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1 stereophonic
[steriə'fonik]1) ((of recorded or broadcast sound) giving the effect of coming from different directions, and usually requiring two loudspeakers placed apart from each other.) stereóupptaka/-útsending2) ((of equipment, apparatus etc) intended for recording or playing such sound.) stereó(upptöku)tæki -
2 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) eldur2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) hitaplötur; rafmagnshellur, gashellur3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) eldur4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) tilfinningahiti; ákafi5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) skothríð2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brenna, baka2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) vekja, örva; kynda undir3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) skjóta4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) skjóta5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) skjóta á6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) reka•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
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3 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) setja, leggja2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) leggja á borð3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ákveða, áætla4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) setja/leggja fyrir5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) koma af stað6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) setjast7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) harðna8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stilla (á)9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) leggja hár10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) greypa, setja í umgjörð11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) setja beinbrot2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fastur, fyrirskipaður2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) staðráðinn3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) yfirlagður4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stífur, stirðnaður5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) ósveigjanlegur6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) settur (e-u)3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) samstæða, sett2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -tæki3) (a group of people: the musical set.) klíka, lið4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) lagning5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) leik-/sviðsmynd6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett, hrina•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
4 hoist
[hoist] 1. verb1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) hífa, lyfta2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) hífa, lyfta2. noun1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) lyfta, lyftibúnaður, krani2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) ÿta á eftir, draga upp -
5 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) horn2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) horn, hornefni3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) horn-; skóhorn4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) horn5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) bílflauta6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) horn, lúður7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) franskt horn, valdhorn•- horned- - horned
- horny -
6 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) hestur2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) hestur•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth -
7 heater
noun (an apparatus which gives out heat in order to warm a room etc, or which heats water etc eg in a water-tank.) hitari -
8 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) sjón2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) sjónmál, augsÿn3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) e-ð sem vert er að sjá4) (a view or glimpse.) sÿn, nasasjón5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) e-ð sem er sjón að sjá6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) sigti, mið2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sjá, eygja2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) miða, sigta út•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of -
9 stereoscopic
[steriə'skopik]((of films, pictures etc) filmed, shown etc by an apparatus taking or showing two photographs at different angles, so that a three-dimensional image is produced.) þrívíddar- -
10 choke
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11 cooker
1) (an apparatus on which food is cooked; a stove: She has an electric cooker.) eldunartæki, hella2) (an apple etc used in cooking, not for eating raw.) epli til matreiðslu -
12 gear lever/change/stick
((American) the apparatus in a car etc which is used to change gear.) gírstöng -
13 incubator
noun (a heated box-like apparatus for hatching eggs or a similar one for rearing premature babies etc.) útungunarvél -
14 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) svartarafII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) buna2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) þrÿstistútur3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) þota•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion -
15 petrol pump
( American gasoline pump) (an apparatus at a petrol station which pumps petrol into cars etc, and which measures the amount of petrol it pumps.) bensíndæla -
16 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.) útvarp2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) útvarpa; senda loftskeyti -
17 slide
1. past tense, past participle - slid; verb1) (to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.) renna2) (to move quietly or secretly: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.) lauma(st)2. noun1) (an act of sliding.) það að renna2) (a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.) rennibraut3) (a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc: The lecture was illustrated with slides.) skyggna4) (a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope.) glerþynna undir smásjársÿni5) ((also hair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair.) (hár)spenna•- sliding door -
18 steering
noun (the equipment or apparatus for steering a ship or car etc: The steering is faulty.) stÿri, stÿrisbúnaður -
19 thermostat
['Ɵə:məstæt](an apparatus which automatically controls the temperature of a room, of water in a boiler etc by switching a heater or heating system on or off.) hitastillir/-stÿring- thermostatically
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