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  • 1 race

    I 1. [reis] noun
    (a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) keppni, kapphlaup
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) taka þátt í hlaupi
    2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) þreyta kapphlaup
    3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) þjóta
    - racecourse
    - racehorse
    - racetrack
    - racing-car
    - a race against time
    - the races
    II [reis]
    1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) kynþáttur/-stofn
    2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) kynþáttur/-stofn
    3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) kynstofn/-þáttur
    - racialism
    - racialist
    - the human race
    - of mixed race

    English-Icelandic dictionary > race

  • 2 relay race

    (a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc.) boðhlaup/-sund

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  • 3 obstacle race

    (a race in which runners have to climb over, crawl through etc obstacles such as tyres, nets etc.) hindrunarhlaup

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  • 4 rat race

    (the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) lífsgæðakapphlaup

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  • 5 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) leggja af stað
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) byrja
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, fara í gang
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) koma af stað/á fót
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) byrjun; rásmark
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forskot
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hrökkva við
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) kippur, rykkur
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) áfall

    English-Icelandic dictionary > start

  • 6 ride

    1. past tense - rode; verb
    1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) ríða; hjóla; ferðast með mótorhjóli/bíl
    2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) ríða; hjóla
    3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) taka þátt í
    4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) ríða út
    2. noun
    1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) útreiðatúr; hjólreiðatúr; bíltúr
    2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) fara túr
    - riding-school

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  • 7 outsider

    1) (a person who is not part of a group etc.) utanaðkomandi
    2) ((in a race etc) a runner who is not expected to win: The race was won by a complete outsider.) ólíklegur sigurvegari

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  • 8 finish

    ['finiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) ljúka, enda
    2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) klára, ljúka við
    2. noun
    1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) lokaáferð; gljái, glans
    2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) endasprettur
    - finish off
    - finish up

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  • 9 defeat

    [di'fi:t] 1. verb
    (to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) sigra
    2. noun
    (the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) ósigur
    - defeatism
    - defeatist

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  • 10 rally

    ['ræli] 1. verb
    1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) ná saman aftur
    2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) safnast saman, sameinast
    3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) jafna sig, ná sér
    2. noun
    1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) fjöldafundur
    2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rallÿ, kappakstur
    3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) bati
    4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) (löng) lota

    English-Icelandic dictionary > rally

  • 11 gamble

    ['ɡæmbl] 1. verb
    (to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) spila fjárhættuspil
    2. noun
    ((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) fjárhættuspil; áhætta
    - gambling
    - take a gamble

    English-Icelandic dictionary > gamble

  • 12 scratch

    [skræ ] 1. verb
    1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) rispa, klóra, skráma
    2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) klóra
    3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) rispa
    4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) klóra (út úr)
    5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) hætta í keppni
    2. noun
    1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skráma, rispa; ískur
    2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skráma
    3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) ráslína
    - scratchiness
    - scratch the surface
    - start from scratch
    - up to scratch

    English-Icelandic dictionary > scratch

  • 13 stopwatch

    noun (a watch with a hand that can be stopped and started, used in timing a race etc.) skeiðklukka

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  • 14 trainer

    1) (a person who prepares people or animals for sport, a race etc.) þjálfari
    2) (an aircraft used for training pilots.) æfingaflugvél

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  • 15 weigh in

    to find one's weight before a fight, after a horse-race etc (noun weigh-in) vera vigtaður fyrir keppni

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  • 16 second

    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) annar, auka
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) annar
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) auka-/varalið, b-lið
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) annar
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) annar
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) aðstoðarmaður
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) styðja
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) framhaldsskóli
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none
    II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekúnda
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) augnablik, andartak

    English-Icelandic dictionary > second

  • 17 handicap

    ['hændikæp] 1. noun
    1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) fötlun; annmarki
    2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) forgjöf, forskot
    3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) forgjafarkeppni
    4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) fötlun
    2. verb
    (to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) hindra, tálma

    English-Icelandic dictionary > handicap

  • 18 starter

    1) (a person, horse etc that actually runs etc in a race.) keppandi
    2) (a person who gives the signal for the race to start.) ræsir
    3) (a device in a car etc for starting the engine.) startari

    English-Icelandic dictionary > starter

  • 19 circuit

    ['sə:kit]
    1) (a journey or course round something: the earth's circuit round the sun; three circuits of the race-track.) hringrás
    2) (a race-track, running-track etc.) hlaupabraut
    3) (the path of an electric current and the parts through which it passes.) rafrás, straumrás; rafleiðsla
    4) (a journey or tour made regularly and repeatedly eg by salesmen, sportsmen etc.) hringferð

    English-Icelandic dictionary > circuit

  • 20 culture

    1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) (þjóð)menning
    2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) menning, menntun
    3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) siðfágun, menntun, menning
    4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) örverugróður
    5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) eldi, ræktun
    - cultured

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