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41 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) toga2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) sjúga3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) róa4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) beygja (útaf); renna af stað2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) kippur; teygur; sog2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) tog-/aðdráttarkraftur3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) áhrif, ítök•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg -
42 rail
[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) rimill, rið2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) járnbrautarteinn2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) girða af með grindum- railing- railroad
- railway
- by rail -
43 railroad
noun ((American) a railway.) járnbraut -
44 see off
(to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, railway station etc from which he is to leave: He saw me off at the station.) fylgja á brottfararstöð -
45 signal
['siɡnəl] 1. noun1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) merki2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) merki, ljós3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) (raf)merki2. verb1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) gefa e-m merki (um)2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) senda skilaboð með merkjum• -
46 signalman
1) (a person who operates railway signals.) merkjamaður2) (a person who sends signals in general: He is a signalman in the army.) merkjamaður -
47 sleeper
1) (a person who sleeps: Nothing occurred to disturb the sleepers.) sofandi maður2) (a berth or compartment for sleeping, on a railway train: I'd like to book a sleeper on the London train.) svefnpláss -
48 society
plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) mannlegt samfélag2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) samfélag3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) félag, samtök4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) efri stéttir þjóðfélagsins; fína fólkið5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) félagsskapur -
49 study
1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) læra, stunda nám, stúdera2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) rannsaka, skoða2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) lærdómur; rannsókn2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) etÿða, æfing3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) lesstofa, bókaherbergi -
50 subway
1) (an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road: Cross by the subway.) neðanjarðar-/undirgöng2) (an underground railway in a city: Go by subway.) neðanjarðarlest -
51 switchback
noun (a railway eg in an amusement park, or a road that has many ups and downs (and sudden turns): Let's go along the switchback.) hlykkjóttur vegur/járnbrautarspor, rússíbani -
52 system
['sistəm]1) (an arrangement of many parts that work together: a railway system; the solar system; the digestive system.) kerfi2) (a person's body: Take a walk every day - it's good for the system!) líffærakerfi3) (a way of organizing something according to certain ideas, principles etc: a system of government/education.) skipulag, kerfi4) (a plan or method: What is your system for washing the dishes?) aðferð5) (the quality of being efficient and methodical: Your work lacks system.) skipuleg vinnubrögð•- systematically -
53 taxi rank
(a place where taxis stand until hired: There is a taxi rank at the railway station.) leigubílastöð -
54 telescope
['teliskəup] 1. noun(a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer: He looked at the ship through his telescope.) sjónauki2. verb(to push or be pushed together so that one part slides inside another, like the parts of a closing telescope: The crash telescoped the railway coaches.) ganga hver inn í annan, þjappa(st) saman- teletext -
55 terminal
['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) flugstöð2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) umferðarmiðstöð3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) skaut, póll, úttak4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) útstöð2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) ólæknandi, sem er á lokastigi -
56 terminus
['tə:minəs](an end, especially of a railway or bus route: I get off at the bus terminus.) endastöð -
57 track
[træk] 1. noun1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) far, spor, slóð2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) stígur, vegslóði3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) (hlaupa)braut4) (a railway line.) járnbrautarspor2. verb(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) rekja slóð- in one's tracks
- keep/lose track of
- make tracks for
- make tracks
- track down
- tracker dog -
58 train
I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) lest2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) slóði3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) atburðarás4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) -lestII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) æfa, þjálfa2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) miða, beina3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) láta plöntu vaxa á sérstakan hátt•- trained- trainee
- trainer
- training -
59 transcontinental
['trænzkonti'nentl](crossing a continent: a transcontinental railway.) sem fer þvert yfir meginland(ið) -
60 truck
1) (a railway vehicle for carrying goods.) flutningavagn2) ((especially American) a lorry: He drives a truck;(also adjective) a truck-driver.) vöruflutningabíll
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