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1 noun
(a word used as the name of a person, animal, place, state or thing: The words `boy', `James' and `happiness' are all nouns.) nafnorð -
2 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) ástand2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) ríki3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) viðhöfn•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) lÿsa yfir, staðhæfa -
3 appreciation
1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) þakklæti2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) mætur, að hafa sans fyrir3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) hugmynd; skilningur4) (an increase in value.) verðgildishækkun5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) mat; gagnrÿni -
4 government
1) (the people who rule a country or state: the British Government.) stjórnvöld, ríkisstjórn2) (the way in which a country or state is ruled: Democracy is one form of government.) stjórnarfar3) (the act or process of governing.) stjórnun•- governor
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5 agreement
1) (the state of agreeing: We are all in agreement.) samkomulag, samlyndi2) (a business, political etc arrangement, spoken or written: You have broken our agreement; We have signed an agreement.) samningur, samkomulag -
6 amusement
1) (the state of being amused or of finding something funny: a smile of amusement.) að vera skemmt2) (an entertainment or interest: surfing and other holiday amusements.) skemmtun -
7 annoyance
1) (something which annoys: That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!) ónæði2) (the state of being annoyed: He was red in the face with annoyance.) gremja -
8 apprenticeship
noun (the state of being, or the time during which a person is, an apprentice: He is serving his apprenticeship as a mechanic.) lærlingsstaða, læri -
9 approval
noun (the act or state of agreeing to or being pleased with (a person, thing etc): This proposal meets with my approval.) samþykki; velþóknun -
10 authorship
noun (the state or fact of being an author.) ritstörf -
11 boredom
noun (the state of being bored.) leiðindi -
12 brotherhood
1) (the state of being a brother: the ties of brotherhood.)2) (an association of men for a certain purpose.) -
13 captivity
noun (a state of being a prisoner, caged etc: animals in captivity in a zoo.) fangavist, hald; ánauð, ófrelsi -
14 chancellor
1) (a state or legal official of various kinds: The Lord Chancellor is the head of the English legal system.) kanslari2) (the head of a university.) rektor• -
15 check-up
noun (a medical examination to discover the state of a person's health: my annual check-up.) læknisskoðun -
16 childhood
noun (the state or time of being a child: Her childhood was a time of happiness.) barnæska -
17 civilisation
1) (the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized.) siðmenning2) (a civilized people and their way of life: the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece.) siðmenntuð þjóð -
18 civilization
1) (the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized.) siðmenning2) (a civilized people and their way of life: the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece.) siðmenntuð þjóð -
19 clutter
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20 commander-in-chief
noun (the officer in supreme command of an army, or of the entire forces of the state.) æðsti yfirmaður
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