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21 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) okkar á milliEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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22 bevel
['bevəl](a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner): A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge.) skái, sniðbrún- bevelled -
23 bias
1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) hlutdrægni2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) misþungi2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) gera hlutdrægan, verða fyrir áhrifum- biassed- biased -
24 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) hlutdrægur -
25 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) hlutdrægur -
26 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) brotakenndur, sundurlaus -
27 by hand
1) (with a person's hand or tools held in the hands, rather than with machinery: furniture made by hand.) handunninn2) (not by post but by a messenger etc: This parcel was delivered by hand.) með sendiboða -
28 by road
(in a lorry, car etc: We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road.) með bíl/ökutæki -
29 chamber music
(music for a small group of players, suitable for a room rather than a large hall.) kammermúsík -
30 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) breyta2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) skipta3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) skipta (um)4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) breyta í5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) skipta2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) breyting2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) breyting3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) skipti4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) skiptimynt5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) afgangur, skiptimynt6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) hvíld; tilbreyting•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
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31 confused
1) (mixed up: The message I received was rather confused.) ruglingslegur, óskipulegur2) (mixed up in the mind: in a confused state of mind.) ruglaður, ringlaður -
32 creepy
adjective (causing feelings of fear etc: The house is rather creepy at night.) hrollvekjandi, óhugnanlegur -
33 dejected
[di'‹ektid](gloomy or miserable: He looked rather dejected.) niðurdreginn- dejection -
34 deplete
[di'pli:t](to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) ganga á, eyða -
35 disheveled
[diʃevəld](untidy: She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled.) úfinn; ósnyrtilegur -
36 dishevelled
[diʃevəld](untidy: She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled.) úfinn; ósnyrtilegur -
37 disreputable
[-'repju-]1) (not respectable, especially in appearance: a disreputable old coat.) óásjálegur2) (of bad reputation: He's rather a disreputable character.) illa þokkaður -
38 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) í tiltekinni fjarlægð; fjarlægur2) (not close: a distant relation.) fjarskyldur3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) óvingjarnlegur, kuldalegur -
39 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) áhættusamur; vafasamur2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) vafasamur -
40 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) eggfruma•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on
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