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1 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) breiður, víður; (gal)opinn2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) breiður3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) mikill, stór4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) víðfemur, yfirgripsmikill2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) upp á gátt- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open -
2 wide open
(fully open: The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep.) galopinn -
3 wide apart
(a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another: He held his hands wide apart.) útglenntur; útbreiddur -
4 wide awake
(fully awake.) glaðvakandi -
5 wide-ranging
adjective ((of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc.) víðtækur, yfirgripsmikill -
6 give a wide berth (to)
(to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) halda sig í fjarlægð frá -
7 give a wide berth (to)
(to keep well away from: I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.) halda sig í fjarlægð frá -
8 nation-wide
adjective, adverb ((happening etc) throughout the whole nation: a nation-wide broadcast; They travelled nation-wide.) þjóðar-, almennur -
9 World Wide Web
noun (see WWW.) -
10 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) úrval2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) drægi, skotfæri3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) upphæð innan tiltekinna marka4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) fjallgarður5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) bithagi, afréttur6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) skotsvæði7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) eldavél2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) raða/stilla upp2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) leika á tilteknu bili3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) ná yfir•- ranger -
11 alley
['æli]1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) sund2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) braut -
12 basin
['beisn]1) (a bowl for washing oneself in: a wash-hand basin.) þvottaskál, vaskafat, vaskur2) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) skál3) (the area drained by a river: the basin of the Nile.) vatnasvæði4) (the deep part of a harbour: There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin.) hafnarkví -
13 bay
[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) flóiII noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) bás; útskotIII 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) jarpur2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) lárviður3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) gelta -
14 broad
[bro:d]1) (wide; great in size from side to side: a broad street.)2) (from side to side: two metres broad.)3) (general; not detailed: We discussed the plans in broad outline.)•- broaden- broadly
- broad daylight
- broad-minded
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15 catholic
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16 commanding
1) (impressive: He has a commanding appearance.) áhrifamikill2) (with a wide view: The house had a commanding position on the hill.) sem gnæfir yfir og gefur vítt útsÿni -
17 department store
(a large shop with many different departments selling a wide variety of goods.) deildaskipt stórverslun -
18 drastic
['dræstik](violent, severe and having a wide effect: At this point they decided to take drastic action.) harkalegur, róttækur -
19 estuary
['estjuəri]plural - estuaries; noun(the wide lower part of a river up which the tide flows: the Thames estuary.) ármynni, árós -
20 expanse
[-s]noun (a wide area or extent: an expanse of water.) víðátta
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