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1 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) kefli, valtari2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) hárrúlla3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) hjól/sívalningur til að velta e-u á4) (a long large wave on the sea.) brimalda -
2 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (á/fyrir) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) (fellur brott í þÿðingu)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) þeim mun, því•- the...- the... -
3 anvil
['ænvil](a block, usually of iron, on which metal objects (eg horse-shoes) are hammered into shape: the blacksmith's anvil.) steðji -
4 archaeology
(the study of objects belonging to ancient times (eg buildings, tools etc found in the earth).) fornleifafræði- archaeological -
5 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) bakgrunnur2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) forsaga3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) uppruni -
6 binoculars
[bi'nokjuləz](an instrument for making distant objects look nearer, with separate eyepieces for each eye: He looked at the ship on the horizon through his binoculars.) sjónauki -
7 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) sljór, bitlaus2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) berorður, afdráttarlaus, ónærgætinn2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) sljóvga- bluntly- bluntness -
8 clatter
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9 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 -
10 collection
[-ʃən]1) ((an) act of collecting: Your letter won't get to London tomorrow - you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today.) (sam)söfnun2) (a set of objects etc collected: a stamp collection.) safn -
11 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) litur2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) litur3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hörundslitur4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) líf og fjör2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) lita, lit-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) lita- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) litaður, hörundsdökkur- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
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12 décor
['deiko:, ]( American[) dei'ko:r](the decoration of a room etc and the arrangement of the objects in it: It was a comfortable room but I didn't like the décor.) skreyting, innréttingar -
13 generic
[‹ə'nerik]((of a name, term etc) referring to several similar objects etc: `Furniture' is a generic term for chairs, tables etc.) ættkvíslar- -
14 goods
1) (objects etc for sale, products: leather goods.) vörur2) (articles sent by rail, not road, sea or air: This station is for passengers and goods; ( also adjective) a goods train/station.) (lestar)farmur -
15 hair
[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) hár2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) hár•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) 180 gráðu beygja, u-beygja- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
- split hairs
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16 hoist
[hoist] 1. verb1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) hífa, lyfta2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) hífa, lyfta2. noun1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) lyfta, lyftibúnaður, krani2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) ÿta á eftir, draga upp -
17 indirect object
(the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc: In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects.) óbeint andlag -
18 inequality
[ini'kwoləti]((a case of) the existence of differences in size, value etc between two or more objects etc: There is bound to be inequality between a manager's salary and a workman's wages.) ójöfnuður -
19 jackdaw
['‹ækdo:](a type of bird of the crow family that sometimes steals bright objects.) dvergkráka -
20 juggle
(to keep throwing in the air and catching a number of objects (eg balls or clubs): He entertained the audience by juggling with four balls and four plates at once.) djöggla, fríhenda, kasta upp/leika að boltum/kylfum- juggler
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