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21 ignition
[iɡ'niʃən]1) (the instrument in a car etc which ignites the petrol in the engine: He switched on the car's ignition.) kveikja, kveikjurofi, sviss2) (the act of igniting.) kveiking, kviknun -
22 jack up
(to raise (a motor car etc) and keep it supported, with a jack: You need to jack up the car before you try to remove the wheel.) tjakka (upp) -
23 steer
I [stiə] noun(a young ox raised to produce beef.) ungnautII [stiə] verb(to guide or control the course of (eg a ship, car etc): He steered the car through the narrow streets; I steered out of the harbour; She managed to steer the conversation towards the subject of her birthday.) stÿra, beina- steering- steering-wheel
- steer clear of -
24 boot
[bu:t] 1. noun1) (a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually made of leather etc: a pair of suede boots.) (leður)skór, (leður)stígvél2) ((American trunk) a place for luggage in a motor-car etc.) farangursgeymsla2. verb(to kick: He booted the ball out of the goal.) sparka- give- get the boot -
25 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) dropi2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) dropi; smálögg3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) falllengd2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) falla; fella; missa2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) falla, detta3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) hætta við, sleppa4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) hleypa úr5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skrifa miða/skilaboð•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out -
26 navigate
['næviɡeit]1) (to direct, guide or move (a ship, aircraft etc) in a particular direction: He navigated the ship through the dangerous rocks.) sigla2) (to find or follow one's route when in a ship, aircraft, car etc: If I drive will you navigate?) stjórna, leiðbeina•- navigation
- navigator -
27 by road
(in a lorry, car etc: We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road.) með bíl/ökutæki -
28 caravan
['kærəvæn]1) (a vehicle on wheels for living in, now pulled by car etc, formerly by horse: a holiday caravan; a gypsy caravan.) hjólhÿsi2) (a group of people travelling together for safety especially across a desert on camels: a caravan of merchants.) vagnlest -
29 chassis
['ʃæsi]plural - chassis; noun(the frame of a motor car etc.) undirvagn -
30 cockpit
['kokpit](a compartment in which the pilot of an aeroplane, driver of a racing-car etc sits: He climbed into the cockpit and drove off.) stjórnklefi -
31 decelerate
[di:'seləreit](to slow down, especially in a car etc: You must decelerate before a crossroads.) draga úr hraða -
32 draw in
((of a car etc) to come to a halt at the side of the road.) stöðva út við vegarbrún -
33 draw out
1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) taka út2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) draga á langinn, lengja3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) aka inn að miðju -
34 draw up
1) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) nema staðar2) (to arrange in an acceptable form or order: They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.) setja saman, útbúa3) (to move closer: Draw up a chair!) flytja nær4) (to extend (oneself) into an upright position: He drew himself up to his full height.) rétta úr sér -
35 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) aka í burt2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) fæla í burt3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) upphafshögg -
36 drive on
1) (to carry on driving a car etc: Drive on - we haven't time to stop!) halda áfram2) (to urge strongly forward: It was ambition that drove him on.) hvetja áfram -
37 driver
noun (a person who drives a car etc: a bus-driver.) ökumaður, bílstjóri -
38 flag down
past tense, past participle - flagged; verb (to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop: We flagged down a taxi.) veifa í til að stöðva -
39 freewheel
verb (to travel (downhill) on a bicycle, in a car etc without using mechanical power.) fríhjóla -
40 gear lever/change/stick
((American) the apparatus in a car etc which is used to change gear.) gírstöng
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