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1 ideal
1. adjective(perfect: This tool is ideal for the job I have in mind.) fullkominn2. noun1) (a person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect: She was clever and beautiful - in fact she was his ideal of what a wife should be.) ímynd hins fullkomna2) (a person's standard of behaviour etc: a man of high ideals.) fyrirmynd•- idealist- idealism
- idealistic
- idealize
- idealise
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- idealisation
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2 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) álitamál -
3 capable
['keipəbl]1) (clever especially in practical ways: She'll manage somehow - she's so capable!) hæfur, fær (um)2) ((with of) clever enough to; likely to; able to: He is capable of doing better; He is quite capable of cheating us.) fær•- capably- capability -
4 brainy
adjective (clever: She's a brainy child.) gáfaður -
5 dodge
[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) víkja eða skjótast undan; sneiða hjá2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) undanbrögð; kænskubragð2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) kænskubragð; undanbrögð•- dodgy -
6 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) gera efasemdir/ótta að engu með útskÿringum -
7 foxy
1) (clever in a deceitful way: He's a foxy fellow.) slægur2) (like a fox: She had rather foxy features.) eins og refur -
8 remedial
[rə'mi:diəl]adjective (able to, or intended to, put right or to correct or cure: She does remedial work with the less clever children; remedial exercises.) sem læknar eða ræður bót á e-u; hjálpar- -
9 retort
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10 scintillating
['sintileitiŋ](witty; very clever and amusing: She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.) leiftrandi -
11 smart
1. adjective1) (neat and well-dressed; fashionable: You're looking very smart today; a smart suit.) vel til hafður; smart, tískulegur2) (clever and quick in thought and action: We need a smart boy to help in the shop; I don't trust some of those smart salesmen.) klár, skÿr3) (brisk; sharp: She gave him a smart slap on the cheek.) sem veldur sársauka2. verb1) ((of part of the body) to be affected by a sharp stinging feeling: The thick smoke made his eyes smart.) svíða2) (to feel annoyed, resentful etc after being insulted etc: He is still smarting from your remarks.) vera sár, gramur3. noun(the stinging feeling left by a blow or the resentful feeling left by an insult: He could still feel the smart of her slap/insult.) sár sviði; gremja- smarten- smartly
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12 talk down to
(to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc: Children dislike being talked down to.) tala niður til -
13 terribly
1) (very: She is terribly clever.) ákaflega, óskaplega2) (in a terrible way: Does your leg hurt terribly?) ægilega -
14 very
['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) mjög2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) algerlega; allra2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) samur, einmitt sá sem2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) alveg; sem er hæstur/efstur3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) það eitt; uppástungan ein (nægir til að)•
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