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1 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) borð, fjöl2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tafla, borð3) (meals: board and lodging.) kostur, fæði4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) (stjórnar)nefnd, stjórn2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) ganga um borð, fara upp í2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) vera kostgangari; leigja og vera í fæði•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
- across the board
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2 across the board
applying in all cases: They were awarded wage increases across the board; (also adjective) (an across-the-board increase.) á línuna, í öllum tifellum -
3 notice-board
( American bulletin board) noun (a usually large board eg in a hall, school etc on which notices are put.) tilkynningatafla -
4 above-board
adjective (open and honourable; not secret: His dealings are all above-board.) heiðarlegur -
5 go by the board
(to be abandoned: All my plans went by the board when I lost my job.) verða að engu -
6 ironing-board
noun (a padded board on which to iron clothes.) straubretti -
7 score-board
noun (a usually large board on which the score is shown at a cricket match, a quiz-programme etc.) stigatafla -
8 diving-board
noun (a platform from which to dive, erected beside a swimming-pool.) stökkbretti -
9 draining-board
noun (the area at the side of a sink grooved and sloping to allow water from dishes to drain away.) afrennslisplata, þurrkplata -
10 emery board
(a small flat strip of wood or card coated with emery powder and used for filing the fingernails.) naglaþjöl -
11 mortar-board
['mo:təbo:d](a type of cap with a square flat top, worn on formal occasions at universities.) múrbretti (húfa með flötum kolli og skúf) -
12 sweep the board
(to be very successful; to win all the prizes.) vinna öll verðlaun í boði -
13 darts
noun singular (a game in which darts are thrown at a board (dart-board) which has a series of numbers on it by which one scores: a game of darts; ( also adjective) a darts match.) pílukast -
14 springboard
1) (a springy type of diving-board.) stökkbretti2) (a board on which gymnasts jump before vaulting.) stökkbretti -
15 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) fyrir ofan2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) yfir3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) hafinn yfir2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) að ofan2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) að ofan, að framansögðu•- above all -
16 billboard
noun (a large board on which advertising posters are displayed: He stuck posters on the billboard.) auglÿsingaskilti -
17 blackboard
noun (a dark-coloured board for writing on in chalk (used especially in schools).) veggtafla; skólatafla -
18 card
1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) kort, spjald2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) spil3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) kort•- cards- cardboard -
19 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bera2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) berast3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bera, halda uppi4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) hafa, bera með sér5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ná í gegn, samþykkja6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) bera sig•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
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20 chalkboard
noun (a smooth board, usually green, for writing or drawing on with crayon or chalk.) krítartafla
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