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1 world
[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) jörðin2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mannkynið3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) heimur, veröld4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) (annar) heimur, annað tilverustig5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) tilgreint svið; heimur, ríki6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) mjög mikið7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) veraldarvafstur•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world -
2 World Wide Web
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3 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) vera á leiðinniEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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4 for all the world
(exactly, quite etc: What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train.) nákvæmlega -
5 man of the world
(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) heimsmaður -
6 out of this world
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7 the Third World
(the developing countries, those not part of or aligned with the two main powers: the needs of the Third World.) þriðji heimurinn, þróunarríki -
8 think the world of
(to be very fond of: He thinks the world of his wife.) þykja mjög vænt um -
9 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) hvað í ósköpunum -
10 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) hvað í ósköpunum -
11 make-believe
noun (the act or art of pretending and imagining: a world of make-believe; ( also adjective) a make-believe world.) uppgerð, ímyndun -
12 material
[mə'tiəriəl] 1. noun1) (anything out of which something is, or may be, made: Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.) efni2) (cloth: I'd like three metres of blue woollen material.) (fata)efni, vefnaðarvara2. adjective1) (consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these: the material world.) efnislegur, efnis-2) (belonging to the world; not spiritual: He wanted material things like money, possessions and power.) veraldlegur, veraldar-3) (essential or important: evidence that is material to his defence.) mikilvægur, nauðsynlegur•- materialize
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- materialization
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13 pagan
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14 spirit
['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) hugarfar2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) andi3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) fjör, kraftur•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
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15 think
[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) hugsa2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) álíta, telja, finnast3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) íhuga, hugsa um4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) ímynda sér, eiga von á2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) hugsun, hugleiðing- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
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16 accepted
adjective (generally recognized: It is an accepted fact that the world is round.) viðtekinn, viðurkenndur -
17 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) sem beinist aftur á bak/til baka2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) seinþroska3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) á eftir tímanum•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
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18 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) straumlaus vík í fljótsbakka2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) afskekktur staður -
19 birth
[bə:Ɵ]1) ((an) act of coming into the world, being born: the birth of her son; deaf since birth.) fæðing2) (the beginning: the birth of civilization.) upphaf•- birthday
- birthmark
- birthplace
- birthrate
- give birth to
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20 campaign
[kæm'pein] 1. noun1) (the operations of an army while fighting in one area or for one purpose: the Burma campaign in the Second World War.) herferð2) (a series of organized actions in support of a cause: a campaign against smoking.) herferð2. verb(to take part in a campaign: He has campaigned against smoking for years.) heyja baráttu fyrir, berjast
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