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21 for the sake of
1) (in order to benefit: He bought a house in the country for the sake of his wife's health.) vegna2) (because of a desire for: For the sake of peace, he said he agreed with her.) í þágu -
22 genuine
['‹enjuin]1) (real; not fake or artificial: a genuine pearl; a genuine antique.) ósvikinn, ekta2) (honest; sincere: He shows a genuine desire to improve.) heiðarlegur; einlægur• -
23 greed
[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) græðgi- greedy- greedily
- greediness -
24 impulse
1) (a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences: I bought the dress on impulse - I didn't really need it) skyndilega hugdetta2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) hreyfiafl; kippur, högg•- impulsively
- impulsiveness -
25 inclination
[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) tilhneiging2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) hneiging -
26 insatiable
[in'seiʃəbl](not able to be satisfied: an insatiable desire for adventure.) óseðjandi- insatiableness -
27 irresistible
[iri'zistəbl](too strong, delightful, tempting etc to be resisted: He had an irresistible desire to hit her.) ómótstæðilegur- irresistibility -
28 itch
[i ] 1. noun(an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) kláði2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) klæja2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) sárlanga, klæja í lófana•- itchy- itchiness -
29 longing
noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) þrá, löngun -
30 lust
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31 mad
[mæd]1) (mentally disturbed or insane: Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.) brjálaður2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) bálreiður3) ((with about) having a great liking or desire for: I'm just mad about Harry.) vitlaus í•- madly- madness
- madden
- maddening
- maddeningly
- madman
- mad cow disease
- like mad -
32 mercenary
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33 money
(coins or banknotes used in trading: Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.) peningar, fé- moneylender
- lose/make money -
34 nationalism
['næ-]1) (a sense of pride in the history, culture, achievements etc of one's nation.) þjóðernisstefna/-rembingur2) (the desire to bring the people of one's nation together under their own government.) þjóðernishyggja -
35 notion
['nəuʃən]1) (understanding: I've no notion what he's talking about.) hugmynd2) (an uncertain belief; an idea: He has some very odd notions.) hugmynd, skoðun3) (a desire for something or to do something: He had a sudden notion to visit his aunt.) löngun, hugdetta -
36 pander to
(to give in to (a desire, especially if unworthy): Some newspapers pander to people's interest in crime and violence.) höfða til -
37 playful
1) (happy; full of the desire to play: a playful kitten.) gáskafullur2) (joking; not serious: a playful remark.) gamansamur -
38 public spirit
(a desire to do things for the good of the community.) félagsandi -
39 revenge
[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) hefnd2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) hefnd2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) hefna (sín) -
40 sincere
[sin'siə]1) (true; genuine: a sincere desire; sincere friends.) einlægur2) (not trying to pretend or deceive: a sincere person.) hreinskilinn•- sincerity
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