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1 groom
[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) hestasveinn2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) brúðgumi2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) snyrta, þrífa2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) undirbúa, setja inn í -
2 neigh
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3 snort
[sno:t] 1. verb1) ((usually of animals) to force air noisily through the nostrils, breathing either in or out: The horses snorted impatiently.) fnæsa2) ((of people) to make a similar noise, showing disapproval, anger, contempt, amusement etc: She snorted at the very suggestion that she was tired.) hnussa2. noun(an act of snorting: a snort of impatience; She gave a snort of laughter.) hnuss -
4 loose
[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) laus, víður2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) laus3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) laus4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) í lausavikt, ópakkaður•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose -
5 neck and neck
((in a race) exactly equal: The horses were neck and neck as they came up to the finish.) hnífjafnir -
6 pasture
(a field or area of ground cove-red with grass for cattle etc to eat: The horses were out in the pasture.) (bit)hagi, beitiland -
7 trample
['træmpl](to tread heavily (on): The horses trampled the grass (underfoot).) traðka á -
8 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hönd2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) vísir3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mannskapur, vinnumaður4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) aðstoð5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hönd, spil á hendi6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) þverhönd, 4 þumlungar7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rithönd2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rétta2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) skila, yfir til•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
9 bay
[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) flóiII noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) bás; útskotIII 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) jarpur2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) lárviður3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) gelta -
10 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) draga, toga í2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) flytja2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) dráttur, tog2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) hal, tog•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul -
11 thunder
1. noun1) (the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning: a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm.) þruma2) (a loud rumbling: the thunder of horses' hooves.) dynur2. verb1) (to sound, rumble etc: It thundered all night.) þruma, ganga á með þrumum2) (to make a noise like thunder: The tanks thundered over the bridge.) drynja•- thunderous
- thunderously
- thundery
- thunderbolt -
12 replace
[rə'pleis]1) (to put, use etc (a person, thing etc), or to be put, used etc, in place of another: I must replace that broken lock; He replaced the cup he broke with a new one; Cars have replaced horses as the normal means of transport.) skipta um; koma í staðinn fyrir2) (to put (something) back where it was: Please replace the books on the shelves.) setja (e-ð) aftur á sinn stað•- replacement -
13 foreground
(the part of a view or picture nearest to the person looking at it: a landscape, with two horses in the foreground.) forgrunnur -
14 frieze
[fri:z](a narrow strip around the walls of a room, building etc near the top, usually decorated with pictures, carving etc: The walls were decorated with a frieze of horses.) myndræma -
15 lasso
[læ'su:] 1. plural - lasso(e)s; noun(a long rope with a loop which tightens when the rope is pulled, used for catching wild horses etc.) snara, slöngvivaður2. verb(to catch with a lasso: The cowboy lassoed the horse.) -
16 stable
I ['steibl] adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) stöðugur, í jafnvægi2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) stöðugur, traustur3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) staðfastur4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stöðugur, þolinn•- stabilize
- stabilise
- stabilization
- stabilisation II ['steibl] noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) hest-/gripahús2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) reiðskóli/-höll; hesthús -
17 stud
I noun(a collection of horses and mares kept for breeding.) stóð(hestar)II 1. noun1) (a knob, or nail with a large head, put into the surface of something as a protection or decoration etc: metal studs on the soles of football boots; a belt decorated with studs.) (skraut)bóla; gaddur, takki2) (a type of button with two heads for fastening a collar: a collar stud.) flibbahnappur2. verb(to cover with studs: The sky was studded with stars.) vera alsettur -
18 whip
[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) svipa2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) flokksvörður2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) hÿða, húðstrÿkja2) (to beat (eggs etc).) þeyta3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) gera e-ð snögglega•- whiplash- whipped cream
- whip up -
19 eighteen
[ei'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 18.) átján2) (the age of 18: a girl of eighteen.) átján ára2. adjective1) (18 in number: eighteen horses.) átján2) (aged 18: He is eighteen now.) átjan ára•- eighteenth
- eighteen-year-old 3. adjectivean eighteen-year-old girl.) átján ára -
20 forage
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