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1 sufficient
adjective (enough: We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs?) nægilegur -
2 self-sufficient
[selfsə'fiʃənt](not dependent on others for help etc: a self-sufficient community.) sjálfum sér nógur -
3 adequate
['ædikwət](sufficient; enough: He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.) nægilegur- adequacy -
4 earnings
noun plural (money etc earned: His earnings are not sufficient to support his family.) tekjur -
5 forethought
['fo:Ɵo:t](thought about, or concern for, the future: They acted without sufficient forethought.) framsÿni; fyrirhyggja -
6 hotheaded
adjective (easily made angry; inclined to act suddenly and without sufficient thought.) uppstökkur -
7 in short supply
(not available in sufficient quantity: Fresh vegetables are in short supply.) í takmörkuðu magni -
8 inadequate
[in'ædikwət](not sufficient; not adequate: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.) ófullnægjandi -
9 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) mæta2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) hittast, koma saman3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) kynnast, vera kynntur fyrir4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) mætast, skerast5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) uppfylla6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) slá; vekja athygli/undrun/hrylling7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) svara2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) mót- meeting- meet someone halfway
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10 O level
['ou-levəl](Ordinary Level; (in Britain) a matriculation examination in a particular subject that is not sufficient for university entrance, for which A (= Advanced) levels are required.) -
11 plenty
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12 suffice
(to be enough for a purpose or person: Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday?) nægja- sufficiency
- sufficiently
- suffice it to say
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Sufficient — Suf*fi cient, a. [L. sufficiens, entis, p. pr. of sufficere: cf. F. suffisant. See {Suffice}.] 1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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