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41 etch
[e ](to make (designs) on metal, glass etc using an acid to eat out the lines.) æta -
42 extravagant
[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) eyðslusamur; óhóflegur2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) fjarstæðukenndur; ÿktur•- extravagance -
43 family planning
(controlling or limiting the number of children that people have especially by using a means of contraception: a family planning clinic.) stjórn/takmörkun á fæðingum -
44 figurative
[-rətiv]adjective (of or using figures of speech: figurative language.) líkinga-; myndrænn; óeiginlegur -
45 figure of speech
(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) líking, myndhverfing -
46 flowery
1) (having, or decorated with, flowers: a flowery hat.) þakinn blómum2) ((of language) using ornamental words and phrases; poetic: a flowery speech.) flúraður, málskrúðugur -
47 freewheel
verb (to travel (downhill) on a bicycle, in a car etc without using mechanical power.) fríhjóla -
48 from memory
(by remembering; without using a book etc for reference: He said the whole poem from memory.) eftir minni -
49 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) hætta við2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) hætta að nota3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) afhenda4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) helga sig, nota/eyða tíma í5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) átlíta/telja e-n vera -
50 incognito
[iŋkoɡ'ni:təu]adverb, adjective(without letting people know who one is, eg by using a false name: He travelled incognito to Paris.) huldu höfði -
51 interactive
[-iv]adjective (allowing a continuous exchange of information between a computer and the person using it, so that the computer can respond immediately to the user's instructions or questions: an interactive system/program; interactive video games.) -
52 karate
(a Japanese form of unarmed fighting, using blows and kicks.) karate -
53 kindle
['kindl](to (cause to) catch fire: I kindled a fire using twigs and grass; The fire kindled easily; His speech kindled the anger of the crowd.) kveikja í- kindling -
54 knit
[nit]past tense, past participle - knitted; verb1) (to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles: She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.) prjóna2) ((of broken bones) to grow together: The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.) gróa saman•- knitter- knitting
- knitting-needle
- knit one's brows -
55 lock in
(to prevent from getting out of a building etc by using a lock: She found she was locked in, and had to climb out of the window.) læsa inni -
56 lock out
(to prevent from getting into a building etc by using a lock: Don't lock yourself out (of the house) by forgetting to take your key with you.) læsa úti -
57 lock up
1) (to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock: to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery.) læsa inni; setja í læsta hirslu; setja í fangelsi2) (to lock whatever should be locked: He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.) læsa -
58 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) langur2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) langur3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) langur, á lengd4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) langur, lengi5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) langur2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) löngu2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lengi•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) þrá, dauðlanga- longing- longingly -
59 low-tech
noun (technology using simple tools and unsophisticated equipment and methods.) -
60 metaphoric(al)
[-'fo-]adjective (of, like or using metaphors: metaphorical language.) myndhverfur; myndrænn
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