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1 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.)2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.)3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.)4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.)•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
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2 preach
[pri: ]1) (to give a talk (called a sermon), usually during a religious service, about religious or moral matters: The vicar preached (a sermon) on/about pride.) predika2) (to speak to someone as though giving a sermon: Don't preach at me!) predika3) (to advise: He preaches caution.) ráðleggja•- preacher -
3 prearranged
[pri:ə'rein‹d](arranged or agreed previously: At a prearranged signal, they all rose to their feet.) fyrirfram ákveðinn -
4 precarious
[pri'keəriəs](insecure; risky or dangerous.) ótryggur, tvísÿnn- precariousness -
5 precaution
[pri'ko:ʃən](care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc: They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable.) varúð; varúðarráðstöfun -
6 precede
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7 precinct
['pri:siŋkt]1) ((often in plural) the space surrounding a building etc (originally within walls or boundaries): the cathedral precincts.) lóð, afmarkað svæði2) ((especially American) an administrative district: a police precinct.) umdæmi• -
8 precipitate
[pri'sipiteit](the substance that settles at the bottom of a liquid.) botnfall -
9 precipitous
[pri'sipitəs]adjective (very steep.) þverhníptur -
10 predecessor
['pri:disesə, ]( American[) 'pre-]1) (someone who has had a particular job or position before: He was my predecessor as manager.) fyrirrennari, forveri2) (an ancestor: My predecessors came from Scotland.) forfaðir -
11 predicament
[pri'dikəmənt](an unfortunate or difficult situation.) vandræði, klemma -
12 predict
[pri'dikt](to say in advance; to foretell: He predicted a change in the weather.) spá- prediction -
13 predominate
[pri'domineit](to be the stronger or greater in amount, size, number etc: In this part of the country industry predominates (over agriculture).) ríkja, yfirgnæfa- predominantly
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14 preen
[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) snyrta fjaðrirnar2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) snyrta sig -
15 prefect
['pri:fekt]1) (one of a number of senior pupils having special powers in a school etc.) umsjónarmaður2) (in some countries, an administrative official.) deildarstjóri -
16 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) vilja heldur- preferably
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17 prefix
['pri:fiks](a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning: dislike; unemployed; remake; ineffective.) forskeyti -
18 prehistoric
[pri:i'storik](of, or belonging to, the time before recorded history: a prehistoric monster.) forsögulegur -
19 preliminary
[pri'liminəri](coming before, and preparing for, something: The chairman made a few preliminary remarks before introducing the speaker.) undirbúnings-, for- -
20 premeditated
[pri'mediteitid](thought out in advance; planned: premeditated murder.) sem er að yfirlögðu ráði
См. также в других словарях:
-pri — pri·on; … English syllables
pri — pri; pri·a·can·thi·dae; pri·a·can·thus; pri·al; pri·ap·ic; pri·a·pism; pri·a·pi·um; pri·ap·u·la·cea; pri·ap·u·loi·dea; pri·a·pus; pri·a·pu·si·an; pri·er; pri·ma·cy; pri·mage; pri·mal; pri·ma·quine; pri·maried; pri·mar·i·ly; pri·mari·ness;… … English syllables
pri|ap|ic — or pri|ap|ic «pry AP ihk, AY pihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with Priapus and his worship. 2. = phallic. (Cf. ↑phallic) –Pri|ap´i|cal|ly, –pri|ap´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
Pri|ap|ic — or pri|ap|ic «pry AP ihk, AY pihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with Priapus and his worship. 2. = phallic. (Cf. ↑phallic) –Pri|ap´i|cal|ly, –pri|ap´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
PRI — steht für: Partido Revolucionario Institucional (dt.: institutionelle Partei der Revolution ); eine langjährige Regierungspartei in Mexiko Partito Repubblicano Italiano; eine Partei in Italien Primary Rate Interface; siehe… … Deutsch Wikipedia
PRI — may refer to:* IATA airport code for Praslin Island Airport, in the Seychelles * The ISO 3166 1 3 letter country code and an abbreviation for Puerto Rico * Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI in Spanish, a Mexican political party * Pacific… … Wikipedia
prı̏je — prı̏je1 prij. (s G) izriče 1. {{001f}}da se što događa u vremenu ranije od onoga što znači riječ na koju se odnosi [∼ mraka] 2. {{001f}}da je tko po redu ispred drugoga [vi ste ∼ mene na redu] 3. {{001f}}da je od događaja o kojem se govori… … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
pri- — DEFINICIJA kao prvi dio složenice 1. uz glagol označava a. primicanje, približavanje, dodirivanje [primaknuti; pristati; prionuti] b. sastavljanje, spajanje, pričvršćivanje [pričvrstiti; pribosti; prikovati; prišiti; privezati] c. zbijanje,… … Hrvatski jezični portal
pri´ma|fa´ci|e — pri|ma fa|ci|e «PRY muh FAY shee ee, FAY shee», at first view; before investigation. ╂[< Latin prīmā faciē, ablative of prīma faciēs first appearance. Compare etym. under prime1 (Cf. ↑prime), noun, face. (Cf. ↑face)] –pri´ma|fa´ci|e, adjective … Useful english dictionary
pri|ma fa|ci|e — «PRY muh FAY shee ee, FAY shee», at first view; before investigation. ╂[< Latin prīmā faciē, ablative of prīma faciēs first appearance. Compare etym. under prime1 (Cf. ↑prime), noun, face. (Cf. ↑face)] –pri´ma|fa´ci|e, adjective … Useful english dictionary
pri|mo — pri|mo1 «PREE moh», noun. Italian. the first or principal part in a musical duet or trio. pri|mo2 «PREE moh», adverb. Latin. first of all: »My eiderdown fascinates me, primo because we are having cold winter weather... (P. N. Furbank) … Useful english dictionary