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1 handout
1) (a leaflet or a copy of a piece of paper with information given to students in class, distributed at a meeting etc: You'll find the diagram on page four of your handout.)2) (money, clothes etc given to a very poor person or a beggar.) -
2 pauper
['po:pə](a very poor person: Her husband died a pauper.) fátæklingur; ölmusumaður -
3 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) djöfullinn2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) djöfull; óþokki3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) óþokki, mannfÿla4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) vesalingur -
4 brute
[bru:t]1) (an animal other than man: My dog died yesterday, the poor brute; ( also adjective) brute force.)2) (a cruel person.)•- brutal- brutality
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5 peasant
['peznt](a person who lives and works on the land, especially in a poor, primitive or underdeveloped area: Many peasants died during the drought; ( also adjective) a peasant farmer.) smábóndi, sveitamaður -
6 physique
[fi'zi:k](the structure of a person's body: He has a poor/powerful physique.) líkamsbygging -
7 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) skrá, fundarbók2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) hljómplata3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) met4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) ferilskrá; sakaskrá2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) skrá2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) taka upp3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) sÿna4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) sÿna/gefa skriflega•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
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8 sordid
['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) óhreinn, niðurníddur2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) ósiðlegur, óþverralegur•- sordidly- sordidness -
9 sorry
['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) leiður, fullur eftirsjár2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) leiður, fullur eftirsjár3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) sorglegur2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) afsakið! fyrirgefðu!2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) afsakið! fyrirgefðu!• -
10 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) leggja sig allan fram, streitast við2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ofreyna/-gera; togna3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ganga fram af4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sía2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) álag2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) álag3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) tognun4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) álag•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) afbrigði, kynbættur stofn2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) hneigð, tilhneiging3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) ómur, tónar
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poor — [13] Poor came via Old French povre from Latin pauper ‘poor’. This is thought originally to have been a compound meaning literally ‘getting little’, formed from paucus ‘little’ (a distant relative of English few) and parāre ‘get, prepare’ (source … Word origins
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