Chapter 8

Question 1

Emergence (noun)

Answer 1

The act of becoming known or important; appearance.

Það að koma fram

In 2016, Donald Trump made his emergence as the president of The United States.

Question 2

Instance (noun)

Answer 2

An example

For instance = til dæmis

The morning traffic is dangerous, for instance, there was a car crash in the morning the other day.

Question 3

Label (noun)

Answer 3

A distinctive name identifying a product.

Merkimiði

The movie is labeled as a love story.

Question 4

Output (noun)

Answer 4

An amount of goods or articles produced.

Afrakstur/framleiðsla.

The Coca Cola Company has immense output.

Question 5

Attribute (verb)

Answer 5

To explain the reason for something.

Rekja til

I don’t understand the problem, could you attribute it a bit more.

Question 6

Exclude (verb)

Answer 6

To leave something out.

Útiloka

Excluding a person is one form of bullying.

Question 7

Imply (verb)

Answer 7

To seem to indicate, hint or suggest.

Að gefa til kynna

He somehow implied a shrink in the conpany.

Question 8

Apparent (adjective)

Answer 8

Obvious

Augljóslega

It’s apparent that climate change is real.

Question 9

Ethical (adjective)

Answer 9

Morally correct

Siðferðislega rétt

It’s really ethical to be vegan, but it’s not easy.

Question 10

Hence (adverb)

Answer 10

For this reason.

Þar af leiðandi.

There is too much carbon dioxide in the air, hence, the climate is changing.