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21 construction
[-ʃən]1) ((a way of) constructing or putting together: The bridge is still under construction.) í byggingu2) (something built: That construction won't last long.) bygging -
22 cradle
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23 cutting
1) (a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant.) afleggjari, græðlingur2) (an article cut out from a newspaper etc: She collects cuttings about the Royal Family.) úrklippur3) (a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built.) gröftur eða skurður -
24 dam
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25 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) teikna, hanna2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) teikning, hönnun2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) hönnun3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) mynstur4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) ásetningur•- designer- designing -
26 dike
(an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.) flóðgarður, stíflugarður -
27 dyke
(an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.) flóðgarður, stíflugarður -
28 electronic
[elək'tronik]1) (worked or produced by devices built or made according to the principles of electronics: an electronic calculator.) rafeinda-, rafeindatækni-, raftæknilegur2) (concerned or working with such machines: an electronic engineer.) rafeinda-, raftækni- -
29 extension
[-ʃən]1) (an added part: He built an extension to his house; a two-day extension to the holiday; He has telephone extensions (= telephones) in every bedroom.) viðbygging; framlenging; símtengi2) ((a program by which) part of a university located somewhere else offers courses to people who are not fulltime students.) framlenging3) (the process of extending.)4) (a telephone that operates on the same line as another: They have a phone in the living-room and an extension in the bedroom.) -
30 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) fjölskylda2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) ættingjar, skyldmenni3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) afkvæmi, börn4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) ætt•- family tree -
31 fixture
['fiks ə]1) (a fixed piece of furniture etc: We can't move the cupboard - it's a built-in fixture.) föst tæki, naglfastur búnaður2) (an event, especially sporting, arranged for a certain time: The football team has a fixture on Saturday.) fastur liður; kappleikur á föstum tímum -
32 flyover
noun (a road etc which is built up so as to cross above another: a flyover across the motorway.) vegbrú -
33 fort
[fo:t](a building which is built so that it can be defended against an enemy.) virki -
34 fortification
[-fi-]1) (walls etc built to strengthen an army, city, nation etc against attack: Fortifications surrounded the city.) víggirðing2) (the act of fortifying.) virkisgerð; styrking -
35 frame
[freim] 1. noun1) (a hard main structure round which something is built or made: the steel frame of the aircraft.) grind2) (something made to enclose something: a picture-frame; a window-frame.) rammi3) (the human body: He has a slight frame.) líkamsbygging2. verb1) (to put a frame around: to frame a picture.) ramma2) (to act as a frame for: Her hair framed her face.) ramma, vera umgjörð3) (to arrange false evidence so as to make (someone) seem guilty of a crime etc (noun frame-up).) koma sök á e-n saklausan, falsa sönnunargögn•- frame of mind -
36 go up
1) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) hækka, stíga2) (to be built: There are office blocks going up all over town.) rísa -
37 grandiose
['ɡrændiəus](impressive to an excessive or foolish degree: He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.) mikilfenglegur -
38 hayrick
nouns (hay built up into a large pile.) heystakkur -
39 hoarding
['ho:diŋ]1) (a temporary fence of boards, eg round a place where a building is being knocked down or built.) timburþil/-girðing2) (a usually large wooden board on which advertisements, posters etc are stuck.) auglÿsingaskilti -
40 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hús, bygging2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hús, bygging3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) leikhús, fullt hús4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) ætt, kynkvísl2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) hÿsa2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) geyma, hÿsa•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) innflutningsteiti- housework
- like a house on fire
См. также в других словарях:
Built — Built, a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate built, clipper built, etc. [1913 Webster] Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built. Landor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
built-in — built′ in adj. 1) bui built so as to be an integral and permanent part of a larger construction: built in bookcases[/ex] 2) existing as a natural or characteristic part; inherent: a built in contempt for daydreamers[/ex] 3) bui a built in… … From formal English to slang
Built — (b[i^]lt), n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
built-up — adj a built up area has a lot of buildings and not many open spaces ▪ He was fined for speeding in a built up area … Dictionary of contemporary English
built-up — adjective a built up area has many buildings in it: This is the only built up area on 500 miles of coastline … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
built — pp. of BUILD (Cf. build). Meaning physically well developed is by 1940s (well built in reference to a woman is from 1871); Built in (adj.) is from 1898 … Etymology dictionary
built-up — built′ up′ adj. 1) built by the fastening together of several parts or enlarged by the addition of layers: a shoe with a built up heel[/ex] 2) (of an area) filled in with houses • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
built-in — UK US /ˌbɪltˈɪn/ adjective [before noun] (also inbuilt) ► included, made, or designed as part of something: »Most new laptops have built in Wi Fi … Financial and business terms
built-in — adj forming a part of something that cannot be separated from it →↑inbuilt ▪ a built in microphone … Dictionary of contemporary English
built-in — adjective forming part of something, and not separate from it: a word processor with a built in spellchecker … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
built-in — [adj] included congenital, constitutional, deep seated, essential, implicit, inborn, inbred, in built, incorporated, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, inseparable, integral, part and parcel*; concept 549 Ant. added, extra, not included … New thesaurus
