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1 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) kringlóttur, hringlaga, hnöttóttur2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) bústinn, þybbinn2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) snúa (sér) við2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) í hring; árið um kring3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) frá einum til annars4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) hingað og þangað5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) ummál6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) fara til (e-s)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) umhverfis, í kringum2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) í kringum3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) út um allan4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) umferð/-gangur, hringur2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) hringur, yfirferðarsvæði3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) hrina, kviða4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skot5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) umferð6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) keðjusöngur5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) sem er ekki beinn- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
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2 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) beinn2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) heiðarlegur, hreinskilinn3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) beinn4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) í röð og reglu5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) óblandaður6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) svipbrigðalaus7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) venjulegur, dramatískur2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) beint2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rakleiðis3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) drengilega, heiðarlega3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) beinn kafli- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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