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1 section
['sekʃən]1) (a part or division: He divided the orange into sections; There is disagreement in one section of the community; the accounts section of the business.) hluti; hópur; deild2) (a view of the inside of anything when, or as if, it is cut right through or across: a section of the stem of a flower.) þverskurður• -
2 cross-section
1) ((a drawing etc of) the area or surface made visible by cutting through something, eg an apple.) þverskurður2) (a sample as representative of the whole: He interviewed a cross-section of the audience to get their opinion of the play.) þversnið; úrtak -
3 car
1) ((American automobile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people: What kind of car do you have?; `Did you go by car?') bíll2) (a section for passengers in a train etc: a dining-car.) lestarvagn, farþegarÿmi3) ((American) a railway carriage for goods or people: a freight car.) járnbrautavagn•- car park- car phone -
4 counterfoil
(a section able to be detached or removed from a cheque etc and kept by the giver as a receipt.) svunta -
5 department
(a part or section of a government, university, office or shop: The Department of Justice; the sales department.) deild- department store -
6 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) hreyfing2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) hreyfing, tilfærsla3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) hreyfing4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) hreyfing5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) gangverk6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) þáttur7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tilhneiging -
7 points
1) (a movable section of rails which allow a train to cross over other lines or pass from one line to another: The points had to be changed before the train could continue.) skiptispor2) (the solid tips in the toes of ballet shoes: She can dance on her points.) tá -
8 slide-rule
noun (an instrument for calculating, like a ruler in shape and having a central section that slides up and down between the outer sections.) reiknistokkur -
9 warhead
noun (the explosive section of a missile, torpedo etc: nuclear warheads.) sprengjuoddur -
10 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) súla2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) (reyk)súla3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) dálkur4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) (blaða)dálkur5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) dálkur6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) röð7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) röð, (bíla)lest• -
11 stage
I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) svið2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) setja á svið, sviðsetja2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) skipuleggja•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) (þróunar)stig2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) áfangi3) (a section of a bus route.) stöð4) (a section of a rocket.) (eldflaugar)þrep• -
12 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) vængur2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) vængur3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) vængur, álma4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) bretti5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) armur, vængur6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) vængur, kantur7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) útherji, kantmaður8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) flugsveit•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
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13 clove
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14 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) reiður- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kross2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kross3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kross4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kross5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kynblanda6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kross7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kross2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) fara yfir2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) krossleggja3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) skerast4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) farast á mis5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) setja þverstrik í6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) strika7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) kynblanda, krossvíxla8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) vinna gegn; svíkja•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
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15 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) aðhafast, gera2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) hegða sér3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) leika2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) athöfn2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lög3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) þáttur4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) leikþáttur•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
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16 alcove
['ælkəuv](a small section of a room etc formed by part of the wall being set back.) krókur, útskot -
17 appendix
[ə'pendiks]1) ((plural sometimes appendices [-si:z]) a section, usually containing extra information, added at the end of a book, document etc.) bókarauki2) (a narrow tube leading from the large intestine: She's had her appendix removed.) botnlangatota -
18 division
[di'viʒən]1) ((an) act of dividing.) skipting; úthlutun2) (something that separates; a dividing line: a ditch marks the division between their two fields.) skil, mörk3) (a part or section (of an army etc): He belongs to B division of the local police force.) deild4) ((a) separation of thought; disagreement.) ágreiningur5) (the finding of how many times one number is contained in another.) deiling -
19 epilogue
['epiloɡ](the closing section of a book, programme etc.) eftirmáli, lokaorð -
20 faculty
['fækəlti]plural - faculties; noun1) (a power of the mind: the faculty of reason.) hæfileiki, gáfa2) (a natural power of the body: the faculty of hearing.) hæfileiki3) (ability or skill: She has a faculty for saying the right thing.) hæfileiki4) ((often with capital) a section of a university: the Faculty of Arts/Science.) (háskóla)deild
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