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1 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) skapgerð, lunderni2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) skapfesta3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) mannorð4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) persóna5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) furðufugl, sérkennilegur6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) letur(gerð)•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) (persónu-/skapgerðar)einkenni- characterize
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2 plot
[plot] 1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) ráðabrugg2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) söguþráður, flétta3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) reitur, skiki, blettur, lóð2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) brugga launráð2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) kortleggja -
3 print
[print] 1. noun1) (a mark made by pressure: a footprint; a fingerprint.) far, mark2) (printed lettering: I can't read the print in this book.) prentletur3) (a photograph made from a negative: I entered three prints for the photographic competition.) framkölluð mynd, (prufu)lappi4) (a printed reproduction of a painting or drawing.) eftirprentun2. verb1) (to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc): The invitations will be printed on white paper.) prenta2) (to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form: His new novel will be printed next month.) gefa út3) (to produce (a photographic image) on paper: He develops and prints his own photographs.) framkalla4) (to mark designs on (cloth etc): When the cloth has been woven, it is dyed and printed.) þrykkja5) (to write, using capital letters: Please print your name and address.) nota prentstafi•- printer- printing
- printing-press
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4 extract
1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) draga út/úr, toga út2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) velja úr3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) vinna (úr)2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) útdráttur2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) seyði, kjarni, kraftur• -
5 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filma2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) kvikmynd3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) (ryk)lag; þunn húð, himna2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) kvikmynda2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) hylja; þekjast•- filmy- filmstar -
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7 depict
[di'pikt]1) (to paint, draw etc.) draga upp mynd af2) (to describe: Her novel depicts the life of country people.) lÿsa -
8 excerpt
['eksə:pt](a part taken from a book etc: I heard an excerpt from his latest novel on the radio.) útdráttur, ágrip -
9 in the form of
(having the shape, character, style etc of: He wrote a novel in the form of a diary.) í formi, eins og -
10 proof
[pru:f]1) ((a piece of) evidence, information etc that shows definitely that something is true: We still have no proof that he is innocent.) sönnun2) (a first copy of a printed sheet, that can be corrected before the final printing: She was correcting the proofs of her novel.) próförk3) (in photography, the first print from a negative.) prufumynd/-lappi•- - proof -
11 publish
1) (to prepare, print and produce for sale (a book etc): His new novel is being published this month.) gefa út2) (to make known: They published their engagement.) gera opinberan•- publishing -
12 thriller
noun (an exciting novel or play, usually about crime, detectives etc: I always take a thriller to read on the train.) hrollvekja, spennu-
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