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1 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) tala, tölustafur2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) fjöldi3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) eintak, tölublað4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) lag2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) tölusetja, númera2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) telja til3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) telja•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number -
2 number-plate
noun (one of the metal plates carried on the front and back of a motor vehicle showing the registration number of the vehicle.) bílnúmeraplata -
3 box number
(a number used eg in a newspaper advertisement instead of a full address.) auglÿsinganúmer -
4 fax number
noun What's your fax number?) -
5 prime number
(a number that can only be divided without a remainder by itself and 1, eg 3, 5, 7, 31.) frumtala, prímtala -
6 registration number
( also licence number) (the letters and numbers which a car, bus etc has on a plate at the front and rear.) skráningarnúmer -
7 without number
(very many: I've told him times without number (= very often) not to do that.) ótal (sinnum) -
8 back-number
noun (an out-of-date copy or issue of a magazine etc: He collects back-numbers of comic magazines.) gamalt eintak af tímariti -
9 toll-free number
see Freefone. -
10 billion
['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.)2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.)3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).)2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) biljón; miljarður- billionth -
11 million
['miljən] 1. plurals million (1, 2), millions (2, 3)noun)1) ((preceded by a, a number, or a word signifying a quantity) the number 1,000,000: a million; one million; five million.) miljón2) (the figure 1,000,000.) miljón3) (a million pounds or dollars: Her fortune amounts to several million(s).) miljón2. adjective((preceded by a, a number, or a word signifying a quantity) 1,000,000 in number: six million people.) miljón- million-- millionaire
- millionth -
12 increase
1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) auka, aukast2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) vöxtur, aukning- on the increase -
13 multiple
1. adjective1) (having, or affecting, many parts: She suffered multiple injuries when she fell out of the window.) margþættur2) (involving many things of the same sort: Fifteen vehicles were involved in the multiple crash on the motorway.) margþættur, margfaldur2. noun(a number that contains another number an exact number of times: 65 is a multiple of 5.) margfeldi -
14 multiply
1) (to add a number to itself a given number of times and find the total: 4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4 × 3 = 12.) margfalda2) (to (cause to) increase in number, especially by breeding: Rabbits multiply very rapidly.) margfaldast, fjölga sér• -
15 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) yfir; fyrir ofan2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) yfir, á, ofan á, um3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) yfir, fyrir4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) út um allt5) (about: a quarrel over money.) út af, um6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) í (gegnum), símleiðis7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) í gegnum, með árunum8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) yfir, meðan á e-u stendur2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) yfir4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) röð (af sex köstum)5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done with -
16 poll
[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) kosningar2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) kosningaþátttaka3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) skoðanakönnun2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) hljóta atkvæði- polling-station
- go to the polls -
17 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
18 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) ferningur2) (something in the shape of this.) ferningslaga hlutur3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) tvíveldi, annað veldi2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) ferhyrndur; kantaður, kubbslegur2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) jafn, kvittur3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) fermetri4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) hallærislegur3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) (horn)rétt2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) beint; fast4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gera ferkantaðan2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) gera upp við3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) samræmast4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) hefja í annað veldi•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
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19 unit
['ju:nit]1) (a single thing, individual etc within a group: The building is divided into twelve different apartments or living units.) eining2) (an amount or quantity that is used as a standard in a system of measuring or coinage: The dollar is the standard unit of currency in America.) eining3) (the smallest whole number, 1, or any number between 1 and 9: In the number 23, 2 is a ten, and 3 is a unit.) tala í einingarsæti -
20 army
1) (a large number of men armed and organized for war: The two armies met at dawn.)2) (a large number (of people etc): an army of tourists.)
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