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1 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) högg2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) áfallII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blása2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) feykja3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) fjúka4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) blása5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) blása•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up -
2 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brjóta2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brjóta af3) (to make or become unusable.) brjóta, skemma4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brjóta gegn; svíkjast um5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) brjóta/setja met6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) gera hlé á7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rjúfa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fréttast; segja fréttir9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) bresta10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) draga úr11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) skella á2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) hlé2) (a change: a break in the weather.) breyting; sloti3) (an opening.) op; skarð4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tækifæri•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) brothættur- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
3 cyclone
(a violent wind-storm: The cyclone ripped the roofs off houses and tore up trees.) hvirfilbylur, fellibylur -
4 heel
[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) hæll2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) hæll3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) hæll2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) hæla, setja hæl undir2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) hallast á hlið•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel -
5 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
6 rattle
[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) glamra, skrölta2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) skrölta3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) setja út af laginu2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) glamur2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) hringla3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) hringla, halabrestur•- rattling- rattlesnake
- rattle off
- rattle through -
7 slate
I [sleit] noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) þakskífa (flöguberg)2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) krítartaflaII [sleit] verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) rakka niður -
8 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rófa, skott, hali, tagl, stertur, stél, sporður2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) stél; hali2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) fylgja (e-m) fast eftir- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) bakhlið, krónuna!- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off
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