ekki2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ekki• -
3 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) svo til óbreyttur -
4 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) ekki merkilegur -
5 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') ekkert smá, mjög mikið -
6 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) ekki mikill, ekkert sérstakur -
7 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) vera ekki merkilegur, ekkert sérstakur -
8 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) jafngildir kostir, lítill munurEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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9 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) þar eð -
10 badly off
(not having much especially money: We can't go on holiday - we are too badly off.) illa settur -
11 hard up
(not having much especially money: I'm a bit hard up at the moment; I'm hard up for envelopes.) í kröggum, blankur -
12 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) halla2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) halla (sér)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) grannur, mjósleginn2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magur3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) rÿr, lélegur•- leanness -
13 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 -
14 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) setja á úrtökulista- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
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15 inactive
[in'æktiv]( formal)1) (not taking much exercise: You're fat because you're so inactive.) sem hreyfir sig lítið2) (no longer working, functioning etc; not active: an inactive volcano.) óvirkur•- inaction- inactivity -
16 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) þéttur, þröngur2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) fastur, vel hertur3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) strangur, öruggur4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) knappur2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) þétt- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
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17 effect
[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) áhrif; árangur; afleiðing, eftirköst2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) áhrif2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) koma í kring- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
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18 garden
1. noun(a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown: a small garden at the front of the house; ( also adjective) a garden slug.) garður2. verb(to work in a garden, usually as a hobby: The old lady does not garden much.) fást við garðyrkju- gardener- gardening
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19 make headway
(to make progress: We're not making much headway with this new scheme.) komast áfram -
20 scant
[skænt](hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) rÿr, takmarkaður- scanty- scantiness
- scantily
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