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1 bagpipes
(a wind instrument consisting of a bag fitted with pipes, played in Scotland etc: He wants to learn to play the bagpipes.) sekkjapípa -
2 highlands
noun plural (a mountainous part of certain countries, especially (with capital) of Scotland.) hálendi -
3 history
['histəri]plural - histories; noun1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) (mannkyns)saga, sagnfræði2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) saga3) ((the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something): This desk/word has a very interesting history.) saga•- historic
- historical
- historically
- make history -
4 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land, ríki3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) landareign4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) jarðareign2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lenda2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) lenda; landa3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) koma (sér) í•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
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5 native
['neitiv] 1. adjective1) (where one was born: my native land.) uppruna-, fæðingar-2) (belonging to that place; local: the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia.) móður-3) (belonging by race to a country: a native Englishman.) innfæddur4) (belonging to a person naturally: native intelligence.) meðfæddur, eðlislægur2. noun1) (a person born in a certain place: a native of Scotland; a native of London.) heimamaður2) (one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc: Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians.) frumbyggi•- native language/tongue
- native speaker
- native to
- the Nativity -
6 patron saint
(a saint who protects a particular person, group of people, country etc: St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.) verndardÿrlingur -
7 predecessor
['pri:disesə, ]( American[) 'pre-]1) (someone who has had a particular job or position before: He was my predecessor as manager.) fyrirrennari, forveri2) (an ancestor: My predecessors came from Scotland.) forfaðir -
8 property
['propəti]plural - properties; noun1) (something that a person owns: These books are my property.) eigur, eign2) (land or buildings that a person owns: He has property in Scotland.) landeign; fasteign3) (a quality (usually of a substance): Hardness is a property of diamonds.) eiginleiki4) ((usually abbreviated to prop [prop]) a small piece of furniture or an article used by an actor in a play.) leikmunir -
9 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
10 travel
['trævl] 1. past tense, past participle - travelled; verb1) (to go from place to place; to journey: I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.) ferðast2) (to move: Light travels in a straight line.) ferðast, fara (um)3) (to visit places, especially foreign countries: He has travelled a great deal.) ferðast2. noun(the act of travelling: Travel to and from work can be very tiring.) ferðalag- travelogue
- travels
- travel agency
- travel bureau
- travel agent
- traveller's cheque -
11 unite
1) (to join together, or to make or become one: England and Scotland were united under one parliament in 1707; He was united with his friends again.) sameina2) (to act together: Let us unite against the common enemy.) sameinast•- united
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