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101 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) bútur, sneið, stykki, hluti2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) blað; fréttastúfur3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) verk, stykki; grein4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) peningur, mynt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) taflmaður•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) sundurlaus; ómarkviss- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
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102 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfaldur, látlaus2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) augljós, greinilegur, auðskilinn3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) hreinskilinn4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) greinilegur5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) ófríður2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slétta2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) slétt prjón•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
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103 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) múrhúð2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gifs3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) plástur2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) múrhúða2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) maka, smyrja•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) auðmótanlegur -
104 plonk
[ploŋk](to place or put noisily and rather clumsily: He plonked his books on the table; She plonked herself down in front of the fire.) hlunka(st) niður -
105 practical
['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) framkvæmdar-2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) hagnÿtur3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) sem er séður, sem hefur verksvit•- practically
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106 practical joke
(a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told: He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.) hrekkur, prakkarastrik -
107 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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108 preference
['pre-]noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) það að taka e-ð/e-n fram yfir -
109 pretty
['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) laglegur, sætur2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) laglegur2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) frekar, nokkuð- prettily- prettiness
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110 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) gæði2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) eiginleiki -
111 quite
1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) algerlega2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) þó nokkuð, ansi; verulega2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) einmitt! sammála! -
112 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) tilbúinn, ekki saumaður eftir máli -
113 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) átelja, ásaka2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) átölur, ásökun- reproachfully -
114 residential
[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) íbúðar-2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) ætlaður til búsetu á vinnustað3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) sem varðar fasta búsetu -
115 response
[-s]1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) svar, viðbragð2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) svar (safnaðar/kórs) -
116 retail
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117 rig out
to dress: She was rigged out in rather odd clothes (noun rig-out: She was wearing a strange rig-out) klæða sig, útbúast -
118 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) kringlóttur, hringlaga, hnöttóttur2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) bústinn, þybbinn2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) snúa (sér) við2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) í hring; árið um kring3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) frá einum til annars4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) hingað og þangað5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) ummál6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) fara til (e-s)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) umhverfis, í kringum2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) í kringum3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) út um allan4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) umferð/-gangur, hringur2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) hringur, yfirferðarsvæði3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) hrina, kviða4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skot5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) umferð6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) keðjusöngur5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) sem er ekki beinn- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
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119 round figures/numbers
(the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers: Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).) rúnnaðar/jafnaðar tölur -
120 scenery
1) (the painted background for a play etc on a stage: The scenery looked rather shabby.) leikmynd, leiktjöld2) (the general appearance of a landscape etc: beautiful scenery.) landslag
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