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21 a feather in one's cap
(something one can be proud of: Winning the race was quite a feather in his cap.) afrek, rós í hnappagatið -
22 bad start
(to start well or badly in a race, business etc.) byrja vel/illa -
23 be out to
(to be determined to: He is out to win the race.) ætla sér -
24 checkpoint
noun (a barrier where cars, passports etc are inspected, or a point that contestants in a race must pass.) eftirlitsstöð, skoðun -
25 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) litur2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) litur3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hörundslitur4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) líf og fjör2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) lita, lit-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) lita- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) litaður, hörundsdökkur- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours -
26 coloured
1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) litaður2) (belonging to a dark-skinned race: There are only two white families living in this street - the rest are coloured.) litaður -
27 colours
1) (the distinction of winning a place in the team in some sports: He won his cricket colours last season.) komast í lið2) (a flag: Army regiments salute the colours when on parade.) flagg, fáni3) (a tunic of certain colours worn by a jockey to show that his race-horse belongs to a certain person.) borði, merki -
28 competitor
[kəm'petitə]noun (a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival: All the competitors finished the race.) keppnismaður, keppandi -
29 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) námskeið; meðferð2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) réttur3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) völlur4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) rás, farvegur5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gangur6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) leið•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course -
30 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) þekja2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) nægja fyrir3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) fara, komast4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) ná yfir5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) vera tryggður6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) safna fréttum sem fréttamaður7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) hafa í skotmáli2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) ábreiða; lok2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) skjól3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjól•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up -
31 culture
1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) (þjóð)menning2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) menning, menntun3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) siðfágun, menntun, menning4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) örverugróður5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) eldi, ræktun•- cultural- cultured -
32 easily
1) (without difficulty: She won the race easily.) auðveldlega2) (by far: This is easily the best book I've read this year.) tvímælalaust3) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) mjög sennilega -
33 eighth
[eitð]1) (one of eight equal parts: They each received an eighth of the money.) áttundi hluti2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eight (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventh: His horse was eighth in the race; Are you having another cup of coffee? That's your eighth (cup) this morning; Henry VIII (said as `Henry the Eighth').) áttundi -
34 enter
['entə]1) (to go or come in: Enter by this door.) koma eða fara inn eða inn í2) (to come or go into (a place): He entered the room.) ganga inn eða inn í3) (to give the name of (another person or oneself) for a competition etc: He entered for the race; I entered my pupils for the examination.) skrá (sig)4) (to write (one's name etc) in a book etc: Did you enter your name in the visitors' book?) skrá, færa inn5) (to start in: She entered his employment last week.) hefja starf•- enter on/upon -
35 extraction
[-ʃən]1) (race or parentage: He is of Greek extraction.) uppruni; ætterni2) ((an) act of extracting eg a tooth.) útdráttur -
36 false start
(in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated.) þjófstart -
37 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filma2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) kvikmynd3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) (ryk)lag; þunn húð, himna2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) kvikmynda2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) hylja; þekjast•- filmy- filmstar -
38 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) ljúka, enda2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) klára, ljúka við2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) lokaáferð; gljái, glans2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) endasprettur•- finished- finish off
- finish up -
39 flag
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40 gamble
['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) spila fjárhættuspil2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) fjárhættuspil; áhætta- gambler- gambling
- take a gamble
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