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1 Latin America
(the countries of Central and South America, where the official language is usually a form of either Spanish or Portuguese.) Rómanska Ameríka -
2 Indian
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3 sometimes
adverb (occasionally: He sometimes goes to America; He goes to America sometimes; Sometimes he seems very forgetful.) annað veifið, stundum -
4 a bee in one's bonnet
(an idea which has become fixed in one's mind: She has a bee in her bonnet about going to America.) ganga með dellu eða meinloku -
5 alligator
['æliɡeitə](a kind of large reptile closely related to the crocodile, found mainly in the rivers of the warmer parts of America.) krókódíll -
6 American
[ə'merikən](of or from America: In this dictionary ``American'' refers to American English.) -
7 continent
I ['kontinənt] noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) heimsálfa2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) meginland•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II ['kontinənt] adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) sem getur haldið í sér -
8 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) korn; maís2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) maískorn•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) líkþorn -
9 crocodile
(a large reptile found in the rivers of Asia, Africa, South America and northern Australia.) krókódíll -
10 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) uppgötva2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) komast að e-u• -
11 drive-in
adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) bílabíó; lúgusala -
12 easternmost
adjective (being furthest east: the easternmost city in America.) austastur -
13 emigrate
['emiɡreit](to leave one's country and settle in another: Many doctors have emigrated from Britain to America.) flytjast úr landi- emigrant- emigration -
14 English
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15 federal
['fedərəl]((of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only: the federal government of the United States of America.) sambands-, bandalags-- federation -
16 forefathers
(ancestors: His forefathers emigrated to America.) forfaðir -
17 founding father
1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.)2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) -
18 have
(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) geyma til vara -
19 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) heimili2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) heimkynni3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) barnaheimili; dvalarheimili, hæli4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) heimili, vist5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) heimili2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) heima-, heimilis-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) heima-; innanlands-3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) heimavöllur/-leikur/-lið3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) heim, heima2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) í botn, ná takmarki sínu, gera ljóst•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
20 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) svartarafII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) buna2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) þrÿstistútur3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) þota•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion
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