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1 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan•- lined- liner- lining -
2 band
[bænd] I noun1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) band; ræma, borði2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) líning, borði3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) tíðnisviðII 1. noun1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) hópur, flokkur2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) hljómsveit2. verb(to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) mynda hóp -
3 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) borð, fjöl2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tafla, borð3) (meals: board and lodging.) kostur, fæði4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) (stjórnar)nefnd, stjórn2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) ganga um borð, fara upp í2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) vera kostgangari; leigja og vera í fæði•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
- across the board
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4 body
['bodi] 1. plural - bodies; noun1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) líkami2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) lík3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) meginhluti4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) safn, magn5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) afmarkaður hópur/heild•- bodily2. adverb(by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) líkamlega, í eigin persónu- body language
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5 circular
['sə:kjulə] 1. adjective1) (having the form of a circle: a circular piece of paper.) hringlaga2) (leading back to the point from which it started: a circular road.) sem myndar hring2. noun(a notice etc, especially advertising something, sent to a number of persons: We often get circulars advertising holidays.) dreifibréf -
6 committee
[kə'miti](a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) nefnd -
7 crowd
1. noun1) (a number of persons or things gathered together: A crowd of people gathered in the street.) fjölmenni2) (a group of friends, usually known to one another: John's friends are a nice crowd.) vinahópur2. verb1) (to gather in a large group: They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.) hópast í kringum2) (to fill too full by coming together in: Sightseers crowded the building.) yfirfylla•- crowded -
8 detective
[-tiv]noun (a person who tries to find criminals or watches suspected persons: She was questioned by detectives.) leyni-/rannsóknarlögreglumaður -
9 director
noun (a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc: He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film.) stjórnandi; forstjóri; leikstjóri -
10 elevator
1) ((especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor: There is no elevator in this shop - you will have to climb the stairs.) lyfta2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) korngeymsla, kornturn -
11 executioner
noun (a person whose duty is to put to death condemned persons.) böðull -
12 group
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13 infertile
1) ((of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops: The land was stony and infertile.) ófrjór2) ((of persons or animals) unable to have young.) ófrjór• -
14 infiltrate
['infiltreit]1) ((of soldiers) to get through enemy lines a few at a time: to infiltrate (into) enemy territory.) komast óséður, lauma sér2) ((of a group of persons) to enter (an organization) gradually so as to be able to influence decisions etc.) koma sér fyrir í -
15 kin
[kin] 1. noun plural(persons of the same family; one's relations.) ættmenni, skyldmenni2. adjective -
16 league
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17 parent
['peərənt]1) (one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth.) foreldri2) (a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption.) foreldri•- parental
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18 people
['pi:pl]1) (persons: There were three people in the room.) fólk, manneskjur2) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) manneskjur, fólk3) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) þjóð, þjóðflokkur• -
19 personal pronoun
(a pronoun which refers to the first, second or third persons: I am going; He hit her; She saw you.) persónufornafn -
20 private enterprise
(the management and financing of industry etc by individual persons or companies and not by the state.) frjálst framtak, einkaframtak
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