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21 claim
[kleim] 1. verb1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) fullyrða2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) krefjast, gera kröfu til3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) þykjast eiga, gera tilkall til2. noun1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) fullyrðing, staðhæfing2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) krafa3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) gera tilkall til•- claimant -
22 clarify
(to make or become clear (in meaning etc): Would you please clarify your last statement?) (út)skÿra -
23 complaint
1) ((a statement of one's) dissatisfaction: The customer made a complaint about the lack of hygiene in the food shop.) kvörtun, kæra2) (a sickness, disease, disorder etc: He's always suffering from some complaint or other.) kvilli -
24 diploma
[di'ploumə](a written statement saying that one has passed a certain examination etc: She has a diploma in teaching.) prófskírteini -
25 enlarge on
(to speak, write etc in more detail: Would you like to enlarge on your original statement?) fara nánar út í, fjölyrða um -
26 fairy-story
1) (an old, or children's, story of fairies, magic etc: a book of fairy-stories.) ævintÿri; álfasaga2) (an untrue statement; a lie: I don't want to hear any fairy-stories!) skröksaga, lygi -
27 guarantee
1. noun1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) ábyrgð, ábyrgðarsamningur2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) trygging2. verb1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) vera í ábyrgð2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) ábyrgjast, tryggja -
28 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) óþægileg staðreynd -
29 meaning
noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) merking -
30 prejudice
['pre‹ədis] 1. noun((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) fordómar2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) gera e-n hlutdrægan2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) skaða, spilla• -
31 profession
[-ʃən]1) (an occupation or job that needs special knowledge, eg medicine, law, teaching, engineering etc.) starfsgrein2) (the people who have such an occupation: the legal profession.) (menntuð) starfsstétt3) (an open statement or declaration.) yfirlÿsing -
32 recapitulate
[ri:kə'pitjuleit]( abbreviation recap ['ri:kæp] - past tense, past particple recapped) to go over again (the chief points of a statement, argument etc). endursegja í höfuðatriðum -
33 schedule
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34 slander
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35 summary
plural - summaries; noun(a shortened form of a statement, story etc giving only the main points: A summary of his speech was printed in the newspaper.) samantekt- summarise -
36 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) halda upp; styðja (við)2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) styðja, aðstoða3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) styðja, styrkja4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) sjá fyrir, framfleyta2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) stuðningur; framfærsla2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) stoð, undirstaða•- supporting -
37 suspect
1. [sə'spekt] verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) gruna2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) tortryggja3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) gruna2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) maður sem er grunaður um e-ð3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) grunsamlegur- suspicious
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38 table
['teibl]1) (a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games: Put all the plates on the table.) borð2) (a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc: The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.) tafla3) (the people sitting at a table: The whole table heard what he said.) þeir sem sitja saman við borð•- table linen
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39 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) taka e-u með fyrirvaraEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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40 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) taka e-u með fyrirvaraEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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