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1 sailing
noun (the activity or sport of navigating a ship or boat that has sails: Sailing is one of his hobbies.) sigling -
2 sailing-
(having a sail or sails: sailing-boat.) segl- -
3 plain sailing
(progress without difficulty.) einfalt mál -
4 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) segl2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) sigling3) (an arm of a windmill.) vængur2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) sigla2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) sigla, stjórna3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) sigla4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) sigla, halda úr höfn5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) sigla um6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) líða (yfir/um); sigla (í gegnum); rigsa (inn)•- sailing
- sailing-
- sailor
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5 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) (blá)saumur2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) þræðing3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) það að sigla beitivind4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) stefna2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) festa með saumi/tittum/teiknibólum; þræða saman2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) sigla beitivind -
6 belong
[bi'loŋ]1) ((with to) to be the property of: This book belongs to me.) tilheyra, vera eign2) ((with to) to be a native, member etc of: I belong to the sailing club.) tilheyra, vera félagi í3) ((with with) to go together with: This shoe belongs with that shoe.) eiga saman• -
7 catamaran
[kætəmə'ræn](a sailing-boat with two parallel hulls.) tvíbolungur -
8 clipper
1) ((in plural) a tool for clipping: hedge-clippers; nail-clippers.) klippur2) (a type of fast sailing-ship.) seglskip -
9 craft
1) (an art or skill: the craft of wood-carving.) kunnátta; handverk, listiðn2) ((plural craft) a boat or ship: sailing craft.) bátur; skip3) (cunning or trickery: craft and deceit.) slægð•- crafty- craftily
- craftiness
- craftsman
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10 cutter
1) (a person or thing that cuts: a wood-cutter; a glass-cutter.) maður sem sker/klippir; hnífur, skeri2) (a type of small sailing ship.) kútter, skúta -
11 dinghy
['diŋɡi]plural - dinghies; noun1) (a small boat carried on a larger boat to take passengers ashore.) (skips)bátur2) (a small sailing or rowing boat.) ára- eða seglbátur -
12 due
[dju:] 1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) skuldar; sem e-m er skuldað; eiga inni; þökk sé2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) væntanlegur3) (proper: Take due care.) tilhlÿðilegur2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) nákvæmlega, beint3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) það sem (e-m) ber2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) tollur•- duly- due to
- give someone his due
- give his due -
13 fleet
[fli:t]1) (a number of ships or boats under one command or sailing together: a fleet of fishing boats.) floti2) (the entire navy of a country: the British fleet) floti -
14 galleon
['ɡæliən](in former times, a large, usually Spanish, sailing-ship.) galleón -
15 junk
I noun(unwanted or worthless articles; rubbish: That cupboard is full of junk; ( also adjective) This vase was bought in a junk shop (= a shop that sells junk).)II noun(a Chinese flat-bottomed sailing ship, high in the bow and stern.) djúnka -
16 keen on
(very enthusiastic about, interested in or fond of: She's keen on sailing; She's been keen on that boy for years.) áhugasamur um; skotinn í -
17 lake
[leik](a large area of water surrounded by land: They go swimming in / sailing on the lake; Lake Michigan.) stöðuvatn -
18 out of sight
1) (no longer visible; where you cannot see something or be seen: They watched the ship sailing until it was out of sight; Put it out of sight.)2) (an old expression meaning wonderful, fantastic: The show was out of sight.) -
19 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfaldur, látlaus2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) augljós, greinilegur, auðskilinn3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) hreinskilinn4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) greinilegur5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) ófríður2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slétta2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) slétt prjón•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English -
20 rig
[riɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - rigged; verb(to fit (a ship) with ropes and sails.) búa út (skip)2. noun1) (an oil-rig.) (olíu)borturn/-pallur2) (any special equipment, tools etc for some purpose.) útbúnaður, áhöld3) (the arrangement of sails etc of a sailing-ship.) reiðabúnaður•- rigging- rig out
- rig up
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