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1 the Establishment
(the people and institutions that control power or are dominant in a society and stick to traditions; one of these institutions: The hippies rebelled against the Establishment; the political/literary establishment.) -
2 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) vegna hagsmuna -
3 in the interest(s) of
(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) vegna hagsmuna -
4 hocus-pocus
[houkəs'poukəs](trickery; words, actions etc which are intended to deceive or mislead (someone): The people were not deceived by the political hocus-pocus of the prospective candidate.) hókus-pókus, töfrabragð, brella -
5 document
['dokjumənt] 1. noun(a written statement giving information, proof, evidence etc: She signed several legal documents relating to the sale of her house.) skjal; málskjal2. noun(a film, programme etc giving information on a certain subject: a documentary on the political situation in Argentina.) heimildakvikmynd -
6 right wing
(the members of a political party who hold more traditional opinions: He's on the right wing of the Labour Party.) hægriarms- -
7 left wing
(the left of a political party.) vinstrisinnar, róttæklingar -
8 politics
['politiks](the science or business of, or ideas about, or affairs concerning, government.) stjórnmál, pólitík- politically
- politically correct
- politician
- political asylum
- political prisoner
- political science -
9 radical
['rædikəl] 1. adjective1) (relating to the basic nature of something: radical faults in the design.) grundvallar-2) (thorough; complete: radical changes.) djúptækur, róttækur3) (wanting or involving great or extreme political, social or economic changes.) róttækur2. noun(a person who wants radical political changes.) róttæklingur -
10 front
1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) andlit; framhlið2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) framendi, fremri eða fremsti hluti3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) sjávarsíða; strandgata4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) víglína5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) skil6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) framkoma; láta ekki á neinu bera7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) fylking•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front -
11 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 -
12 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) vængur2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) vængur3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) vængur, álma4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) bretti5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) armur, vængur6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) vængur, kantur7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) útherji, kantmaður8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) flugsveit•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing -
13 green
[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) grænn2) (not ripe: green bananas.) óþroskaður3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) grænn, reynslulaus, barnalegur4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) fölur, grænn2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) græna; grænn litur2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) grænn litur3) (an area of grass: a village green.) grasflöt, grænt svæði4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) (golf)flöt5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light -
14 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) áhugi2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) áhugamál3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) vextir4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) hlutur, hlutabréf5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) hagsmunahópur2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) vekja áhuga á2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vekja áhuga•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
15 party
plural - parties; noun1) (a meeting of guests for entertainment, celebration etc: a birthday party; She's giving/having a party tonight; ( also adjective) a party dress.) veisla, partí2) (a group of people with a particular purpose: a party of tourists.) hópur, flokkur3) (a group of people with the same ideas and purposes, especially political: a political party.) (stjórnmála)flokkur -
16 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) kraftur, afl, eiginleiki2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) afl3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) vald4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) vald5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) valda-/áhrifamikill maður6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) veldi7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) veldi•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power -
17 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla, detta2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) detta um koll3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) lækka, falla4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) bera upp á5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) verða, lenda í tilteknu ástandi6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) koma í hlut (e-s)2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) fall, (snjó-/úr)koma3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) haust•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through -
18 censor
['sensə] 1. noun1) (an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people: Part of his film has been banned by the censor.) ritskoðandi2) (an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc.) ritskoðandi2. verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.) ritskoða- censorship -
19 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 -
20 demonstrate
['demənstreit]1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) færa heim sanninn um, sÿna2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) sÿna notkun3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) mótmæla•- demonstrator
- demonstrative adjective/pronoun
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