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1 poor
[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) fátækur2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) lélegur, lakur3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) aumingja•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) lasinn -
2 well off
(poor, rich: The family was quite well off.) vel/illa staddur -
3 beg
[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) betla2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) biðja, sárbæna•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) gera öreiga, setja á hausinn- beg to differ -
4 alms
(money etc given to the poor.) ölmusa -
5 at a low ebb
(in a poor or depressed state: She was at a low ebb after the operation.) vera niðurdreginn/dapur -
6 attendance
noun His attendance (= the number of times he attends) at school is poor; Attendances (= the number of people attending) at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased.) mæting -
7 be/feel sorry for
(to pity: I'm / I feel really sorry for that poor woman.) vera sjálfsöruggur -
8 broadly
adverb (generally: Broadly speaking, I'd say your chances are poor.) -
9 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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10 charity
[' ærəti]plural - charities; noun1) (kindness (especially in giving money to poor people): She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.) góðverk, kærleikur2) (an organization set up to collect money for the needy, for medical research etc: Many charities sent money to help the victims of the disaster.) líknarstarfsemi, hjálparstofnun•- charitably -
11 cheap
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12 consent
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13 creature
['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) skepna2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) grey, ræfilstuska -
14 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 -
15 digestion
[- ən]1) (the act of digesting food.) melting2) (the ability of one's body to digest food: poor digestion.) meltingarstarfsemi -
16 district
['distrikt](an area of a country, town etc: He lives in a poor district of London; Public transport is often infrequent in country districts.) hverfi; hérað -
17 flashy
adjective (big, bright etc but cheap and of poor quality: flashy clothes.) æpandi, yfirgengilegur -
18 garret
['ɡærət](a usually small and sometimes dark room just under the roof of a house: He was poor and lived in a garret.) háaloft, ris -
19 ghetto
['ɡetəu]plural - ghetto(e)s; noun(a (poor) part of a city etc in which a certain group of people (especially immigrants) lives: Large cities like New York have many ghettoes.) (gyðinga)hverfi; fátækrahverfi -
20 good
[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) góður2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) góður, réttur3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) góður4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) góður5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) góður6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) góður, hollur7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) í góðu skapi8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) góður9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) góður, umtalsverður10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) góður, hæfur11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) góður12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) góður, skynsamlegur13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) góður, lofsamlegur14) (thorough: a good clean.) ítarlegur, góður15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) vel2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) hagur, þága2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) hið góða3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gott!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) hamingjan sanna- goods- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
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