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1 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) skilja2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) skilja3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) gera sér grein fyrir, skiljast•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) skilningur2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) skilningur3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) samkomulag•- make oneself understood- make understood -
2 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) grípa (um)2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) skilja, grípa2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grip2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) skilningur•- grasping -
3 above someone's head
(too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) ofvaxinn skilningi e-s -
4 abstruse
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5 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.)2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.)3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.)4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.)•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
- appreciatively -
6 apprehend
1) (to arrest: The police apprehended the thief.) taka til fanga2) (to understand.) skilja•- apprehensive
- apprehensively
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7 catch on
1) (to become popular: The fashion caught on.) verða vinsæll2) (to understand: He's a bit slow to catch on.) skilja -
8 clarity
['klærəti]1) (the state of being clear or easy to see through: water remarkable for its clarity.) skÿrleikur; skÿrleiki2) (the state of being easy to see, hear or understand: She spoke with great clarity.) skÿrleikur -
9 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) gagnsær2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) heiðskír3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) skÿr4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) óhindraður; opinn5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) saklaus6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) skilja vel7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) laus, sloppinn (úr eða frá)8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) laus (undan eða við)2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) hreinsa2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) hreinsa3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) birta til, hreinsa (sig)4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) fara/komast yfir•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
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10 clever
['klevə]1) (quick to learn and understand: a clever child.) skynsamur, greindur2) (skilful: a clever carpenter.) handlaginn, snjall3) ((of things) showing cleverness: a clever idea.) snjall•- cleverly- cleverness -
11 complicated
adjective ((negative uncomplicated) difficult to understand: complicated instructions.) flókinn -
12 comprehend
[kompri'hend]1) (to understand.) skilja2) (to include.) fela í sér•- comprehension
- comprehensive
- comprehensively
- comprehensiveness
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13 consequently
adverb (therefore: She didn't explain it clearly - consequently, he didn't understand.) þar af leiðandi -
14 considering
preposition (taking into account; despite: Considering his deafness he manages to understand very well.) með tilliti til -
15 cotton on
verb (to understand: He'll soon cotton on (to what you mean).) skilja, átta sig á -
16 cryptic
['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) dularfullur -
17 deaf
[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) heyrnarlaus2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) sem daufheyrist (við e-u)•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
- turn a deaf ear to -
18 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) skÿringarmynd, uppdráttur -
19 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) erfiður, vandasamur2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) erfiður• -
20 dull
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