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41 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hús, bygging2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hús, bygging3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) leikhús, fullt hús4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) ætt, kynkvísl2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) hÿsa2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) geyma, hÿsa•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) innflutningsteiti- housework
- like a house on fire -
42 household
noun (the people who live together in a house, including their servants: How many people are there in this household?) heimilisfólk -
43 huddle
1. verb1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) hjúfra sig saman2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) hnipra sig saman2. noun(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) þyrping, þvaga -
44 in the know
(having information possessed only by a small group of people: People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.) sem þekkir til -
45 inert
[i'nə:t]1) (without the power to move: A stone is an inert object.) hreyfingarlaus, líflaus2) ((of people) not wanting to move, act or think: lazy, inert people.) viljalaus, aðgerðalaus•- inertia -
46 injured
1) ((also noun) (people who have been) wounded or harmed: The injured (people) were all taken to hospital after the accident.) slasaður2) ((of feelings, pride etc) hurt: `Why didn't you tell me before?' he said in an injured voice.) særður -
47 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) sulta- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) troðfylla, þjappa2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) troða3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) festa(st)4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) trufla2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) öngþveiti, troðningur, stífla2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) vandræði•- jam on -
48 large
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49 law court
( also court of law) (a place where people accused of crimes are tried and legal disagreements between people are judged.) réttur, dómstóll -
50 many
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51 mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) massi; hrúga; klumpur; fjöldi2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) ógrynni3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) meginhluti4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) massi2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) safnast saman3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) fjölda-- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) messa2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) messa (tónverk) -
52 mission
['miʃən]1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) ætlunarverk, erindi2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) köllun, ætlunarverk3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) sendinefnd4) (a place where missionaries live.) trúboðsstöð5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) flokkur trúboða• -
53 mix
[miks] 1. verb1) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) blanda2) (to prepare or make by doing this: She mixed the cement in a bucket.) blanda, laga3) (to go together or blend successfully to form one mass: Oil and water don't mix.) blandast4) (to go together socially: People of different races were mixing together happily.) samlagast2. noun1) (the result of mixing things or people together: London has an interesting racial mix.) blanda2) (a collection of ingredients used to make something: (a) cake-mix.) blanda•- mixed- mixer
- mixture
- mix-up
- be mixed up
- mix up -
54 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) líkan2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) stíll, gerð, módel3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) módel, sÿningarstúlka/-maður4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) módel, fyrirsæta5) (something that can be used to copy from.) fyrirmynd6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) fyrirmynd2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) sÿna2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) sitja fyrir3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) móta4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) móta; miða (sjálfan sig) við• -
55 nation
['neiʃən]1) (a group of people living in a particular country, forming a single political and economic unit.) þjóð2) (a large number of people who share the same history, ancestors, culture etc (whether or not they all live in the same country): the Jewish nation.) þjóð (fólk af sama uppruna)•- national- nationally
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalistic
- nationality
- nationalize
- nationalise
- nationalization
- nationalisation
- national anthem
- national service
- nation-wide -
56 nomad
['nəumæd](one of a group of people with no permanent home who travel about with their sheep, cattle etc: Many of the people of central Asia are nomads.) hirðingi- nomadic- nomadically -
57 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) tala, tölustafur2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) fjöldi3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) eintak, tölublað4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) lag2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) tölusetja, númera2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) telja til3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) telja•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number -
58 nurse
[nə:s] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) hjúkrunarfræðingur2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) fóstra2. verb1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) hjúkra, hlynna að2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) hafa á brjósti3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) halda gætilega á4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) ala með sér•- nursery- nursing
- nursemaid
- nurseryman
- nursery rhyme
- nursery school
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59 odd jobs
((usually small) jobs of various kinds, often done for other people: He's unemployed, but earns some money by doing odd jobs for old people.) íhlaupavinna -
60 ourselves
1) (used as the object of a verb when the person speaking and other people are the object of an action etc they perform: We saw ourselves in the mirror.) okkur2) (used to emphasize we, us or the names of the speaker and other people performing an action etc: We ourselves played no part in this.) sjálfir, hjálparlaust3) (without help etc: We'll just have to finish the job ourselves.) sjálfir
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