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1 bush
[buʃ]1) (a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size: a rose bush.) runni2) ((in Australia, Africa etc) wild uncultivated country.) óbyggðir•- bushy -
2 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) fara í kringum efnið -
3 bilberry
['bilbəri]plural - bilberries; noun(a dark-blue berry; the bush it grows on.) -
4 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) sitja á hækjum sínum2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) hnipra sig saman -
5 holly
['holi](a type of evergreen tree or bush with prickly leaves and red berries.) jólaviður, kristþyrnir -
6 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) hreiður2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) byggja hreiður- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest -
7 redcurrant
noun (a type of garden bush grown for its small red fruit.) rifsber -
8 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (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, skráma2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) klóra3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) rispa4) (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 keppni2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skráma, rispa; ískur2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skráma3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) ráslína•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch -
9 shrub
(a small bush or woody plant: He has planted bushes and shrubs in his garden.) runni -
10 slash
[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) rista2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) höggva3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') lækka stórlega2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) skurður2) (a sweeping blow.) högg -
11 sprout up
((of plants or children) to grow: That fruit bush has sprouted up fast; At the age of fourteen he really began to sprout up.) vaxa -
12 transplant
1. verb1) (to remove (an organ of the body) and put it into another person or animal: Doctors are able to transplant kidneys.) græða (í/á)2) (to remove (skin) and put it on another part of the body.) græða (í/á)3) (to plant in another place: We transplanted the rose-bush (into the back garden).) umplanta2. noun1) (an operation in which an organ or skin is transplanted: He had to have a kidney transplant.) í-/ágræðsla, líffæraflutningur2) (an organ, skin, or a plant that is transplanted: The transplant was rejected by the surrounding tissue.) tiltekinn vefur eða líffæri sem græddur er í/á
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