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1 toss
[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) kasta2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) bylta sér3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) kastast til, veltast4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) varpa hlutkesti, kasta upp á e-ð2. noun(an act of tossing.) kast- toss up- win/lose the toss -
2 pilot
1. noun1) (a person who flies an aeroplane: The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.) flugmaður2) (a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters.) hafnsögumaður, lóðs2. adjective(experimental: a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started).) tilrauna-, prufu-3. verb(to guide as a pilot: He piloted the ship/plane.) stÿra, fljúga; lóðsa -
3 steward
['stjuəd]feminine - stewardess; noun1) (a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane: an air stewardess.) flug-/skipsþjónn, flug-/skipsþerna2) (a person who helps to arrange, and is an official at, races, entertainments etc.) skipuleggjandi3) (a person who supervises the supply of food and stores in a club, on a ship etc.) bryti4) (a person who manages an estate or farm for another person.) ráðsmaður -
4 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) súgur, trekkur2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) sopi, teygur3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) djúprista•- draughts- draughty -
5 front
1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) andlit; framhlið2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) framendi, fremri eða fremsti hluti3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) sjávarsíða; strandgata4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) víglína5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) skil6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) framkoma; láta ekki á neinu bera7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) fylking•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front -
6 weather
['weƟə] 1. noun(conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) veður2. verb1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) veðra2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) standa af sér, standast•- weathercock
- weathervane
- weatherperson
- make heavy weather of
- under the weather
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