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1 severe
[sə'viə]1) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) alvarlegur2) (strict or harsh: a severe mother; severe criticism.) harður, óvæginn3) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) einfaldur, látlaus•- severely- severity -
2 reprimand
1. verb((especially of a person in authority) to speak or write angrily or severely to (someone) because he has done wrong; to rebuke: The soldier was severely reprimanded for being drunk.) átelja, veita áminningu2. noun(angry or severe words; a rebuke: He was given a severe reprimand.) átölur, áminning -
3 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) áfall2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) (rafmagns)lost3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) högg, kippur4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) lost, geðshræring2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) fá á, setja úr jafnvægi, hrylla- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) hármakki -
4 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) bráður2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) ákafur, alvarlegur3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) skarpur4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) næmur5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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5 awful
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6 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) vondur, slæmur, lélegur2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) vondur3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slæmur4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) skemmdur, úldinn5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) skaðlegur6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) slæmur, lasinn, bilaður7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) lasinn8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) (mjög) slæmur, alvarlegur9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) vafasamur•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
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7 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) illa2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) mjög, illilega -
8 brutal
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9 chest
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10 colic
['kolik](severe pain in the abdomen.) magakrampi -
11 commute
[kə'mju:t]1) (to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city.) ferðast daglega milli vinnustaðar og heimilis2) (to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe: His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.) breyta, milda•- commuter -
12 drastic
['dræstik](violent, severe and having a wide effect: At this point they decided to take drastic action.) harkalegur, róttækur -
13 dysentery
['disəntri](an infectious disease with severe diarrhoea.) blóðsótt, blóðkreppusótt, þarmabólga -
14 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) vellíðan, þægindi2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) áreynsluleysi; hægð3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) frjálsleg framkoma; hispursleysi2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lina, draga úr2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) draga úr, lina, milda3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) mjaka•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) varlega! rólega- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
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15 get off lightly
(to escape or be allowed to go without severe punishment etc.) sleppa billega/létt við e-ð -
16 grievous
adjective (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) alvarlegur -
17 grinding
1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) nístandi, gnístandi2) (severe: grinding poverty.) mikill, alvarlegur -
18 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) harður2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) erfiður3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) strangur4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) harður, erfiður5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) þungbær, erfiður6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) kalkríkur, harður2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) af fremsta megni, mikið2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) ákaflega; fast, hart3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) hvasst, fast4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) algerlega•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
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19 hysteria
[hi'stiəriə]1) (a severe nervous upset which causes eg uncontrolled laughing or crying, imaginary illnesses etc.) sefasÿki; móðursÿki; geðshræring; æði2) (uncontrolled excitement, eg of a crowd of people: mass hysteria.) (múg)æsingur•- hysterically
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20 injury
plural - injuries; noun ((an instance of) harm or damage: Badly designed chairs can cause injury to the spine; The motorcyclist received severe injuries in the crash.) meiðsli, áverki
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