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1 understanding
adjective ((of a person) good at knowing how other people feel; sympathetic: an understanding person; Try to be more understanding!) skilningsríkur -
2 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 -
3 -witted
(having understanding or intelligence of a certain kind: quick-/sharp-witted.) -gáfaður -
4 appreciation
1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) þakklæti2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) mætur, að hafa sans fyrir3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) hugmynd; skilningur4) (an increase in value.) verðgildishækkun5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) mat; gagnrÿni -
5 apprehension
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6 blind spot
1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) blindur blettur; vera blindur fyrir e-u, neita að skilja/sjá2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) blindur blettur, staður sem sést ekki -
7 come to terms
1) (to reach an agreement or understanding: They came to terms with the enemy.) sættast2) (to find a way of living with or tolerating (some personal trouble or difficulty): He managed to come to terms with his illness.) finna leið til að umbera -
8 comprehension
[-ʃən]noun (the act or power of understanding: After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension.) skilningur -
9 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) vandi, erfiðleikar2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) erfiðleikar, vandamál3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) kröggur, fjárhagserfiðleikar -
10 divine
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11 grip
[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) grípa2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) grip, fast tak2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) (íþrótta)taska3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) skilningur•- gripping- come to grips with
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12 in / out of perspective
1) ((of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture: These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.) rétt/ekki rétt fjarvídd/dÿptarsÿn2) (with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance: Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective.) í réttu/röngu samhengi -
13 insight
(the quality of having) an understanding of something: He shows remarkable insight (into children's problems). innsæi; skilningur -
14 intelligent
[in'teli‹ənt]1) (clever and quick at understanding: an intelligent child; That dog is so intelligent.) greindur, gáfaður2) (showing these qualities: an intelligent question.) gáfulegur, skynsamlegur•- intelligence -
15 intuition
[intju'iʃən]1) (the power of understanding or ralizing something without thinking it out: She knew by intuition that he was telling her the truth.) innsæi2) (something understood or realized by this power: Her intuitions are always right.) innsæi• -
16 knowing
adjective (showing secret understanding: She gave him a knowing look.) íbygginn -
17 literal
['litərəl]1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) bókstaflegur2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) orðréttur•- literally -
18 lose one's grip
(to lose understanding or control.) missa tökin á -
19 mentally
adverb (in the mind: She's mentally incapable of understanding; He is mentally ill.) andlega -
20 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) hugur; greind, vitsmunir2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) gæta, líta eftir2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) hafa á móti, láta sér standa á sama3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) vara sig á4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) huga að; hlÿða3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) gættu þín!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind
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