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1 traffic
['træfik] 1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) umferð2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) ólögleg viðskipti2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) stunda ólögleg viðskipti- traffic island
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- traffic lights
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2 traffic lights
(lights of changing colours for controlling traffic at road crossings etc: Turn left at the traffic lights.) umferðarljós -
3 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) umferðareyja -
4 traffic jam
(a situation in which large numbers of road vehicles are prevented from proceeding freely.) umferðarhnútur -
5 traffic warden
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6 warden
['wo:dn]1) (the person in charge of an old people's home, a student residence etc: The warden has reported that two students are missing from the hostel.) forstöðumaður2) ((also traffic warden) a person who controls parking and the flow of traffic in an area: If the (traffic) warden finds your car parked there you will be fined.) stöðumælavörður3) ((American) the person in charge of a prison.) vörður sem leiðbeinir óbreyttum borgurum í loftárás4) ((also game warden) a person who guards a game reserve.) veiðivörður -
7 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) víkja2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) láta undan, bresta3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) láta undan -
8 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) eyja2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) umferðareyja•- islander -
9 regulate
[-leit]1) (to control: We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.) stjórna2) (to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc: Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately?) stilla -
10 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) nálgast2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) koma, það að e-ð nálgast2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) aðkoma, aðkomuleið3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) leita til; reyna við•- approaching -
11 be at
(to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc: The traffic was at a standstill.) kyrrstaða -
12 bollard
1) (a post for controlling traffic: The pedestrian shopping area has been closed off with bollards.) stöpull2) (a short post on a wharf or ship round which ropes are fastened.) (bryggju)polli -
13 bottleneck
noun (a place where slowing down or stopping of traffic, progress etc occurs: a bottleneck caused by roadworks.) flöskustútur, umferðastífla -
14 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.)2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) -
15 bunch
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16 busy
['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptekinn, önnum kafinn2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) iðandi; annasamur3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptekinn2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) láta sig varða, snúa sér að, annast- busily -
17 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) falla saman, hrynja2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) hrynja saman3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) falla niður, mistakast4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) falla saman• -
18 congestion
[- ən]noun traffic congestion; nasal congestion.) troðningur -
19 controller
noun (a person or thing that controls: an air-traffic controller.) stjórnandi; flugumferðarstjóri -
20 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) mjakast, skríða2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) skríða3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) mjakast4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) mora2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) skrið; löturhæg hreyfing2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) skriðsund
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