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1 slope
[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) halli2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) halli, brekka2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) hallast- sloping -
2 ski slope
noun (a snowy slope where people can ski.) -
3 gradient
['ɡreidiənt]1) (the amount of slope (eg of a road, a railway): a gradient of 1 in 4.) halli, hallagráða, stigull2) (a slope.) halli -
4 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi- early- late riser
- give rise to
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5 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.)2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) -
6 ascent
[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) uppganga2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) brekka upp í móti -
7 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) koma niður2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) halla niður á við3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) ráðast skyndilega á•- descent
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8 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) niðurferð, niðurkoma2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) brekka3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ætterni -
9 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) dÿfa í2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) halla3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) lækka ljósin4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) dÿfa (fána)2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) slakki2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) ídÿfa3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) stinga sér•- dip into -
10 downhill
1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) niður brekku2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) hraka, fara aftur -
11 fall away
1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) fækka, minnka2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) halla (niður á við) -
12 gentle
['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) blíður, þægilegur2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) vægur, mildur3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) vægur; aflíðandi•- gently- gentleness -
13 grade
[ɡreid] 1. noun1) (one level in a scale of qualities, sizes etc: several grades of sandpaper; a high-grade ore.) gráða, flokkur2) ((American) (the pupils in) a class or year at school: We're in the fifth grade now.) skóladeild, bekkur3) (a mark for, or level in, an examination etc: He always got good grades at school.) einkunn4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) halli, hallagráða2. verb1) (to sort into grades: to grade eggs.) flokka2) (to move through different stages: Red grades into purple as blue is added.) breytast stig af stigi•- grader
- grade school
- make the grade -
14 grassy
adjective a grassy bank/slope.) grösugur -
15 hill
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16 hillside
noun (the side or slope of a hill: The hillside was covered with new housing.) hlíð, brekka -
17 incline
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18 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) halla2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) halla (sér)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) grannur, mjósleginn2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magur3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) rÿr, lélegur•- leanness -
19 mountain-side
noun (the slope of a mountain: The avalanche swept the climbers down the mountain-side.) fjallshlíð -
20 reclining chair
(an armchair with a back which can be made to slope backwards.) hægindastóll með stillanlegu baki
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