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1 slaughter
['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slátrun; blóðsúthelling2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slátrun2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slátra2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) brytja niður, strádrepa3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slátra• -
2 animal
['æniməl]1) (a living being which can feel things and move freely: man and other animals.) dÿr2) (an animal other than man: a book on man's attitude to animals; ( also adjective) animal behaviour.) dÿr• -
3 cage
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4 cull
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5 fur
[fə:]1) (the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.) feldur2) (the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people: a hat made of fur; ( also adjective) a fur coat.) skinn, loðfeldur3) (a coat, cape etc made of fur: She was wearing her fur.) loðfeldur•- furrier- furry -
6 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) hoppa á öðrum fæti2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hoppa, stökkva3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) stökkva yfir/fram úr4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) hoppa upp í2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) hopp, stökk2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) hopp, stökk•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) humall -
7 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) veiða2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) elta; reka burt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) veiði(ferð)2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leit•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
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8 litter
['litə(r)] 1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) drasl, rusl2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) hálmur, hey3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) ungahópur, urpt, got2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) sóða út, kasta frá sér rusli; strá -
9 prey
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10 quarantine
['kworənti:n] 1. noun1) (the keeping away from other people or animals of people or animals that might be carrying an infectious disease: My dog was in quarantine for six months.) sóttkví2) (the period in or for which this is done: The quarantine for a dog entering Britain from abroad is six months.) sóttkví2. verb(to put (a person or animal) in quarantine.) setja í sóttkví -
11 stock
[stok] 1. noun1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) birgðir2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) vörubirgðir, lager3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) búpeningur4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) (ríkis)skuldabréf5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) kraftur6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) skaft, skefti2. adjective(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) venjulegur3. verb1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) hafa til sölu2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) koma upp bústofni•- stockist- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile 4. verb(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) koma sér upp varabirgðum- stock-taking
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12 tame
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13 themselves
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when people, animals etc are the object of actions they perform: They hurt themselves; They looked at themselves in the mirror.) (sjálfa) sig2) (used to emphasize they, them or the names of people, animals etc: They themselves did nothing wrong.) sjálfir3) (without help etc: They decided to do it themselves.) sjálfir; hjálparlaust -
14 trap
[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) gildra2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) gildra2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) veiða í gildru- trapper- trap-door -
15 wild
1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) villtur, villi-2) ((of land) not cultivated.) óbyggður, óræktaður3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) frumstæður, án siðmenningar4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) hamslaus5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) brjálaður6) (rash: a wild hope.) brjálæðislegur, óhugsaður7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) út í loftið8) (very angry.) trylltur•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
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16 young
1. adjective(in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) ungur2. noun plural(the group of animals or birds produced by parents: Most animals defend their young.) ungar- the young -
17 -herd
(a person who looks after a herd of certain kinds of animals: a goat-herd.) hirðir -
18 abattoir
(a place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.) sláturhús -
19 alimentary canal
(the passage for the digestion of food in animals, including the gullet, stomach and intestines.) meltingarvegur -
20 animal eater
(an animal that eats only other animals: Tigers and lions are animal eaters.) kjötæta, rándÿr
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