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1 electricity
[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) rafmagn- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
- electric chair -
2 static (electricity)
(electricity that accumulates on the surface of objects (eg hair, nylon garments etc).) stöðurafmagn -
3 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) mælir2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) mæla -
4 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) setja upp, láta borga2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) (láta) skrifa3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) kæra4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) gera áhlaup5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hlaupa, storma6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) hlaða7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) hlaða2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) verð2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) ákæra3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) áhlaup4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) rafhleðsla5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) skjólstæðingur6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) hleðsla•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
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5 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) verða fyrir raflosti og láta lífið2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) taka af lífi með raflosti -
6 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) slökkva á2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) skrúfa fyrir3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) slökkva á -
7 atomic power
(power (for making electricity etc) obtained from atomic energy.) kjarnorka -
8 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) vera í verkfalli -
9 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) vera í verkfalli -
10 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) fuglsnef, goggurII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) reikningur2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) peningaseðill3) (a poster used for advertising.) auglÿsingaspjald2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) senda reikning- billfold
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11 coil
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12 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) fara með, fylgja2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) leiða3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) stjórna4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) haga sér5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) stÿra, stjórna2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) hegðun2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) framkvæmd, stjórn•- conduction
- conductor -
13 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) leiðari2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) stjórnandi3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) vagnstjóri4) ((American) a guard on a train.) lestarvörður -
14 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) neyta, borða, drekka2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) nota, eyða3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) (gjör)eyða(st) í eldi•- consumer- consumption
- consumer goods -
15 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) yfirstandandi; núgildandi; nÿjastur2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) straumur2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) (raf)straumur•- current account -
16 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) aka, keyra2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) flytja (e-n), aka (e-m)3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) reka (áfram)4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slá, kÿla; reka nagla5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) knÿja2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) ökutúr2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) heimreið, aðkeyrsla3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) dugnaður, drifkraftur4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) átak; herferð5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) kröftugt högg; upphafshögg með trékylfu nr. 1 (í golfi)6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
17 electric
[ə'lektrik]1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) raf-, rafmagns-2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) æsandi, spennandi; rafmagnaður -
18 electrical
adjective (related to electricity: electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.) rafmagns- -
19 electrified
adjective (supplied or charged with electricity: an electrified fence.) rafvæddur, rafmagnaður -
20 electrify
1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) rafvæða2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) gera spenntan, æsa
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