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1 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) teygja/breiða (út/úr)2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) dreifa (úr)3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) tvístra(st), dreifa(st) -
2 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) velja2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) koma auga á; bera kennsl á3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) fikra sig áfram -
3 stick out
1) (to (cause to) project; His front teeth stick out; He stuck out his tongue.) skaga fram; stinga út (úr sér)2) (to be noticeable: She has red hair that sticks out in a crowd.) vera áberandi -
4 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat -
5 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
6 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan•- lined- liner- lining -
7 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) ormur2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) skríða, mjaka sér2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) veiða e-ð upp úr e-m -
8 breaststroke
noun (a style of swimming in which the arms are pushed out in front and then sweep backwards.) bringusund -
9 jib
[‹ib]1) (a three-cornered sail on the front mast of a ship.) fokka, framsegl2) (the jutting-out arm of a crane.) lyftiarmur, bóma -
10 prominent
['prominənt]1) (standing out; projecting: prominent front teeth.) útstandandi2) (easily seen: The tower is a prominent landmark.) áberandi3) (famous: a prominent politician.) velkunnur•- prominence -
11 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) lögun, form2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) svipur, form3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) ástand, ásigkomulag2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) móta2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) móta3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) þróast, æxlast•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape -
12 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) veggur, (varnar)múr2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) veggur2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) girða af (með vegg)- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) veggfóðra- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall
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