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  • 21 personality

    plural - personalities; noun
    1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.)
    2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.)
    3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).)

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  • 22 weak

    [wi:k]
    1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) máttlaus, veikburða
    2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) veikgeðja
    3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) þunnur, bragðlítill
    4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) ósannfærandi
    5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) lélegur
    •
    - weaken
    - weakling
    - weakness
    - have a weakness for

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  • 23 constitution

    1) (a set of rules governing an organization; the supreme laws and rights of a country's people etc: the constitution of the country.) stjórnarskrá
    2) (physical characteristics, health etc: He has a strong constitution.) líkamshreysti

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  • 24 excite

    1) (to cause or rouse strong feelings of expectation, happiness etc in: The children were excited at the thought of the party.) æsa
    2) (to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc): The book did not excite my interest.) vekja
    •
    - excitability
    - excited
    - excitedly
    - excitement
    - exciting

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  • 25 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) lágur
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) lágvær
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) djúpur
    4) (small: a low price.) lágur, lítill
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) veikur, lítill
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) lágur
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) lágt
    - lowly
    - lowliness
    - low-down
    - lowland
    - lowlander
    - lowlands
    - low-lying
    - low-tech     3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.)
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) baula

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  • 26 resistance

    1) (the act of resisting: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; ( also adjective) a resistance force.) viðnám, andspyrna
    2) (the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something: resistance to disease.) viðnámsþróttur, mótstöðuafl
    3) (the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.) viðnám, mótstaða

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  • 27 scout

    1. noun
    1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) njósnari
    2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) skáti
    2. verb
    (to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) njósna; afla upplÿsinga

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  • 28 spout

    1. verb
    1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) spúa, sprauta
    2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) buna/romsa út úr sér; þruma
    2. noun
    1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) stútur
    2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) vatnssúla

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  • 29 steel

    [sti:l] 1. noun, adjective
    (of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). stál
    2. verb
    (to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) herða sig upp í að
    - steeliness
    - steel wool
    - steelworks

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  • 30 stroke

    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) högg
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) happ; óhapp
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) sláttur, slag
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) dráttur; strik; pennafar
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) áratog
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) sundtak
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) handtak
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag; hjartaslag, heilablóðfall
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    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) strjúka
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) stroka

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  • 31 swing

    [swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) sveifla(st)
    2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) ganga léttur í spori
    3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) snúast á hæli; snúa
    2. noun
    1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) sveifla
    2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) sveifla
    3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) sveifla, sving
    4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) sveifla
    5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) róla
    •
    - swing bridge
    - swing door
    - be in full swing
    - get into the swing of things
    - get into the swing
    - go with a swing

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  • 32 ammonia

    [ə'mouniə]
    1) (a strong-smelling gas made of hydrogen and nitrogen.) ammoníak
    2) (a solution of this gas in water, used for cleaning etc.) salmíaksspíritus

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  • 33 avarice

    ['ævəris]
    (strong desire for money etc; greed.) ágirnd, fégræðgi

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  • 34 back down

    (to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) draga í land

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  • 35 backhand

    1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) bakhönd
    2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) rithönd sem hallar til vinstri

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  • 36 blast

    1. noun
    1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) vindhviða
    2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) blástur, hvellur
    3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) sprenging
    2. verb
    1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) rifna af, tætast af
    2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) af fullum krafti
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    - blast furnace
    - at full blast
    - blast off

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  • 37 cable

    ['keibl] 1. noun
    1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) kaðall, keðja, festar
    2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) kapall, leiðsla
    3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) vírkaðall
    4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) símskeyti
    5) (cable television.)
    2. verb
    (to telegraph by cable: I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada.) senda símskeyti
    - cable television
    - cable TV

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  • 38 cripple

    ['kripl] 1. verb
    1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) bækla
    2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) lama; skemma
    2. noun
    (a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) bæklaður-/hreyfihamlaður maður

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  • 39 dampen

    1) (to make damp.) gera rakan
    2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) draga úr

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  • 40 die

    I present participle - dying; verb
    1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.)
    2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.)
    3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.)
    •
    - die away
    - die down
    - die hard
    - die off
    - die out     II noun
    (a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) sláttustimpill
    III see dice

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