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1 succession
[sək'seʃən]1) (the right of succeeding to a throne as king, to a title etc: The Princess is fifth in (order of) succession (to the throne).) erfðaréttur2) (a number of things following after one another: a succession of bad harvests.) röð, runa3) (the act or process of following and taking the place of someone or something else: his succession to the throne.) það að taka við erfðum/stöðu -
2 in succession
(one after another: five wet days in succession.) hver á eftir öðrum -
3 jubilee
['‹u:bili:](a celebration of a special anniversary (especially the 25th, 50th or 60th) of some event, eg the succession of a king or queen: The king celebrated his golden jubilee (= fiftieth anniversary of his succession) last year.) fagnaðarhátíð, afmælishátíð -
4 succeed
[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) heppnast, takast2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) taka við af•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
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5 dynasty
American - dynasties; noun(a succession or series of rulers of the same family: the Ming dynasty.) konungsætt; keisaraætt- dynastic -
6 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) kringlóttur, hringlaga, hnöttóttur2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) bústinn, þybbinn2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) snúa (sér) við2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) í hring; árið um kring3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) frá einum til annars4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) hingað og þangað5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) ummál6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) fara til (e-s)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) umhverfis, í kringum2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) í kringum3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) út um allan4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) umferð/-gangur, hringur2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) hringur, yfirferðarsvæði3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) hrina, kviða4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skot5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) umferð6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) keðjusöngur5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) sem er ekki beinn- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
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succession — [ syksesjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1200; lat. successio « fait de venir à la place » → succéder I ♦ 1 ♦ Dr. Transmission du patrimoine laissé par une personne décédée (l auteur) à une ou plusieurs personnes vivantes (les ayants cause); manière dont se fait… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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