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81 commencement
1) (beginning.) byrjun, upphaf2) (a ceremony at which students receive their diplomas or degrees.) -
82 commonwealth
['komənwelƟ](an association of states who have joined together for their common good: the Commonwealth of Australia.) samveldi -
83 composition
[kompə'ziʃən]1) (something composed, eg music: his latest composition.) (tón)verk2) (the act of composing: the difficulties of composition.) samning3) (an essay written as a school exercise: The children had to write a composition about their holiday.) ritgerð4) (the parts of which a thing is made: Have you studied the composition of the chemical?) samsetning -
84 confederate
[kən'fedərət](a person who has agreed to work with others (eg on something dishonest): He and his confederates were found with stolen money in their possession.)- confederation -
85 confirm
[kən'fə:m]1) (to establish or make quite certain: They confirmed their hotel booking by letter.) staðfesta2) (to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches.) ferma•- confirmand
- confirmed -
86 connection
[-ʃən]1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) samtenging2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) tengsl3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) tengiliður4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) tenging (lest, rúta, strætisvagn) -
87 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) íhaldsamur2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) íhaldsmaður -
88 consider
[kən'sidə]1) (to think about (carefully): He considered their comments.) athuga; íhuga2) (to feel inclined towards: I'm considering leaving this job.) íhuga3) (to take into account: You must consider other people's feelings.) taka tillit til4) (to regard as being: They consider him unfit for that job.) álíta•- considerably -
89 continuity
[kon-]1) (the state of being continuous or logically related: It is important to children to have some continuity in their education.) órofið samhengi2) (the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc.) -
90 contrast
1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) stangast á við2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) bera saman (andstæður)2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) andstæða2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) andstæða -
91 counterpart
(a person or thing equivalent to another in position etc: American teenagers and their British counterparts.) hliðstæða -
92 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) námskeið; meðferð2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) réttur3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) völlur4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) rás, farvegur5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gangur6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) leið•- in due course
- of course
- off
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93 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) brotna2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) brjóta3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) brotna; smella4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) segja brandara5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) brjóta upp6) (to solve (a code).) ráða, lesa úr7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) brotna niður2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) sprunga2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rifa3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smellur4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) högg5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skens, háð, brandari6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) úrvals-- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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94 crèche
[kreʃ]1) (a nursery for babies whose mothers are at work etc: Some factories have creches for the children of their workers.)2) (a miniature stable with figurines of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus etc.) -
95 cross-section
1) ((a drawing etc of) the area or surface made visible by cutting through something, eg an apple.) þverskurður2) (a sample as representative of the whole: He interviewed a cross-section of the audience to get their opinion of the play.) þversnið; úrtak -
96 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) draga niður í, draga úr2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) draga úr -
97 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) dagsetning2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) dagsetning3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) stefnumót2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) dagsetja2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) vera frá tilteknum tíma3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) úreldast•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) daðla -
98 decrease
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99 defer
I [di'fə:] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) frestaII [di'fə] past tense, past participle - deferred; verb((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) lúta, fara eftir- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral -
100 deficient
[di'fiʃənt](lacking in what is needed: Their food is deficient in vitamins.) ábótavant
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their */*/*/ — UK [ðeə(r)] / US [ðer] determiner Summary: Their is used as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun), being a possessive form of they. Get it right: their: Don t confuse their (the possessive form of they ) and there (a pronoun and adverb).… … English dictionary
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