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1 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) langur2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) langur3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) langur, á lengd4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) langur, lengi5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) langur2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) löngu2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lengi•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) þrá, dauðlanga- longing- longingly -
2 the other day
(not long ago: I saw Mr Smith the other day.) um daginn -
3 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) súla2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) (reyk)súla3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) dálkur4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) (blaða)dálkur5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) dálkur6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) röð7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) röð, (bíla)lest• -
4 ladder
['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) stigi2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) lykkjufall2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) gera/fá lykkjufall -
5 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) leið2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) leið, vegur, braut3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vegur, braut4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vegalengd, leið5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) aðferð, leið6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) háttur, máti, vísa7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) venja8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) leið; í gegnum2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt (á)- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means -
6 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan•- lined- liner- lining -
7 tandem
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8 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) með2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) með3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) með, af4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) við5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) með6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) af, vegna7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) hjá8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) með; hvað er að þér9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) með -
9 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dagur2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) vinnudagur3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) sólarhringur4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) blómaskeið•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) dagdreyma- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day -
10 exhaust
[iɡ'zo:st] 1. verb1) (to make very tired: She was exhausted by her long walk.) gera örþreyttan2) (to use all of; to use completely: We have exhausted our supplies; You're exhausting my patience.) þurrausa, nota upp til agna3) (to say all that can be said about (a subject etc): We've exhausted that topic.) gera e-u fullkomin skil2. noun((an outlet from the engine of a car, motorcycle etc for) fumes and other waste.) útblástur; útblástursrör- exhaustion
- exhaustive -
11 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) form; vera (útlínur)2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) gerð, tegund3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) eyðublað4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) háttur, venja; form5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) bekkur2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) stofna; móta2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) mótast, myndast3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) skipa, raða4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) mynda, vera•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) bekkur -
12 hammer
['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hamar2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hamar3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) sleggja2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) negla2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) hamra á, troða í•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out -
13 incubate
['iŋkjubeit]1) (to produce (young birds) from eggs by sitting on them or by keeping them warm by some other means.) liggja á; unga út2) ((of germs or disease) to develop until signs of the disease appear: How long does chickenpox take to incubate?) ganga með sótt•- incubator -
14 lecture
['lek ə] 1. noun1) (a formal talk given to students or other audiences: a history lecture.) fyrirlestur2) (a long and boring or irritating speech, warning or scolding: The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor.) skammarræða2. verb(to give a lecture: He lectures on Roman Art; She lectured him on good behaviour.) halda fyrirlestur, predika yfir- lecturer -
15 list
I 1. [list] noun(a series eg of names, numbers, prices etc written down or said one after the other: a shopping-list; We have a long list of people who are willing to help.) listi, skrá2. verb(to place in a list: He listed the things he had to do.) skráII 1. [list] verb(to lean over to one side: The ship is listing.) hallast2. nounThe ship had a heavy list.) halli, slagsíða -
16 pan
I [pæn] noun1) (a metal pot usually with a long handle, used for cooking food: a frying-pan; a saucepan.) panna; pottur2) ((American) a tin for baking or cooking food inside an oven: a cake pan.)•- pancakeII [pæn] past tense, past participle - panned; verb(to move (a film or television camera) so as to follow a moving object or show a wide view: The camera panned slowly across to the other side of the street.) pan, skim; panskot, hverfiskot -
17 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) póll, (heim)skaut2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) póll, skaut3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) póll, skaut4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) póll, skaut•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) staur -
18 rake
[reik] 1. noun1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) hrífa2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) hrífa, skafa3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) raka2. verb1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) raka (saman)2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) skara3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) láta dynja á•- rake up -
19 seesaw
['si:so:] 1. noun(a long flat piece of wood, metal etc, balanced on a central support so that one end of it goes up as the other goes down: The boy fell off the seesaw in the park.) vegasalt2. verb(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) vega salt, ganga upp og niður -
20 world
[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) jörðin2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mannkynið3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) heimur, veröld4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) (annar) heimur, annað tilverustig5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) tilgreint svið; heimur, ríki6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) mjög mikið7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) veraldarvafstur•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world
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