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1 air-lock
noun (a bubble in a pipe which prevents liquid from flowing along it.) loftstífla -
2 bloodstream
noun (the blood flowing through the body: The poison entered her bloodstream.) blóðrás -
3 caftan
['kæftæn](a type of long flowing dress or robe sometimes brightly-coloured.) serkur -
4 confluence
['konfluəns](a flowing together of two rivers.) samrennsli -
5 effluent
['efluənt]((a flowing out of) waste matter from a factory etc.) útstreymi -
6 flow
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7 gush
1. verb1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) fossa, spÿtast2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) ÿkja2. noun(a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) gusa, buna- gushing- gushingly -
8 kaftan
['kæftæn](a type of long flowing dress or robe sometimes brightly-coloured.) serkur -
9 ooze
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10 overflow
1. [əuvə'flou] verb(to flow over the edge or limits (of): The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.) flæða yfir; leita út úr vegna þrengsla2. ['əuvəflou] noun1) (a flowing over of liquid: I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; ( also adjective) an overflow pipe.) yfirfall; flóð2) (an overflow pipe.) yfirfallsrör -
11 river
['rivə](a large stream of water flowing across country: The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; ( also adjective) a river animal.) fljót- riverside -
12 shut off
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) loka/skrúfa fyrir2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) einangra sig frá -
13 silt
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14 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) stökkva2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) stafa af; vaxa/spretta (af)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) loka(st), skella(st) (aftur)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) gormur, fjöður2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) vor3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) stökk4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) fjöðrun5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) lækur, lind•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
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15 stagnant
['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) staðinn, fúll2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) staðnaður•- stagnate- stagnation -
16 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stífur2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stífur3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) þykkur4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) erfiður5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) allmikill, stífur6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) ópersónulegur, ólipur•- stiffly- stiffness
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17 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) þykkur2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) þykkur3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) þykkur, seigfljótandi4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) þéttur5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) þéttur6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) morandi7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) heimskur2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) þar sem mest gengur á; í erfiðasta/þéttasta (hluta e-s)- thickly- thickness
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- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
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18 tide
(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) sjávarföll- tidal- tidal wave -
19 tributary
['tribjutəri]plural - tributaries; noun(a stream flowing into a river: The River Thames has many tributaries; ( also adjective) tributary streams.) þverá -
20 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) slökkva á2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) skrúfa fyrir3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) slökkva á
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