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1 town
1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) kaupstaður, bær2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) bær, bæjarbúar3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) bær•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
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2 hall
[ho:l]1) (a room or passage at the entrance to a house: We left our coats in the hall.) forstofa, hol2) ((a building with) a large public room, used for concerts, meetings etc: a community hall.) (veislu-/tónleika)salur3) (a building with offices where the administration of a town etc is carried out: a town hall; (American) the city hall.) opinber bygging4) ((American) a passageway through a building; a corridor.) gangur5) (a building of a university, college etc, especially one in which students etc live.) (háskóla)garður, heimavist•- hallmark- hallway -
3 garrison
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4 plan
1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) áætlun2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) (fyrir)ætlun3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) uppdráttur, teikning2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) áætla, ráðgera2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) skipuleggja3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) hanna•- planner- planning
- go according to plan
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5 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) hlið; hinum megin; sömu megin2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) hlið3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) hlið4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) hlið; (blað)síða5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) síða6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) hluti7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) hlíð, brekka8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) hlið9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lið, flokkur2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) auka-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
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6 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) starf2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) búseta3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) hernám -
7 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tíðni, hlutfall, prósenta2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) hlutfall, prósenta3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) hraði4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) taxti5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) skattur2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) meta- rating- at this
- at that rate
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8 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) léttir, linun2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) neyðar-/fjárhagshjálp3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afleysingamaður4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) frelsun5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) upphleypt mynd•- relieve- relieved -
9 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) lina, létta, draga úr2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) leysa af3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) leysa frá störfum4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) losa við/undan5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) aðstoða, liðsinna -
10 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tákn2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) merki3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) merki4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) merki (um)2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) undirrita2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) undirrita3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gefa merki um•- signpost
- sign in/out
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11 address
1. [ə'dres] verb1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) merkja heimilisfangi2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) ávarpa; beina (máli/skrifum til)2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) heimilisfang2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) ræða, ávarp• -
12 circus
['sə:kəs]plural - circuses; noun1) (a travelling show with performances by horsemen, acrobats, animals etc: The children went to the circus.) hringleikahús, sirkus2) (an open space in a town etc where several roads meet: Piccadilly Circus.) hringtorg -
13 high street
((with capital when used as a name) the main street of a town etc, usually with shops etc.) aðalgata -
14 residential
[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) íbúðar-2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) ætlaður til búsetu á vinnustað3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) sem varðar fasta búsetu -
15 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) flatmaga, breiða úr sér2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) breiða óreglulega úr sér2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) það að breiða úr sér2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) frumskógur (stórborgarinnar)• -
16 area
['eəriə]1) (the extent or size of a flat surface: This garden is twelve square metres in area.) flatarmál2) (a place; part (of a town etc): Do you live in this area?) svæði -
17 district
['distrikt](an area of a country, town etc: He lives in a poor district of London; Public transport is often infrequent in country districts.) hverfi; hérað -
18 illumination
1) (the act of illuminating.) upplÿsing; útskÿring2) ((in plural) the decorative lights in a town etc: Go to Blackpool and see the illuminations.) ljósaskreyting(ar) -
19 industrial estate
(an area of a town etc set aside for (the building of) factories.) iðnaðarhverfi -
20 remote
[rə'mout]1) (far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc: a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.) afskekktur2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) fjarskyldur3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) lítill, hverfandi•- remotely- remoteness
- remote control
См. также в других словарях:
town — W1S1 [taun] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(main centre)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(where you live)¦ 5¦(village)¦ 6¦(not country)¦ 7 go to town (on something) 8 (out) on the town 9 town and gown ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Town Hall Theatre — is in Centerville Ohio, Originally built in 1908 Town Hall Theatre use to be the city s Town Meeting Hall along as serving for many other things such as graduations etc. It served as government offices until 1985.Town Hall is transformedIn 1989… … Wikipedia
town|site — «TOWN SYT», noun. 1. the site of a town. 2. (in the United States and Canada) a tract of land set apart by law to be occupied by a town, usually surveyed and laid out with streets, etc … Useful english dictionary
town council — n especially BrE an elected group of people who are responsible for public areas and services, such as roads, parks etc, in a particular town >town councillor n … Dictionary of contemporary English
town crier — n someone employed in the past to walk around the streets of a town, shouting news, warnings etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
town planning — n [U] the study of the way towns work, so that roads, houses, services etc can be provided as effectively as possible >town planner n … Dictionary of contemporary English
town clerk — n. an official in charge of the records, legal business, etc. of a town … English World dictionary
town hall — n. a building in a town, containing the offices of public officials, the council chamber, etc … English World dictionary
town-life — town life, living etc.: see town 9, 10 … Useful english dictionary
