Degree modification (all-)

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the stand-up comedy
uppistandið
quite long
alllangur
The stand-up comedy is quite long.
Uppistandið er alllangt.
the stand-up comedian
uppistandarinn
the amateur
áhugamaðurinn
I don't know whether the stand-up comedian is an amateur.
Ég veit ekki hvort uppistandarinn er áhugamaður.
the atmosphere (air, environment)
andrúmsloftið
quite awkward
allvandræðalegur
Since the atmosphere is quite awkward, we are going home.
Þar sem andrúmsloftið er allvandræðalegt förum við heim.
quite a few
allmargur
fairly good
allgóður
Quite a few jokes are fairly good.
Allmargir brandarar eru allgóðir.
fairly well
allvel
The stand-up comedian speaks fairly well.
Uppistandarinn talar allvel.
We see quite a few amateurs tonight.
Við sjáum allmarga áhugamenn í kvöld.
quite funny
allfyndinn
The stand-up comedy is quite funny but also quite long.
Uppistandið er allfyndið en líka alllangt.
Is the atmosphere fairly good?
Er andrúmsloftið allgott?
I don't know whether the new stand-up comedian is fairly funny.
Ég veit ekki hvort nýi uppistandarinn er allfyndinn.
Since he is an amateur, the stand-up comedy is fairly good.
Þar sem hann er áhugamaður er uppistandið allgott.
Some jokes are quite awkward.
Nokkrir brandarar eru allvandræðalegir.
We do this fairly well.
Við gerum þetta allvel.
relatively
tiltölulega
The apartment is relatively cheap.
Íbúðin er tiltölulega ódýr.
This is a relatively easy task.
Þetta er tiltölulega auðvelt verkefni.
more or less, roughly
nokkurn veginn
I am more or less ready.
Ég er nokkurn veginn tilbúinn.
We know roughly where the house is.
Við vitum nokkurn veginn hvar húsið er.
fine, decent, pretty good
ágætur
The food was decent, but not fantastic.
Maturinn var ágætur, en ekki frábær.
She is a pretty good teacher.
Hún er ágætur kennari.
complete, total, utter
algjör
The trip was an absolute dream.
Ferðin var algjör draumur.
This was a complete mistake.
Þetta voru algjör mistök.

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