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1 football
1) (a game played by kicking a large ball: The children played football; ( also adjective) a football fan.) fótbolti2) (the ball used in this game.) fótbolti -
2 ninepins
(a form of bowling in which nine bottle-shaped objects are knocked over with a ball: a game of ninepins; Ninepins is a very good game.) keiluspil -
3 skittles
noun singular (a game in which the players try to knock down a number of skittles with a ball: a game of skittles; Do you play skittles?; ( also adjective) a skittles match.) keila -
4 tennis
['tenis]((also lawn tennis) a game for two or four players who use rackets to hit a ball to each other over a net stretched across a tennis-court: Let's play (a game of) tennis; ( also adjective) a tennis match.) tennis- tennis-racket
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5 baseball
['beisbo:l](an American game played with bat and ball.) hornabolti -
6 basketball
noun (a game in which goals are scored by throwing a ball into a net on a high post.) körfubolti -
7 cricket
I ['krikit] noun(an outdoor game played with bats, a ball and wickets, between two sides of eleven each.) krikket- not cricket II ['krikit] noun(an insect related to the grasshopper, the male of which makes a chirping noise.) krybba -
8 golf
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9 hockey
['hoki](a game for two teams of eleven players, played with clubs which are bent at one end (hockey-sticks) and a ball, or in ice hockey, a round flat disc called a puck.) íshokkí, ísknattleikur -
10 in play
((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) í/úr leik -
11 kick off
to start a football game by kicking the ball: We kick off at 2.30. (noun kick-off: The kick-off is at 2.30) hefja leik (upphafsspyrna) -
12 netball
noun (a team-game in which a ball is thrown into a net hanging high up on a pole.) netbolti -
13 out of play
((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) í/úr leik -
14 roulette
[ru'let](a game of chance, played with a ball on a revolving wheel.) rúlletta -
15 snowball
noun (a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game.) snjóbolti -
16 squash
[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) troða; kremja2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) berja/bæla niður2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) kássa, þvaga2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) ávaxtasafi3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) skvass (veggtennis)4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.)•- squashy -
17 table tennis
(a game played on a table with small bats and a light ball; ping pong.) borðtennis -
18 ten-pin bowling
noun (a game in which a ball is rolled at ten skittles in order to knock down as many as possible.) keiluspil með tíu keilum -
19 volleyball
noun (a game in which a ball is volleyed over a high net, using the hands.) blak -
20 wicket
['wikit]1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) marksúlur2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.) leiksvæði milli marksúlna3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.) lota eins kylfings í krikket•
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