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  • 1 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) höfuð, haus
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hugur, heili
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hauslengd
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) yfirmaður, leiðtogi, höfuð; yfir-, aðal-
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) haus, kollur, toppur; karfa (á blómi)
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) árupptök
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) haus
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) fremsti hluti; fylkingarbrjóst
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) vit, skilningur
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) skólastjóri/-stÿra
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) á haus/mann
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) höfði, allhátt nes
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) froða
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) vera fremstur, fara fyrir
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) vera leiðtogi, stÿra
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) stefna (á)
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titla
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) skalla
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    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head

    English-Icelandic dictionary > head

  • 2 arm

    I noun
    1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) handleggur
    2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) armur
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    - armband
    - armchair
    - armpit
    - arm-in-arm
    - keep at arm's length
    - with open arms     II verb
    1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) vopna
    2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) vopnast
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    - arms
    - be up in arms
    - take up arms

    English-Icelandic dictionary > arm

  • 3 cord

    [ko:d]
    1) ((a piece of) thin rope or thick string: The burglars tied up the nightwatchman with thick cord.) mjór kaðall; svert snæri
    2) (a string-like part of the body: the spinal cord; the vocal cords.) mæna
    3) (a length of electric cable or flex attached to an electrical appliance: the cord of his electric razor.) rafmagnssnúra
    4) (a kind of velvet fabric with a ribbed appearance; (in plural) trousers made of this: a pair of cords.) rifflað flauel

    English-Icelandic dictionary > cord

  • 4 cover

    1. verb
    1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) þekja
    2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) nægja fyrir
    3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) fara, komast
    4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) ná yfir
    5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) vera tryggður
    6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) safna fréttum sem fréttamaður
    7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) hafa í skotmáli
    2. noun
    1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) ábreiða; lok
    2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) skjól
    3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjól
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    - covering
    - cover-girl
    - cover story
    - cover-up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > cover

  • 5 square

    [skweə] 1. noun
    1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) ferningur
    2) (something in the shape of this.) ferningslaga hlutur
    3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg
    4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) tvíveldi, annað veldi
    2. adjective
    1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) ferhyrndur; kantaður, kubbslegur
    2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) jafn, kvittur
    3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) fermetri
    4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) hallærislegur
    3. adverb
    1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) (horn)rétt
    2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) beint; fast
    4. verb
    1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gera ferkantaðan
    2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) gera upp við
    3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) samræmast
    4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) hefja í annað veldi
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    - squarely
    - square centimetre
    - metre
    - square root
    - fair and square
    - go back to square one
    - a square deal

    English-Icelandic dictionary > square

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  • Body cloth — Body Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Body cloths — Body Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Body color — Body Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Body louse — Body Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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