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1 staircase
nouns (a series or flight of stairs: A dark and narrow staircase led up to the top floor.) stigi -
2 banister
['bænistə]1) ((often plural) the handrail of a staircase and the posts supporting it.) stigahandrið2) (one of the posts supporting the handrail.) pílári í handriði, rimill -
3 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) koma niður2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) halla niður á við3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) ráðast skyndilega á•- descent
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4 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) vellíðan, þægindi2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) áreynsluleysi; hægð3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) frjálsleg framkoma; hispursleysi2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lina, draga úr2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) draga úr, lina, milda3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) mjaka•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) varlega! rólega- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
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5 escalator
(a moving staircase in a shop, underground railway etc.) rennistigi, rúllustigi -
6 fire-escape
noun (a means of escape from a building in case of fire, usually in the form of a metal staircase on the outside of the building: Hotels should have fire-escapes.) brunastigi; neyðarútgangur -
7 landing
1) ((an act of) coming or bringing to shore or to ground: an emergency landing; ( also adjective) a landing place.) lending, landtaka2) (a place for coming ashore.) lendingarstaður3) (the level part of a staircase between flights of steps: Her room was on the first floor, across the landing from mine.) stigapallur -
8 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spíral-, hring2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) spíral-2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) skrúfugangur2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spírall3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) hreyfa(st) í spíral, skrúfast upp- spirally -
9 stair
[steə]((any one of) a number of steps, usually inside a building, going from one floor to another: He fell down the stairs.) stigaþrep; trappa; stigi- stairway -
10 stairway
nouns (a series or flight of stairs: A dark and narrow staircase led up to the top floor.) stigi
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