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  • 1 stone

    [stəun] 1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) steinn; bergtegund
    2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) steinn
    3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -steinn
    4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) eðalsteinn
    5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) aldinsteinn
    6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) bresk þyngdareining
    7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) nÿrnasteinn
    2. verb
    1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) grÿta
    2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) taka steina úr
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    - stonily
    - stoniness
    - stone-cold
    - stone-dead
    - stone-deaf
    - stoneware
    - stonework
    - leave no stone unturned
    - a stone's throw

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  • 2 a stone's throw

    (a very short distance: They live only a stone's throw away from here.) steinsnar

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  • 3 pit

    I 1. [pit] noun
    1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) gryfja
    2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) (kola)náma
    3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) viðgerðasvæði
    2. verb
    ((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) etja (gegn)
    II 1. [pit] noun
    (the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) ávaxtasteinn
    2. verb
    (to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) taka stein/kjarna úr ávexti

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  • 4 quarry

    I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun
    (a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) grjótnáma
    2. verb
    (to dig (stone) in a quarry.) vinna (grjót) úr námu
    II ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun
    1) (a hunted animal or bird.) veiðibráð
    2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) bráð, e-ð sem er elt eða ofsótt

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  • 5 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur
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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up

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  • 6 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bera
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) berast
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bera, halda uppi
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) hafa, bera með sér
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ná í gegn, samþykkja
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) bera sig
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    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 7 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) kringlóttur, hringlaga, hnöttóttur
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) bústinn, þybbinn
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) snúa (sér) við
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) í hring; árið um kring
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) frá einum til annars
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) hingað og þangað
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) ummál
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) fara til (e-s)
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) umhverfis, í kringum
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) í kringum
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) út um allan
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) umferð/-gangur, hringur
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) hringur, yfirferðarsvæði
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) hrina, kviða
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skot
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) umferð
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) keðjusöngur
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout     6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) sem er ekki beinn
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up

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  • 8 scratch

    [skræ ] 1. verb
    1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) rispa, klóra, skráma
    2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) klóra
    3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) rispa
    4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) klóra (út úr)
    5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) hætta í keppni
    2. noun
    1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skráma, rispa; ískur
    2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skráma
    3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) ráslína
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    - scratchiness
    - scratch the surface
    - start from scratch
    - up to scratch

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  • 9 by

    1. preposition
    1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) hjá, við hliðina á
    2) (past: going by the house.) fram hjá
    3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) um, eftir
    4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) af e-u/e-m
    5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) með
    6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) af, með
    7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) ekki seinna en
    8) (during the time of.) á meðan
    9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um, en
    10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sinnum
    11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) eftir, í... -tali
    12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) að
    2. adverb
    1) (near: They stood by and watched.) hjá
    2) (past: A dog ran by.) hjá
    3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til hliðar
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    - bypass 3. verb
    (to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fara framhjá
    - bystander
    - by and by
    - by and large
    - by oneself
    - by the way

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  • 10 carving

    noun (a design, ornament etc carved from wood, stone etc.) útskurður

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  • 11 dislodge

    [dis'lo‹]
    (to knock out of place: He accidentally dislodged a stone from the wall.) færa úr stað, losa

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  • 12 flint

    [flint]
    1) (( also adjective) (of) a kind of very hard stone: Prehistoric man used flint knives.) tinna, tinnusteinn
    2) (a piece of hard mineral from which sparks can be struck: I must buy a new flint for my cigarette-lighter.) eldsteinn, kvarssteinn

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  • 13 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) gosbrunnur
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) buna úr gosbrunni
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) uppspretta
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  • 14 graze

    [ɡreiz] I verb
    ((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.)
    II 1. verb
    1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) skráma, hrufla
    2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) snerta, strjúkast við
    2. noun
    (the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) skráma, fleiður

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  • 15 grit

    [ɡrit] 1. noun
    1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) grófkorna sandur
    2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) kjarkur
    2. verb
    (to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) gnísta

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  • 16 pier

    [piə]
    (a platform of stone, wood etc stretching from the shore into the sea, a lake etc, used as a landing-place for boats or as a place of entertainment: The passengers stepped down on to the pier.) bryggja

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  • 17 pitch

    I 1. [pi ] verb
    1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) slá upp tjaldi
    2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kasta
    3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) steypast, hrapa
    4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) höggva, taka dÿfur
    5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) stilla tónhæð
    2. noun
    1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) völlur
    2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tónhæð
    3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stig
    4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) (sölu)staður
    5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast
    6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) dÿfa
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    - pitcher
    - pitched battle
    - pitchfork     II [pi ] noun
    (a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bik, hrátjara
    - pitch-dark

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  • 18 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í
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    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes

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  • 19 rock

    I [rok] noun
    1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) klettur, bjarg
    2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) steinn, grjót
    3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) brjóstsykursstöng
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    - rocky
    - rockiness
    - rock-bottom
    - rock-garden
    - rock-plant
    - on the rocks     II [rok] verb
    1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) rugga, vagga
    2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) vagga, róa
    3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) skaka(st)
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    - rocky
    - rockiness
    - rocking-chair
    - rocking-horse
    - off one's rocker     III [rok]
    ((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rokk

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  • 20 sling

    1. [sliŋ] noun
    1) (a type of bandage hanging from the neck or shoulders to support an injured arm: He had his broken arm in a sling.) fatli
    2) (a band of cloth etc worn over the shoulder for supporting a rifle etc on the back.) axlaról
    3) (a looped arrangement of ropes, chains etc for supporting, hoisting, carrying and lowering heavy objects.) stroffa
    2. verb
    1) (to throw violently: The boy slung a stone at the dog.) kasta
    2) (to support, hang or swing by means of a strap, sling etc: He had a camera and binoculars slung round his neck.) í ól
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