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21 dash off
1) (to write quickly: to dash off a letter.) ganga frá í hvelli2) (to leave hastily: to dash off to the shops.) þjóta/skunda burt -
22 decompose
[di:kəm'pouz]((of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot: Corpses decompose quickly in heat.) rotna- decomposer -
23 deep-freeze
noun (a type of refrigerator which freezes food quickly and can keep it for a long time.) frystir -
24 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) niðurferð, niðurkoma2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) brekka3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ætterni -
25 die off
(to die quickly or in large numbers: Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.) veslast upp einn af öðrum; deyja unnvörpum -
26 dispatch
[di'spæ ] 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) senda út2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) afgreiða2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.) tilkynning2) (an act of sending away.) sending3) (haste.) flÿtir• -
27 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) stinga sér2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) skjótast2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) dÿfa, dÿfing- diver- diving-board
- great diving beetle -
28 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy -
29 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) þurr; þurrkaður2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) þurr, leiðinlegur3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) launhæðinn4) ((of wine) not sweet.) þurrt2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) þorna; þurrka- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up -
30 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tómur2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) tómur, auður3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) auður, mannlaus4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) innantómur, merkingarlaus2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) tæma(st)2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) tæma; hella(st); detta úr3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tóm flaska- empty-handed
- empty-headed -
31 express
[ik'spres] 1. verb1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) tjá2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) tjá3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) gefa til kynna; láta í ljósi4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) senda með hraði2. adjective1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) hrað-2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) skÿlaus, eindreginn3. adverb(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) með hraði; í hraðsendingu4. noun1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) hraðlest2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) hraðpóstur•- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
- expressway -
32 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) hraður; hraðskreiður2) (quick: a fast worker.) hraður, fljótur3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) of fljótur, á undan2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) hratt- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) fasta2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) fasta- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) litekta, sem rennur hvorki né upplitast2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) kirfilega festur• -
33 fast food(s)
(food that can be quickly prepared, eg hamburgers etc.) skyndibiti, skyndibitamatur -
34 fast food(s)
(food that can be quickly prepared, eg hamburgers etc.) skyndibiti, skyndibitamatur -
35 feverishly
adverb (quickly and excitedly: He wrote feverishly.) með ákafa og æsingi -
36 finish up
1) (to use, eat etc the last of; to finish: Finish up your meal as quickly as possible.) klára2) (to end: It was no surprise to me when he finished up in jail; The car finished up in the dump.) enda í -
37 flicker
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38 flip
[flip] 1. past tense, past participle - flipped; verb1) (to throw (something) in the air (so that it turns): They flipped a coin to see which side it landed on.) kasta upp2) ((sometimes with over) to turn over quickly: She flipped over the pages of the book.) fletta, snúa við2. noun(an act of flipping.) fletting -
39 flit
[flit]past tense, past participle - flitted; verb(to move quickly and lightly from place to place: Butterflies flitted around in the garden.) flögra, flökta- flitting -
40 flutter
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) feykjast; flökta2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) flögra2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) titringur2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) óróleiki, spenna, uppnám
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