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1 cast
past tense, past participle; see cast -
2 cast on
(in knitting, to make the first row of stitches.) fitja upp á -
3 cast-iron
1) (made of cast iron: a cast-iron frying-pan.) steypujárns-2) (very strong: cast-iron muscles.) sterkur; sem ekkert vinnur á -
4 cast-off
noun, adjective ((a piece of clothing etc) no longer needed: cast-off clothes; I don't want my sister's cast-offs.) notuð föt -
5 cast off
1) (to untie (the mooring lines of a boat).) sleppa, leysa landfestar2) ((also cast aside) to reject as unwanted.) fleygja frá sér3) (in knitting, to finish (the final row of stitches).) fella af -
6 cast iron
(unpurified iron melted and shaped in a mould.) steypujárn -
7 draw/cast lots
(to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc: Five of us drew lots for the two pop-concert tickets.) draga um, henda upp á -
8 the die is cast
(the decisive step has been taken - there is no going back.) teningunum er kastað; það verður ekki aftur snúið -
9 bewitch
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10 damper
1) (something which lessens the strength of enthusiasm, interest etc: Her presence cast a damper on the proceedings.) e-ð eða e-r sem dregur úr; hömlur2) (a movable plate for controlling the draught eg in a stove.) trekkspjald -
11 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) teikna2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) draga (upp)3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) nálgast; fjarlægjast4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) gera jafntefli5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) fá, hljóta6) (to open or close (curtains).) draga fyrir/frá7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) draga athygli2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) jafntefli2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) e-ð sem trekkir3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) dráttur (í happdrætti)4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) það að draga upp byssu, bregða vopni•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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12 driftwood
noun (wood floating on or cast up on the shore by the sea: We made a fire with driftwood.) rekaviður -
13 finale
(the last part of anything, especially a concert, opera, musical show etc: The whole cast of the concert appeared in the finale.) lokaþáttur; endir -
14 gloom
[ɡlu:m]1) (a state of not quite complete darkness: I could not tell the colour of the car in the gloom.) myrkur, dimma2) (sadness: The king's death cast a gloom over the whole country.) drungi, depurð•- gloomy- gloominess -
15 ingot
['iŋɡət](a mass of metal (eg gold or silver) cast in a mould: The gold was transported as ingots.) málmstöng -
16 lot
[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) hlutskipti2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) hluti; slatti3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) hlutur•- lots- a lot
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17 rehearsal
1) (the act of rehearsing.) æfing2) (a performance done for practice: I want the whole cast at tonight's rehearsal.) æfing -
18 shed
I [ʃed] noun(a usually small building for working in, or for storage: a wooden shed; a garden shed.) skúrII [ʃed] present participle - shedding; verb1) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.) gefa frá sér2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.) losa sig við; hleypa hömum3) (to produce (tears, blood): I don't think many tears were shed when she left.) fella (tár)• -
19 sundial
noun (a device, usually in a garden, for telling time from the shadow of a rod or plate on its surface cast by the sun.) sólúr -
20 supporting
adjective ((of an actor, rôle etc) secondary to the leading actor, rôle etc: He has had many supporting rôles; a supporting cast.) aukaleikari/-leikarar
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