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1 alley
['æli]1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) sund2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) braut -
2 fortify
1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) víggirða2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) styrkja• -
3 gateway
noun (an opening or entrance into a city etc, which contains a gate.) hlið; aðkomuleið -
4 ghetto
['ɡetəu]plural - ghetto(e)s; noun(a (poor) part of a city etc in which a certain group of people (especially immigrants) lives: Large cities like New York have many ghettoes.) (gyðinga)hverfi; fátækrahverfi -
5 outlying
(distant, far from a city etc: outlying villages.) afskekktur -
6 fortification
[-fi-]1) (walls etc built to strengthen an army, city, nation etc against attack: Fortifications surrounded the city.) víggirðing2) (the act of fortifying.) virkisgerð; styrking -
7 hall
[ho:l]1) (a room or passage at the entrance to a house: We left our coats in the hall.) forstofa, hol2) ((a building with) a large public room, used for concerts, meetings etc: a community hall.) (veislu-/tónleika)salur3) (a building with offices where the administration of a town etc is carried out: a town hall; (American) the city hall.) opinber bygging4) ((American) a passageway through a building; a corridor.) gangur5) (a building of a university, college etc, especially one in which students etc live.) (háskóla)garður, heimavist•- hallmark- hallway -
8 terminal
['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) flugstöð2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) umferðarmiðstöð3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) skaut, póll, úttak4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) útstöð2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) ólæknandi, sem er á lokastigi -
9 capital
I 1. ['kæpitl] noun1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) höfuðborg2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) hástafur, upphafsstafur3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) höfuðstóll, stofnfé2. adjective1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) sem varðar dauðarefsingu2) (excellent: a capital idea.) fyrirtaks, ágætur3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) höfuð-•- capitalist
- capitalist
- capitalistic II ['kæpitl] noun(in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) súluhöfuð -
10 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) miðja; miðbær2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) miðstöð3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) aðal-, megin-2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) setja/færa í miðju, leggja áherslu á2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) snúast um, -
11 escort
1. ['esko:t] noun(person(s), ship(s) etc accompanying for protection, guidance, courtesy etc: He offered to be my escort round the city; The transport supplies were under military/police escort.) fylgd, fylgdarmaður, fylgdarlið2. [i'sko:t] verb(to accompany or attend as escort: He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route.) fylgja -
12 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nú, núna2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) núna, strax3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) nú, núna4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) þegar hér er komið sögu, þá5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nú (í ljósi reynslunnar)6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) jæja, sko, (núna) strax2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) þar sem.TH.TH. þá- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then -
13 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) flatmaga, breiða úr sér2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) breiða óreglulega úr sér2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) það að breiða úr sér2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) frumskógur (stórborgarinnar)• -
14 town
1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) kaupstaður, bær2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) bær, bæjarbúar3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) bær•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
- go to town -
15 deprived
adjective (suffering from hardship etc, under-privileged: deprived areas of the city.) afskiptur, fátækur -
16 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) þróast2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) venja sig á, þjálfa3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) koma í ljós4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) framkalla• -
17 entertainment
1) (something that entertains, eg a theatrical show etc.) skemmtun2) (the act of entertaining.) gestrisni, gestamóttaka3) (amusement; interest: There is no lack of entertainment in the city at night.) afþreying, skemmtun -
18 evacuate
[i'vækjueit]1) (to leave or withdraw from (a place), especially because of danger: The troops evacuated their position because of the enemy's advance.) tæma, flytja á brott; yfirgefa2) (to cause (inhabitants etc) to leave a place, especially because of danger: Children were evacuated from the city to the country during the war.) flytja á brott• -
19 festival
['festəvəl]1) (an occasion of public celebration: In Italy, each village holds a festival once a year.) skemmtun, hátíð2) (a season of musical, theatrical etc performances: Every three years the city holds a drama festival; ( also adjective) a festival programme.) hátíð -
20 fringe
[frin‹] 1. noun1) (a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc: Her red shawl has a black fringe.) kögur2) (hair cut to hang over the forehead: You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes.) ennistoppur, (hár)toppur3) (the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something: on the fringe of the city.) jaðar(svæði)2. verb(to make or be a border around: Trees fringed the pond.) liggja meðfram (e-u)
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