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  • 21 puff

    1. noun
    1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) hviða, gustur
    2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) púðurkvasti; púffermar
    2. verb
    1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) púa
    2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) mása
    •
    - puffy
    - puff pastry
    - puff out
    - puff up

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  • 22 ripple

    ['ripl] 1. noun
    (a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) gára
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) gára(st)

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  • 23 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur
    •
    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion

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  • 24 south

    1. noun
    1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) suður
    2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) suður
    2. adjective
    1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) suður-
    2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sunnan-, að sunnan
    3. adverb
    (towards the south: This window faces south.) í suðurátt
    - southern
    - southerner
    - southernmost
    - southward
    - southwards
    - southward
    - southbound
    - south-east / south-west     4. adjective
    1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) suðaustur; suðvestur
    2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) suðaustanstæður; suðvestanstæður
    5. adverb
    (towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) í suðaustur; í suðvestur
    - south-eastern / south-western
    - the South Pole

    English-Icelandic dictionary > south

  • 25 south-easterly / south-westerly

    1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south-east or south-west: a south-easterly wind.) suðaustlægur; suðvestlægur
    2) (looking, lying etc towards the south-east or south-west: a south-westerly direction.) í suðaustur; í suðvestur

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  • 26 southerly

    1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south: a southerly wind.) suðlægur
    2) (looking, lying etc towards the south: in a southerly direction.) í suðurátt

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  • 27 tack

    [tæk] 1. noun
    1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) (blá)saumur
    2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) þræðing
    3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) það að sigla beitivind
    4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) stefna
    2. verb
    1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) festa með saumi/tittum/teiknibólum; þræða saman
    2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) sigla beitivind

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  • 28 weather

    ['weƟə] 1. noun
    (conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) veður
    2. verb
    1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) veðra
    2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) standa af sér, standast
    •
    - weathercock
    - weathervane
    - weatherperson
    - make heavy weather of
    - under the weather

    English-Icelandic dictionary > weather

  • 29 west

    [west] 1. noun
    1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) vestur
    2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) vestur
    2. adjective
    1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) vestur-
    2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) vestan-, að vestan, vestanstæður
    3. adverb
    (towards the west: The cliffs face west.) vestur, í vesturátt
    - western 4. noun
    (a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) vestri, kúrekamynd/-saga
    - westward
    - westwards
    - westward
    - go west
    - the West
    - the Wild West

    English-Icelandic dictionary > west

  • 30 westerly

    1) ((of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the west: a westerly wind.) vestanstæður
    2) (looking, lying etc towards the west: moving in a westerly direction.) vestlægur, vestur-

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  • 31 agitate

    ['æ‹iteit]
    1) (to make (someone) excited and anxious: The news agitated her.) koma úr jafnvægi
    2) (to try to arouse public feeling and action: That group is agitating for prison reform.) reka áróður fyrir (e-u)
    3) (to shake: The tree was agitated by the wind.) hrista, ÿfa
    •
    - agitation
    - agitator

    English-Icelandic dictionary > agitate

  • 32 bagpipes

    (a wind instrument consisting of a bag fitted with pipes, played in Scotland etc: He wants to learn to play the bagpipes.) sekkjapípa

    English-Icelandic dictionary > bagpipes

  • 33 billow out

    (to move in a way similar to large waves: The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze.) bylgjast

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  • 34 biting

    1) (very cold and causing discomfort: a biting wind.) bítandi, nístandi
    2) (wounding or hurtful: a biting remark.) meinlegur, særandi

    English-Icelandic dictionary > biting

  • 35 bitter

    ['bitə]
    1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) bitur, beiskur
    2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) beiskur, sár
    3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) heiftarlegur
    4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) nístandi
    •
    - bitterly
    - bitumen
    - bituminous

    English-Icelandic dictionary > bitter

  • 36 blizzard

    ['blizəd]
    (a blinding storm of wind and snow: Two climbers are missing after yesterday's blizzard.) blindhríð, stórhríð

    English-Icelandic dictionary > blizzard

  • 37 blow out

    (to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing: The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match.) blása/slökkva á

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  • 38 blustery

    adjective ((of the wind) blowing in irregular, strong gusts: a blustery day.)

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  • 39 braid

    [breid] 1. verb
    (to wind together (especially strands of hair).) flétta
    2. noun
    (threads twisted together and used as decoration on uniforms etc: gold braid on the admiral's uniform.) brydding, borði

    English-Icelandic dictionary > braid

  • 40 brass

    1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) messing, látún
    2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) málmblásturshljóðfæri
    •
    - brass band
    - brass neck
    - get down to brass tacks

    English-Icelandic dictionary > brass

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