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1 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) tími, skeið, tímabil2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) tímabil3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) punktur2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). frá tilteknu tímabili- periodic- periodically
- periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.) -
2 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) myrkvun2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) bann3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) tímabundið óminni4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) -
3 eighties
1) (the period of time between one's eightieth and ninetieth birthdays: He is in his eighties.) níræðisaldur2) (the range of temperatures between eighty and ninety degrees: It was in the eighties yesterday.) milli áttatíu og níutíu3) (the period of time between the eightieth and ninetieth years of a century: life in the 'eighties/'80s.) níundi áratugurinn -
4 fifties
1) (the period of time between one's fiftieth and sixtieth birthdays.) sextugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between fifty and sixty degrees.) milli fimmtíu og sextíu, sjötti tugur3) (the period of time between the fiftieth and sixtieth years of a century.) sjötti áratugurinn -
5 forties
1) (the period of time between one's fortieth and fiftieth birthdays.) fimmtugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between forty and fifty degrees.) milli fjörutíu og fimmtíu3) (the period of time between the fortieth and fiftieth years of a century.) fimmti áratugurinn -
6 nineties
1) (the period of time between one's ninetieth and one hundredth birthdays.) tíræðisaldur2) (the range of temperatures between ninety and one hundred degrees.) milli níutíu og hundrað gráður3) (the period of time between the ninetieth and one hundredth years of a century.) tíundi áratugurinn -
7 seventies
1) (the period of time between a person's seventieth and eightieth birthdays.) áttræðisaldur2) (the range of temperatures between seventy and eighty degrees.) milli sjötíu og áttatíu3) (the period of time between the seventieth and eightieth years of a century.) áttundi áratugur -
8 sixties
1) (the period of time between one's sixtieth and seventieth birthdays.) á sjötugsaldri2) (the range of temperatures between sixty and seventy degrees.) milli sextíu og sjötíu3) (the period of time between the sixtieth and seventieth years of a century.) sjöundi áratugur -
9 thirties
1) (the period of time between one's thirtieth and fortieth birthdays.) fertugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between thirty and forty degrees.) fjórði tugur, sem er á milli þrjátíu og fjörtíu3) (the period of time between the thirtieth and fortieth years of a century.) fjórði áratugurinn -
10 twenties
1) (the period of time between one's twentieth and thirtieth birthdays.) þrítugsaldur2) (the range of temperatures between twenty and thirty degrees.) milli tuttugu og þrjátíu3) (the period of time between the twentieth and thirtieth years of a century.) þriðji áratugurinn -
11 birthrate
noun (the number of births per head of population over a given period.) fæðingartala/-tíðni -
12 bout
1) (a period (of): a bout of coughing.) kast2) (a (usually boxing) contest: a bout of fifteen five-minute rounds.) lota -
13 ceasefire
(an agreement to stop fighting; a period of not fighting.) -
14 drought
((a period of) lack of rain: The reservoir dried up completely during the drought.) langvarandi þurrviðri -
15 expiry
noun (the end of a period of time or of an agreement etc with a time limit: The date of expiry is shown on your driving licence.) gildislok -
16 fad
(a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time: What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad.)- faddish- faddishness -
17 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) miðannarfrí -
18 jet-lag
noun (symptoms such as tiredness and lack of concentration caused by flying a long distance in a short period of time.) flugþreyta -
19 lifetime
noun (the period of a person's life: He saw many changes in his lifetime.) ævi, lífstíð -
20 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) nótt; kvöld2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) nótt•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman
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