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(to)+tail

  • 1 tail

    [teil] 1. noun
    1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rófa, skott, hali, tagl, stertur, stél, sporður
    2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) stél; hali
    2. verb
    (to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) fylgja (e-m) fast eftir
    - - tailed
    - tails 3. interjection
    (a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) bakhlið, krónuna!
    - tail-light
    - tail wind
    - tail off

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  • 2 tail off

    1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) minnka smám saman
    2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) deyja/fjara út

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  • 3 tail wind

    (a wind coming from behind: We sailed home with a tail wind.) meðvindur/-byr

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  • 4 tail-end

    noun (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) bakhluti, aftasti hluti

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  • 5 tail-light

    noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) afturljós

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  • 6 make head or tail of

    (to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) skilja hvorki upp né niður í

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  • 7 pony-tail

    noun ((a kind of hairstyle with the) hair tied in a bunch at the back of the head.) tagl

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  • 8 wag

    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) dilla, vagga
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) dill, dingl

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  • 9 lash

    [læʃ] 1. noun
    1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) augnhár
    2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) svipuhögg
    3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) svipuól
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) hÿða; berja áfram
    2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) binda
    3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) sveifla
    4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) hellirigna
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  • 10 -tailed

    (having a (certain size, type etc of) tail: a black-tailed duck; a long-tailed dog.) með rófu/hala/stél/sporð

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  • 11 ape

    [eip]
    (a large monkey with little or no tail.) api

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  • 12 brush

    1. noun
    1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.)
    2) (an act of brushing.)
    3) (a bushy tail of a fox.)
    4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.)
    2. verb
    1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.)
    2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.)
    3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!)
    4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.)
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    - brush away
    - brush up
    - give
    - get the brush-off

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  • 13 bushy

    adjective (thick and spreading: bushy eyebrows; a bushy tail.) loðinn

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  • 14 cattail

    noun (a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail.) dúnhamar

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  • 15 chipmunk

    (a type of North American squirrel with a bushy tail and black-and-white-striped back.) jarðíkorni

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  • 16 dock

    I 1. [dok] noun
    1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) viðlegustaður; skipakví, hafnarbakki, bryggja
    2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) hafnarsvæði, höfn
    3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) sakamannabekkur
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) leggja að bryggju
    - dockyard II [dok] verb
    (to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) stÿfa; skerða

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  • 17 fawn

    I [fo:n] noun
    1) (a young deer.) hindarkálfur
    2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) gulbrúnn
    II [fo:n] verb
    1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) smjaðra fyrir
    2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) smjaðra

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  • 18 fin

    [fin]
    1) (a thin movable part on a fish's body by which it balances, moves, changes direction etc.) uggi
    2) (anything that looks or is used like a fin: the tail-fin of an aeroplane.) uggi, stélkambur

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  • 19 frog

    [froɡ]
    (a small jumping animal, without a tail, that lives on land and in water.) froskur

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  • 20 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)

    (to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) vera í ósamræmi/hlutfallslega rangur

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