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41 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) þungur2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) þungur3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) mikill, þungur,4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stórtækur, stór-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) þungbúinn6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) erfiður7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) þungur8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) þunglamalegur, hávær•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
42 honours
1) ((sometimes with capital: sometimes abbreviated to Hons when written) a degree awarded by universities, colleges etc to students who achieve good results in their final degree examinations, or who carry out specialized study or research; the course of study leading to the awarding of such a degree: He got First Class Honours in French; ( also adjective) an honours degree, (American) an honors course.) virðingarverðlaun/-gráða2) (ceremony, when given as a mark of respect: The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours.) virðingarvottur, heiðursþjónusta -
43 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) hestur2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) hestur•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth -
44 hose
[həuz] 1.1) ((also hosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc: a garden hose; a fireman's hose.) slanga2) (an older word for stockings or socks: woollen hose.) sokkar, sokkabuxur2. verb(to apply water to by means of a hose: I'll go and hose the garden/car.) sprauta (úr slöngu)- hosiery- hose reel
- hose down -
45 in bulk
(in large quantities: Huge tankers now carry oil in bulk; They like to buy goods in bulk.) -
46 keep it up
(to carry on doing something at the same speed or as well as one is doing it at present: Your work is good - keep it up!) halda áfram (með það sama) -
47 kidnap
['kidnæp]past tense, past participle - kidnapped; verb(to carry off (a person) by force, often demanding money in exchange for his safe return: He is very wealthy and lives in fear of his children being kidnapped.) ræna -
48 landing-gear
noun (the parts of an aircraft that carry the load when it lands: The accident was caused by the failure of the plane's landing-gear.) hjóla-/lendingarbúnaður -
49 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ•- leaden -
50 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) lyfta2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) lyfta og færa3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) hverfa, létta4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) hefja sig á loft2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) lyfting2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) lyfta3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) (bíl)far4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) upplyfting•- lift off -
51 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
52 manhandle
1) (to move, carry etc by hand: When the crane broke down, they had to manhandle the crates on to the boat.) vinna með handafli2) (to treat roughly: You'll break all the china if you manhandle it like that!) fara harkalega með -
53 marsupial
noun, adjective((an animal) having a pouch in which to carry its young: The kangaroo is a marsupial.) pokadÿr -
54 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) taug2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) hugrekki3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) ósvífni2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) telja kjark í- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
- get on someone's nerves -
55 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) draumórar -
56 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leika (sér)2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) leika, taka þátt í3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) leika4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) vera sÿndur5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) leika/spila á6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) leika á, plata7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) leika gegn8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) leika um9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) beina að10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) leika út2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) skemmtun, leikur2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) leikrit3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) leikur4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) hlaup•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
57 play a hoax on
(to carry out a trick on.) leika á, blekkja -
58 pocket-size(d)
adjective (small enough to carry in one's pocket: a pocket-size(d) dictionary.) lítill, vasa-; vasabrots- -
59 pocket-size(d)
adjective (small enough to carry in one's pocket: a pocket-size(d) dictionary.) lítill, vasa-; vasabrots- -
60 pollen
['polən](the powder inside a flower which fertilizes other flowers: Bees carry pollen from flower to flower.) frjóduft- pollination
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