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1 drama
1) (a play for acting on the stage: He has just produced a new drama.) leikrit2) (plays for the stage in general: modern drama.) leikbókmenntir3) (the art of acting in plays: He studied drama at college.) leiklist4) (exciting events: Life here is full of drama.) áhrifamikill atburður•- dramatic- dramatically
- dramatist
- dramatize
- dramatise
- dramatization -
2 'cellist
noun (a person who plays the cello.) sellóleikari -
3 accompanist
noun (a person who plays a musical accompaniment.) undirleikari -
4 cellist
noun (a person who plays the cello.) sellóleikari -
5 drummer
noun (a person who plays the drums.) trymbill -
6 golfer
noun (a person who plays golf: a keen golfer.) golfari, kylfingur -
7 organist
noun (a person who plays the organ: the organist in the church.) organisti -
8 patience
1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) þolinmæði2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) kapall -
9 percussion
1) ((in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc: He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; ( also adjective) a percussion instrument.) slagverk2) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) sláttur, högg• -
10 percussionist
noun (a person who plays percussion instruments in an orchestra etc.) slagverksleikari -
11 piper
noun (a person who plays a pipe or pipes, especially the bagpipes.) sekkjapípuleikar -
12 pipes
noun plural (bagpipes or some similar instrument: He plays the pipes.) sekkjapípur -
13 playwright
noun (a person who writes plays: He is a famous playwright.) leikritaskáld -
14 soloist
noun (a person who plays, sings etc a solo.) sólóisti; einsöngvari/-leikari -
15 tennis-racket
noun (a racket with which one plays tennis.) tennisspaði -
16 trombonist
noun (a person who plays the trombone.) básúnuleikari -
17 winger
noun (in football etc, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) útherji, kantmaður -
18 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leika (sér)2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) leika, taka þátt í3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) leika4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) vera sÿndur5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) leika/spila á6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) leika á, plata7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) leika gegn8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) leika um9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) beina að10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) leika út2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) skemmtun, leikur2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) leikrit3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) leikur4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) hlaup•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
19 theatre
['Ɵiətə]1) (a place where plays, operas etc are publicly performed.) leikhús2) (plays in general; any theatre: Are you going to the theatre tonight?) leikrit; leikhús3) ((also operating-theatre) a room in a hospital where surgical operations are performed: Take the patient to the theatre; ( also adjective) a theatre nurse.) skurðstofa•- theatrically
- theatricality
- theatricals
- the theatre -
20 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ•- leaden
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