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41 segregate
['seɡriɡeit](to separate from others; to keep (people, groups etc) apart from each other: At the swimming-pool, the sexes are segregated.) aðskilja -
42 shoal
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43 skin-diving
noun (diving and swimming under water with simple equipment (a mask, flippers etc).) sundköfun -
44 status symbol
(a possession that indicates one's social importance: a car, a private swimming-pool and other status symbols.) stöðutákn -
45 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) á, lækur2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) straumur, flaumur, flóð3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) straumur4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) bekkur (sem raðað er í skv. námsgetu)2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) streyma; blakta2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) raða eftir námsgetu•- streamer- streamlined -
46 sum
1) (the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together: The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.) summa2) (a quantity of money: It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool.) upphæð3) (a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) reikningsdæmi; samlagningardæmi•- sum up -
47 swimsuit
nouns (a (woman's) garment worn for swimming.) sundbolur -
48 the public
(people in general: This swimming pool is open to the public every day.) almenningur -
49 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) vatn2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) vökva2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) fyllast af vatni3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) tárast, vökna•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) regnfrakki/-kápa4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) gera vatnsþétt- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down
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