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1 band
[bænd] I noun1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) band; ræma, borði2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) líning, borði3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) tíðnisviðII 1. noun1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) hópur, flokkur2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) hljómsveit2. verb(to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) mynda hóp -
2 watchman
noun ((often night-watchman) a man employed to guard a building etc against thieves, especially at night: The bank-robbers shot the (night-)watchman.) varðmaður, næturvörður, vaktmaður
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