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1 astronomy
[ə'stronəmi](the study of the stars and their movements: He is studying astronomy.) stjörnufræði- astronomical
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2 body language
noun (body movements, facial expressions etc that show what a person (really) feels or thinks.) -
3 co-ordinate
[kəu'o:dineit](to adjust (a movement or action) so that it fits in or works smoothly (with other movements or actions): In swimming the movement of one's arms and legs must be co-ordinated.) samstilla -
4 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 -
5 effortless
adjective (done without (apparent) effort: The dancer's movements looked effortless.) áreynslulaus -
6 epilepsy
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7 execution
[-ʃən]1) ((an act of) killing by law: The judge ordered the execution of the murderer.) aftaka2) (the act of executing (orders or skilled movements etc).) framkvæmd -
8 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) (líkams)æfing2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) æfing3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) (her)æfingar2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) hreyfa, æfa2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) nÿta -
9 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fiðla2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindl2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) leika á fiðlu2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fitla, fikta3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) draga sér fé•- fiddler- fiddler crab
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10 fluid
['fluid] 1. noun1) (a substance (liquid or gas) whose particles can move about freely.) vökvi2) (any liquid substance: cleaning fluid.) vökvi2. adjective1) (able to flow like a liquid: a fluid substance.) fljótandi2) (smooth and graceful: fluid movements.) mjúkur og þokkafullur3) ((of arrangements, plans etc) able to be changed easily: My holiday plans are fluid.) sveigjanlegur•- fluidity -
11 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) (yndis)þokki2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) sómakennd3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) borðbæn4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) (gjald)frestur5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) náð6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) náð•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) hamingjan góða!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
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12 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) látbragðsleikur/-list2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) látbragðsleikur3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) látbragðsleikari2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) leika í látbragðsleik -
13 pirouette
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14 rhythm
['riðəm]1) (a regular, repeated pattern of sounds, stresses or beats in music, poetry etc: Just listen to the rhythm of those drums; complicated rhythms.) rytmi, taktur, hljóðfall2) (a regular, repeated pattern of movements: The rowers lost their rhythm.) taktur, rytmi3) (an ability to sing, move etc with rhythm: That girl has got rhythm.) rytmi, taktur•- rhythmic- rhythmical
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15 scrabble
['skræbl]((usually with about or around) to make scratching noises or movements: He was scrabbling about looking for the money he had dropped.) klóra, krafsa -
16 shin
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17 smokescreen
1) (a cloud of smoke used to conceal the movements of troops etc.) reykskÿ2) (something intended to conceal one's activities etc.) reykskÿ -
18 snake-charmer
noun (a person who can handle snakes and make them perform rhythmical movements.) slöngutemjari -
19 symphony
['simfəni]plural - symphonies; noun(a usually long piece of music for an orchestra of many different instruments, in three or four movements or parts.) sinfónía -
20 synchronise
(to (cause to) happen at the same time, go at the same speed etc, as something else: In the film, the movements of the actors' lips did not synchronize with the sounds of their words; to synchronize watches.) stilla saman; hljóðsetja- synchronisation
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