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1 discovery
plural - discoveries; noun a voyage of discovery; She made several startling discoveries.) uppgötvun -
2 accidental
[-'den-]adjective (happening by chance or accident: an accidental discovery.) tilviljunarkenndur -
3 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) uppgötva2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) komast að e-u• -
4 discoveries
plural; see discovery -
5 effect
[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) áhrif; árangur; afleiðing, eftirköst2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) áhrif2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) koma í kring- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect -
6 explore
[ik'splo:]1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) kanna2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) kanna, athuga gaumgæfilega•- exploratory
- explorer -
7 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) mikill, helstur, aðal-; mikilfenglegur2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) majór2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority -
8 milestone
1) (a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places.) mílusteinn2) (a very important event: The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history.) tímamót -
9 since
1. conjunction1) ((often with ever) from a certain time onwards: I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy.) síðan2) (at a time after: Since he agreed to come, he has become ill.) síðan3) (because: Since you are going, I will go too.) þar sem2. adverb1) ((usually with ever) from that time onwards: We fought and I have avoided him ever since.) frá þeim tíma2) (at a later time: We have since become friends.) síðan þá3. preposition1) (from the time of (something in the past) until the present time: She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend.) allar götur síðan2) (at a time between (something in the past) and the present time: I've changed my address since last year.) frá því í3) (from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of): the greatest invention since the wheel.) frá því að -
10 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
11 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) undrun, furða2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) undur, furðuverk3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) furða2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) vera/verða hissa, undra2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undrast, furða sig á3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) langa til að vita•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
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