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21 breaststroke
noun (a style of swimming in which the arms are pushed out in front and then sweep backwards.) bringusund -
22 cardigan
(a knitted jacket which buttons up the front.) golftreyja, jakkapeysa -
23 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) hreinsun2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) bil3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) leyfi -
24 collect
[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) safna; ná jafnvægi2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) ná í•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) samyrkja, samyrkjubú- collector -
25 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) þekja2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) nægja fyrir3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) fara, komast4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) ná yfir5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) vera tryggður6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) safna fréttum sem fréttamaður7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) hafa í skotmáli2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) ábreiða; lok2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) skjól3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjól•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up -
26 cover story
noun (the main story in a magazine that goes with a picture on the front cover.) -
27 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) mjakast, skríða2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) skríða3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) mjakast4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) mora2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) skrið; löturhæg hreyfing2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) skriðsund -
28 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
29 dashboard
['dæʃbo:d](a board etc with dials, switches etc in front of the driver's seat in a car.) mælaborð -
30 debate
[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) umræða2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) halda umræður2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) íhuga• -
31 doormat
noun (a mat kept in front of the door for people to wipe their feet on.) motta við dyr -
32 drop back
(to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) dragast aftur úr -
33 drop off
1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) detta af2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) sofna3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) hleypa úr/út -
34 façade
1) (the front of a building: the façade of the temple.)2) (a pretended show: In spite of his bold façade, he was very frightened.) -
35 fasten
(to fix or join (together): Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face.) festa, binda, spenna- fastener -
36 feel/look small
(to feel or look foolish or insignificant: He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small.) skammast sín; verða fyrir auðmÿkingu -
37 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) valdamaður að nafni til, toppfígúra2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) stafnslíkan -
38 fire-guard
noun (a metal framework placed in front of a fireplace for safety.) aringrind, eldhlíf -
39 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) fljúga2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) flÿja3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) geysast, fljúga•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying -
40 footlight
noun ((in a theatre) a light which shines on the actors etc from the front of the stage.) ljósaröð fremst á leiksviði
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