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1 aborigine
[æbə'ri‹ini](an original inhabitant of a country, especially of Australia.) frumbyggi -
2 bush
[buʃ]1) (a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size: a rose bush.) runni2) ((in Australia, Africa etc) wild uncultivated country.) óbyggðir•- bushy -
3 commonwealth
['komənwelƟ](an association of states who have joined together for their common good: the Commonwealth of Australia.) samveldi -
4 continent
I ['kontinənt] noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) heimsálfa2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) meginland•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II ['kontinənt] adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) sem getur haldið í sér -
5 crocodile
(a large reptile found in the rivers of Asia, Africa, South America and northern Australia.) krókódíll -
6 dingo
['diŋɡəu]plural - dingoes; noun(a type of wild dog found in Australia.) dingóhundur -
7 dollar
['dolə]((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dollari -
8 homestead
[-sted]noun (a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.) bústaður, bÿli; bóndabær -
9 leave home
1) (to leave one's house: I usually leave home at 7.30 a.m.) fara út (úr húsi), fara að heiman2) (to leave one's home to go and live somewhere else: He left home at the age of fifteen to get a job in Australia.) fara að heiman -
10 native
['neitiv] 1. adjective1) (where one was born: my native land.) uppruna-, fæðingar-2) (belonging to that place; local: the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia.) móður-3) (belonging by race to a country: a native Englishman.) innfæddur4) (belonging to a person naturally: native intelligence.) meðfæddur, eðlislægur2. noun1) (a person born in a certain place: a native of Scotland; a native of London.) heimamaður2) (one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc: Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians.) frumbyggi•- native language/tongue
- native speaker
- native to
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11 native to
((of plants and animals) belonging originally to a particular place: These birds are native to Australia.) skepna eða jurt sem er upprunnin á tilteknum stað -
12 opossum
[ə'posəm]((also possum) a furry animal with a long tail and a pouch for carrying its young which lives in trees; it is found especially in Australia, New Zealand and America.) -
13 outback
((in Australia) the country areas away from the coast and cities.) óbyggðir -
14 selector
noun (a person who chooses, especially athletes, a team etc: The selectors have announced the cricket team to meet Australia.) veljandi, maður sem veldur úr -
15 ship
[ʃip] 1. noun1) (a large boat: The ship sank and all the passengers and crew were drowned.) skip2) (any of certain types of transport that fly: a spaceship.) geimskip2. verb(to send or transport by ship: The books were shipped to Australia.) senda/flytja með skipi- shipment- shipper
- shipping
- ship-broker
- shipbuilder
- shipbuilding
- shipowner
- shipshape
- shipwreck 3. verbWe were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.) bíða skipbrot- shipyard- ship water -
16 southern
adjective (of the south: Your speech sounds southern to me; Australia is in the southern hemisphere.) suður-, suðrænn -
17 swag
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18 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) sími2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) hringja í2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) hringja í3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) hringja til•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
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19 the former
(the first of two things mentioned: We visited America and Australia, staying longer in the former than in the latter.) fyrrnefndur -
20 the wilds
(the uncultivated areas (of a country etc): They're living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere.) óbyggðir
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