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1 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) draga úr2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) hóflegur2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) sæmilegur, þokkalegur3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) öfgalaus maður- moderateness
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2 extremism
noun (the holding of views which are as far from being moderate as possible.) ofstæki, öfgastefna -
3 moderation
1) (the quality of being moderate: Alcohol isn't harmful if it's taken in moderation.) hóf, hófsemi2) ((an) act of moderating: There has been some moderation in the force of the gale.) stilling, minnkun -
4 modest
['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) hógvær, lítillátur2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) látlaus3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) hóflegur, lítillátur•- modestly- modesty -
5 sober
['səubə]1) (not drunk: He was still sober when he left.) ódrukkinn2) (serious in mind: a sober mood.) alvarlegur3) ((of colour) not bright: She wore a sober (grey) dress.) dempaður, daufur4) (moderate; not overdone or too emotional: His account of the accident was factual and sober.) ÿkjulaus, yfirvegaður•- sobering- soberly
- soberness
- sober up
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