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1 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) á meðan2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) enda þótt2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) tími, stund- worth one's while -
2 accompaniment
noun (something that accompanies: I'll play the piano accompaniment while you sing.) undirleikur -
3 armour
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4 candid camera
noun (the use of a hidden video camera to show people while they are being tricked as a joke.) -
5 day-dream
noun (a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake.) dagdraumur -
6 dripping
noun (fat obtained from meat while it is roasting etc.) feiti -
7 egg-cup
noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) eggjabikar -
8 fingertip
noun (the very end of a finger: He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad.) fingurgómur -
9 houseman
noun (a recently qualified doctor who is living in a hospital while working there to complete his training.) læknakandidat -
10 molehill
noun (a little heap of earth dug up by a mole while tunnelling.) moldvörpuhaugur -
11 personal stereo
noun ((also Walkman®) a small (radio and) cassette player with headphones that enables the person wearing it to listen to music while walking etc.) -
12 ski pole
noun (one of the two poles that skiers hold in their hands and use while skiing.) -
13 turntable
noun (the revolving part of a record-player on which the record rests while it is being played: He put another record on the turntable so that people could dance to the music.) plötuspilari -
14 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) bakki; brekka2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) árbakki, vatnsbakki3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) grynning2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) hrúga upp2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) halla(st) í beygjuII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banki2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) birgðasafn/geymsla; blóðbanki2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) setja í banka- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) röð, samstæða -
15 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) bás2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) bás•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) stöðvast, drepa á sér2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) missa hraða; ofrísa3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) stöðva, hægja á2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) ofrisIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) fresta ákvörðun, tefja -
16 campaign
[kæm'pein] 1. noun1) (the operations of an army while fighting in one area or for one purpose: the Burma campaign in the Second World War.) herferð2) (a series of organized actions in support of a cause: a campaign against smoking.) herferð2. verb(to take part in a campaign: He has campaigned against smoking for years.) heyja baráttu fyrir, berjast -
17 clatter
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18 cocoon
[kə'ku:n](a silk covering spun by many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies.) lirfuhÿði -
19 deputy
['depjuti]noun (someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary: While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office.) fulltrúi -
20 desk
[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) skrifborð
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