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1 bent
[bent]past tense, past participle; = bend -
2 bent on
(determined on: bent on winning.) staðráðinn í -
3 bend
[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.)2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.)2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) beygja, bugða- bent on -
4 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) krókur, öngull2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) krókur, snagi3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) sveifluhögg2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) krækja, húkka2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) krækja í, festa saman3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) draga, krækja, húkka•- hooked- by hook or by crook
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5 bandy
['bændi]((of legs) bent outwards at the knee: She wears long skirts to hide her bandy legs.) hjólfættur -
6 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) leggja sig í líma, kappkosta -
7 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) hneigja sig2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) beygja sig fyrir, láta undan2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) hneigja sig, kinka kolli- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) bogi2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) (fiðlu)bogi3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) slaufa2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) framstafn; kinnungur, bógur -
8 bowed
adjective ((often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something: The trees were bowed down with fruit.) svignaður, boginn -
9 buckle
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10 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) hirðingjastafur2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) glæpamaður, þorpari3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) olnbogabót2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) krækja- crooked- crookedly
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11 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) sitja á hækjum sínum2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) hnipra sig saman -
12 flexible
1) (that can be bent easily: flexible metal.) sveigjanlegur2) (able or willing to change according to circumstances etc: My holiday plans are very flexible.) sveigjanlegur -
13 hairpin
noun (a bent wire for keeping a woman's hair in place.) hárnál -
14 headfirst
adverb (with one's head in front or bent forward: He fell headfirst into a pool of water.) á hausinn -
15 hockey
['hoki](a game for two teams of eleven players, played with clubs which are bent at one end (hockey-sticks) and a ball, or in ice hockey, a round flat disc called a puck.) íshokkí, ísknattleikur -
16 hunched up
(with one's back and shoulders bent forward: He sat hunched up near the fire.) boginn í keng, samanhnipraður -
17 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) höfrungahlaup -
18 pliable
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19 resist
[rə'zist]1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) veita viðnám2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) standast3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) þola•- resistant -
20 rigid
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