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  • 1 stroke

    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) högg
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) happ; óhapp
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) sláttur, slag
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) dráttur; strik; pennafar
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) áratog
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) sundtak
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) handtak
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag; hjartaslag, heilablóðfall
    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) strjúka
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) stroka

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  • 2 at a stroke

    (with a single effort: We can't solve all these problems at a stroke.) í einu vetfangi

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  • 3 master stroke

    (a very clever thing to do: This sudden, unexpected attack was a master stroke.) snilldarbragð

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  • 4 forehand

    ['fo:hænd]
    (in tennis etc, (the ability to make) a stroke or shot with the palm of one's hand turned towards the ball: a strong forehand; ( also adjective) a forehand stroke.) forhandarhögg

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  • 5 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand
    5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat

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  • 6 backhand

    1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) bakhönd
    2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) rithönd sem hallar til vinstri

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  • 7 backstroke

    noun (in swimming, a stroke made when lying on one's back in the water: The child is good at backstroke.) baksund

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  • 8 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) högg
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) áfall
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blása
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) feykja
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) fjúka
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) blása
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) blása
    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up

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  • 9 counter

    I see count II 0. noun
    (a token used in numbering or playing certain games; counters for playing ludo etc.)
    II 1. adverb
    ((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) gegn, á móti
    2. verb
    (to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) svara; mæta
    III noun
    (a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) búðarborð

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  • 10 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) aka, keyra
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) flytja (e-n), aka (e-m)
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) reka (áfram)
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slá, kÿla; reka nagla
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) knÿja
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) ökutúr
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) heimreið, aðkeyrsla
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) dugnaður, drifkraftur
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) átak; herferð
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) kröftugt högg; upphafshögg með trékylfu nr. 1 (í golfi)
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.)
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on

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  • 11 drive off

    1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) aka í burt
    2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) fæla í burt
    3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) upphafshögg

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  • 12 flourish

    1. verb
    1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) dafna
    2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blómstra
    3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) sveifla
    2. noun
    1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) sveiflur og flúr
    2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) sveifla
    3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) skrautleg trilla eða annað flúr

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  • 13 fluff

    1. noun
    (small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.)
    2. verb
    1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) ÿfa; hrista
    2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) klúðra

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  • 14 fondle

    ['fondl]
    (to touch, stroke etc affectionately: He fondled the dog's ears.) gæla við

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  • 15 hyphen

    (a short stroke (-) which is used to join two parts of a word or phrase, as in co-exist; a sleeping-bag; a well-thought-out plan.) bandstrik

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  • 16 lash

    [læʃ] 1. noun
    1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) augnhár
    2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) svipuhögg
    3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) svipuól
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) hÿða; berja áfram
    2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) binda
    3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) sveifla
    4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) hellirigna

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  • 17 master

    1. feminine - mistress; noun
    1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) yfirmaður; herra, húsbóndi
    2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) herra, húsbóndi
    3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) kennari
    4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) skipherra, skipstjóri
    5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) meistari
    6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) meistari, herramaður
    2. adjective
    ((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) meistari
    3. verb
    1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) ná tökum á, sigrast á
    2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) ná fullkomnum tökum á
    - masterfully
    - masterfulness
    - masterly
    - masterliness
    - mastery
    - master key
    - mastermind
    4. verb
    (to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) leggja á ráðin
    - master stroke
    - master switch
    - master of ceremonies

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  • 18 pet

    [pet] 1. noun
    1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) gæludÿr
    2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) draumur; eftirlæti
    2. adjective
    (favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) uppáhalds-
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle petted)
    1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) gæla við
    2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)

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  • 19 swim

    [swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb
    1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) synda
    2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) synda
    3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) fljóta; svima, sundla
    2. noun
    (an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) sund
    - swimming
    - swimming-bath
    - swimming-pool
    - swimming-trunks
    - swimsuit
    - swimming-costume

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  • 20 touch

    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) snerta
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) snerta, koma við
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) snerta (e-n) tilfinningalega
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) koma nálægt
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) snerting
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) snertiskyn, tilfinning
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) stroka, dráttur
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) hæfileiki, handbragð
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) svæði utan hliðarlínu
    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood

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