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101 outrage
1. noun(a wicked act, especially of great violence: the outrages committed by the soldiers; The decision to close the road is a public outrage.) ofbeldisverk2. verb(to hurt, shock or insult: She was outraged by his behaviour.) svívirða- outrageously
- outrageousness -
102 potential
[pə'tenʃəl] 1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) mögulegur2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) möguleiki -
103 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) rigning2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) drífa2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) rigna2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) láta rigna yfir e-n•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain -
104 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) bæta; betra2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) bæta ráð sitt2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) umbót2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) umbót•- reformed
- reformer -
105 scandal
['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) hneyksli2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) hneykslun3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) slúður•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously -
106 send off
to accompany (a person) to the place, or be at the place, where he will start a journey: A great crowd gathered at the station to send the football team off (noun send-off) fylgja/vera á brottfararstað í kveðjuskyni -
107 as far as
1) (to the place or point mentioned: We walked as far as the lake.) (alla leið) til/að2) ((also so far as) as great a distance as: He did not walk as far as his friends.) eins/jafn langt3) ((also so far as) to the extent that: As far as I know she is well.) að því er ég (best) veit; að svo miklu leyti sem -
108 beat down
1) ((of the sun) to give out great heat: The sun's rays beat down on us.) vera heitur/brennandi2) (to (force to) lower a price by bargaining: We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.) prútta niður -
109 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) skapgerð, lunderni2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) skapfesta3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) mannorð4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) persóna5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) furðufugl, sérkennilegur6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) letur(gerð)•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) (persónu-/skapgerðar)einkenni- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation -
110 collide
(to strike together (usually accidentally) with great force: The cars collided in the fog; The van collided with a lorry.) rekast á -
111 create
[kri'eit]1) (to cause to exist; to make: How was the earth created?; The circus created great excitement.) skapa, búa til2) (to give (a rank etc to): Sir John was created a knight in 1958.) gera að•- creation- creative
- creatively
- creativeness
- creativity
- creator
- the Creator -
112 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) stórslys; náttúruhamfarir- disastrously -
113 dream
1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) draumur2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) dagdraumur3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) (alveg) draumur; frábær4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) draumur2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) dreyma- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up -
114 drink
[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) drekka2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) drekka2. noun1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) drykkur2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) drykkur; glas af áfengi•- drink in- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up -
115 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) helminga, skipta til helminga/í tvennt2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) minnka um helming, helminga -
116 heyday
['heidei](the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) blómatími, blómaskeið -
117 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) úrbót, lagfæring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) umbætur -
118 inaugurate
[i'no:ɡjureit]1) (to place (a person) in an official position with great ceremony: to inaugurate a president.) setja í embætti2) (to make a ceremonial start to: This meeting is to inaugurate our new Social Work scheme.) koma á; marka upphaf3) (to open (a building, exhibition etc) formally to the public: The Queen inaugurated the new university buildings.) vígja, taka í notkun, opna•- inaugural -
119 invention
[-ʃən]1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) uppfinning/-götvun2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) uppfinning -
120 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) mikill, helstur, aðal-; mikilfenglegur2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) majór2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority
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