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1 climb
1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) klifra2) (to rise or ascend.) rísa, hækka2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) klif; ris2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) klifleið•- climber -
2 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) bakki; brekka2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) árbakki, vatnsbakki3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) grynning2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) hrúga upp2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) halla(st) í beygjuII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banki2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) birgðasafn/geymsla; blóðbanki2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) setja í banka- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) röð, samstæða -
3 cockpit
['kokpit](a compartment in which the pilot of an aeroplane, driver of a racing-car etc sits: He climbed into the cockpit and drove off.) stjórnklefi -
4 devious
['di:viəs](not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) hlykkjóttur, króka-- deviousness -
5 ditch
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6 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy -
7 dry off
(to make or become completely dry: She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.) þerra, þurrka -
8 expedition
[ekspi'diʃən]1) (an organized journey with a purpose: an expedition to the South Pole.) leiðangur2) (a group making such a journey: He was a member of the expedition which climbed Mount Everest.) leiðangur(shópur)• -
9 giant
1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) risi2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) risi3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) stórmenni2. adjective(of unusually great height or size: a giant cod; a giant fern.) risa- -
10 instant
['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) tafarlaus; sem verður samstundis2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) skyndi-2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) á þeirri stundu; undir eins2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) andartak, andrá•- this instant -
11 mast
(a long upright pole especially for carrying the sails of a ship, an aerial, flag etc: The sailor climbed the mast.) mastur, siglutré- - masted -
12 puff
1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) hviða, gustur2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) púðurkvasti; púffermar2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) púa2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) mása•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up
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