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1 hill
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2 ant-hill
noun (a mound of earth built as a nest by ants.) mauraþúfa -
3 brow
1) (the eyebrow: huge, bushy brows.)2) (the forehead.)3) (the top (of a hill): over the brow of the hill.) -
4 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) kóróna2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) krúna; konunglegt vald3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) toppur4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) króna, viðgerð á tönn2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) krÿna2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) krÿna, vera efst á3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) setja krónu á tönn4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) lemja ofan á höfuð e-s•- crown princess -
5 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) brattur2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) óheyrilegur•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) gegnbleyta -
6 ant
[ænt](a type of small insect, related to bees, wasps etc, thought of as hard-working.) maur- ant-hill -
7 bicycle
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8 breast
[brest] 1. noun1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) konubrjóst2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) brjóst, faðmur, bringa2. verb1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) mæta, takast á við, bjóða birginn2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) koma upp á•- breastfed
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9 breathless
adjective (having difficulty in breathing normally: His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill.) lafmóður -
10 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) byrði2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) byrði2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) íþyngja -
11 career
[kə'riə] 1. noun1) (a way of making a living (usually professional): a career in publishing.) lífsstarf, ævistarf2) (course; progress (through life): The present government is nearly at the end of its career.) (starfs)ferill2. verb(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) æða, þjóta -
12 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) setja upp, láta borga2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) (láta) skrifa3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) kæra4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) gera áhlaup5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hlaupa, storma6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) hlaða7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) hlaða2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) verð2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) ákæra3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) áhlaup4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) rafhleðsla5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) skjólstæðingur6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) hleðsla•- charger- in charge of
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13 child's play
(something very easy: Climbing that hill will be child's play.) barnaleikur -
14 climb
1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) klifra2) (to rise or ascend.) rísa, hækka2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) klif; ris2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) klifleið•- climber -
15 commanding
1) (impressive: He has a commanding appearance.) áhrifamikill2) (with a wide view: The house had a commanding position on the hill.) sem gnæfir yfir og gefur vítt útsÿni -
16 competitive
[kəm'petətiv]1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) keppinn, kappgjarn2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) samkeppnishæfur3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) keppnis- -
17 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) niðurferð, niðurkoma2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) brekka3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ætterni -
18 devious
['di:viəs](not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) hlykkjóttur, króka-- deviousness -
19 dismount
(to get off a horse, bicycle etc: He dismounted and pushed his bicycle up the hill.) stíga af baki -
20 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy
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