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1 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) gogga/kroppa í2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) narta í3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) kyssa létt2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) gogg, pikk2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) léttur koss•- peckish -
2 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
3 scatter
['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) tvístra; dreifa2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) dreifast; tvístrast•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained -
4 awaken
1) (to awake: I was awakened by the song of the birds.) vekja2) (to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc): His interest was awakened by the lecture.) vakna/vekja til meðvitundar -
5 treetop
noun (the top of a tree: the birds in the treetops.) trjátoppur -
6 scare away/off
(to make go away or stay away because of fear: The birds were scared away by the dog.) hræða í burtu -
7 sing
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8 crumb
(a tiny piece, especially of bread: She puts crumbs for the birds on her window-sill.) (brauð)mylsna -
9 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) hoppa á öðrum fæti2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hoppa, stökkva3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) stökkva yfir/fram úr4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) hoppa upp í2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) hopp, stökk2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) hopp, stökk•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) humall -
10 migrate
1) ((of certain birds and animals) to travel from one region to another at certain times of the year: Many birds migrate in the early winter.) flytja sig um stað eftir árstíðum2) ((of people) to change one's home to another country or (regularly) from place to place: The Gothic peoples who overwhelmed the Roman Empire migrated from the East.) flytjast búferlum•- migrant
- migratory -
11 hatch
I [hæ ] noun((the door or cover of) an opening in a wall, floor, ship's deck etc: There are two hatches between the kitchen and dining-room for serving food.) op, lúga, dyr- hatchwayII [hæ ] verb1) (to produce (young birds etc) from eggs: My hens have hatched ten chicks.) klekja; unga út2) (to break out of the egg: These chicks hatched this morning.) klekjast; skríða úr eggi3) (to become young birds: Four of the eggs have hatched.) klekjast4) (to plan (something, usually bad) in secret: to hatch a plot.) brugga, undirbúa -
12 sprout
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13 prey
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14 air
[eə] 1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) loft, andrúmsloft2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) loft3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) svip, yfirbragð4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) lag2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) viðra2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) láta í ljós•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
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15 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) skjóta2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) skjóta3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) senda (e-ð) leiftursnöggt4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) skjótast, þjóta, þeyta(st)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) kvikmynda6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) skjóta (á mark)7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) skjóta; stunda skotveiðar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) sproti- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up -
16 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) algengur2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) sameiginlegur3) (publicly owned: common property.) almennings-4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ruddalegur, ókurteis5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) óbreyttur; alþÿðan6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) samnafn2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) almenningur- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
17 perch
[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) trjágrein, silla, prik2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) stallur, sjónarhóll2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) setjast, tylla sér2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) tylla -
18 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sitja2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga)3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) eiga sæti í4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sitja5) (to undergo (an examination).) gangast undir6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sitja fyrir7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) starfa, sitja•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
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19 cock
[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) hani2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) krani3) (a slang word for the penis.) tilli, getnaðarlimur2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) sperra2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) spenna bóg3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) halla•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure -
20 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) flug2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) flug3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) stigahluti milli stigapalla eða hæða4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) (far)fuglahópur; örvadrífa•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) flótti
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