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1 tea
[ti:]1) (a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves: I bought half a kilo of tea.) terunni; te2) (a drink made by adding boiling water to these: Have a cup of tea!) te3) (a cup etc of tea: Two teas, please!) te(bolli)4) (a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk: She invited him to tea.) síðdegiste•- tea-bag- teacup
- tea-party
- teapot
- tearoom
- tea-set
- tea-service
- teaspoon
- teaspoonful
- tea-time
- tea-towel -
2 tea-towel
noun (a cloth for drying dishes after they have been washed eg after a meal.) viskustykki, diskaþurrka -
3 instead
[in'sted](as a substitute; in place of something or someone: I don't like coffee. Could I please have tea instead?) í staðinn -
4 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) stundarhrifning; duttlungar2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) ímyndun, hugarflug3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) ímyndun, hugarburður2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) skreyttur; fínn og dÿr3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) langa í e-ð, geta hugsað sér2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) hugsa, halda3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) vera skotinn í, langa í, þrá•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
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5 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) ljúka, enda2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) klára, ljúka við2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) lokaáferð; gljái, glans2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) endasprettur•- finished- finish off
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6 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) minni en2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) minna3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) minna4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) mínus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) minna; lítt- no less a person than -
7 parched
1) (hot and dry: Nothing could grow in the parched land.) skraufþurr og heitur, skrælnaður2) (thirsty: Can I have a cup of tea - I'm parched!) sem er að deyja úr þorsta, skrælnaður -
8 weak
[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) máttlaus, veikburða2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) veikgeðja3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) þunnur, bragðlítill4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) ósannfærandi5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) lélegur•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for
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