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1 population
noun (the people living in a particular country, area etc: the population of London is 8 million; a rapid increase in population.) íbúar; íbúafjöldi -
2 floating population
(a section of the population not permanently resident in a place.) farand- -
3 annihilate
(to destroy completely: The epidemic annihilated the population of the town.) gereyða -
4 birthrate
noun (the number of births per head of population over a given period.) fæðingartala/-tíðni -
5 cosmopolitan
[kozmə'politən](belonging to all parts of the world: The population of London is very cosmopolitan.) alþjóðlegur -
6 decimate
['desimeit]((of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number: The population was decimated by the plague.) fækka stórlega -
7 density
1) (the number of items, people etc found in a given area compared with other areas especially if large: the density of the population.) þéttleiki2) (the quantity of matter in each unit of volume: the density of a gas.) eðlismassi -
8 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) fljóta2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) flotholt2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) (flutninga)vagn•- floating restaurant -
9 heterogeneous
[,hetə'ro‹i:niəs](composed of parts or elements of different kinds: a heterogeneous population; a heterogeneous class of pupils (= mixed academic levels).) -
10 immigrant
['imiɡrənt]noun, adjective((a person) who has come into a foreign country to live there permanently, not as a tourist or visitor: The eastern part of the city is inhabited by immigrants; the immigrant population.) innflytjandi -
11 increase
1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) auka, aukast2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) vöxtur, aukning- on the increase -
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13 intermarry
[intə'mæri]((of tribes, families etc) to marry one another: The invaders intermarried with the local population; The two families intermarried.) giftast innbyrðis -
14 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) halda kyrru fyrir2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) halda niðri, takmarka3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) halda niðri -
15 malnutrition
[mælnju'triʃən]((a medical condition resulting from) eating too little or getting too little nourishing food: About half of the population is suffering from malnutrition.) vannæring -
16 mixed
1) (consisting of different kinds: I have mixed feelings about leaving home; mixed races; a mixed population.) blandaður2) (done, used etc by people of different sexes: mixed tennis.) blandaður -
17 mortality
[-'tæ-]1) (the state of being mortal.) dauðleiki2) ((also mortality rate) the number of deaths in proportion to the population; the death rate: infant mortality.) dánartíðni -
18 off the beaten track
(away from main roads, centres of population etc.) ótroðnar slóðir -
19 percentage
[pə'senti‹]1) (an amount, number or rate given as a fraction of one hundred: We've expressed all these figures as percentages.) prósenta2) (a part or proportion of something: A large percentage of the population can't read or write.) prósenta, hlutfall, hluti -
20 populate
['popjuleit]((usually in passive) to fill with people: That part of the world used to be populated by wandering tribes.) byggja land- populous
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См. также в других словарях:
population — [ pɔpylasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • populacion mil. XVIIIe; repris de l angl.; 1335 « peuplement » rare; bas lat. populatio, de populus « peuple » 1 ♦ Ensemble des personnes qui habitent un espace, une terre. La population du globe, de la France, d une ville … Encyclopédie Universelle
population — pop‧u‧la‧tion [ˌpɒpjˈleɪʆn ǁ ˌpɑː ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the number of people who live in a particular country or area: • a city with a population of over 2 million • Hong Kong s rapid growth in population 2. [countable usually… … Financial and business terms
Population — Pop u*la tion, n. [L. populatio: cf. F. population.] 1. The act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country; as, a population of ten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Population — steht für: fachsprachlich veraltet: Bevölkerung eine Gruppe von Individuen einer Art (Tiere und Pflanzen), die zur gleichen Zeit am selben Ort leben und sich miteinander fortpflanzen können, siehe Population (Biologie) in der Statistik für die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
population — 1570s, from L.L. populationem (5c., nom. populatio) a people, multitude, as if a noun of action from L. populus people. Population explosion is first attested 1953 … Etymology dictionary
population — [päp΄yə lā′shən] n. [LL populatio] 1. a) all the people in a country, region, etc. b) the number of these c) a (specified) part of the people in a given area [the Japanese population of Hawaii] 2. a populating or being populated … English World dictionary
population — population. См. популяция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Population — (v. lat.), 1) Bevölkerung, s.d.; 2) die gesammten Einwohner eines Landes, einer Provinz od. eines Ortes. Daher Populationistik, Bevölkerungsstatistik, s. u. Bevölkerung B); Populationisten, in England Gegner des Malthus, welcher gegen die… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Population — (spätlat.), Bevölkerung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Population — Populātion (lat.), Bevölkerung (s.d.); Populationístik, s. Bevölkerungstheorie … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Population — Population, Bevölkerung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
