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1 crash-helmet
noun (a covering for the head, worn for protection by racing-motorists, motor cyclists etc.) öryggishjálmur -
2 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) brak, braml2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) árekstur3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) fjárhagslegt hrun4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) skellast2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) klessa3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) brotlenda4) ((of a business) to fail.) fara á hausinn5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) ryðjast, brjótast6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) skyndi-- crash-land -
3 pile-up
noun (an accident or crash involving usually several vehicles: There has been a serious pile-up on the motorway, involving three cars and a lorry.) margfaldur árekstur -
4 safety-belt
noun (a fixed belt in a car or aircraft used to keep a passenger from being thrown out of the seat in an accident, crash etc.) öryggisbelti -
5 shaking
noun (an act of shaking or state of being shaken, shocked etc: They got a shaking in the crash.) hristingur; áfall -
6 survivor
noun (a person who survives a disaster etc: There were no survivors of the air crash.) e-r sem kemst lífs af -
7 whiplash
1) ((the action of) the lash or cord of a whip.) svipuhögg2) (a neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head: He escaped the car crash with whiplash and a few bruises.) -
8 smash
[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) mölva; brotna í smátt2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) skella/klessa á2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) harður árekstur; brothljóð, skellur2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) þungt högg3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smass, skellur•- smashing- smash hit -
9 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) áfall2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) (rafmagns)lost3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) högg, kippur4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) lost, geðshræring2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) fá á, setja úr jafnvægi, hrylla- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) hármakki -
10 collision
[kə'liʒən]noun (a crash; a violent striking together (of eg two vehicles): Ten people were injured in the collision between the bus and the car.) árekstur -
11 gate
[ɡeit](a metal, wooden etc doorlike object which closes) the opening in a wall, fence etc through which people etc pass: I'll meet you at the park gate(s). hlið- gate-crasher
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12 hospital
['hospitl](a building or group of buil-dings where people who are ill or injured are given treatment: After the train crash, the injured people were taken to hospital.) spítali- hospitalise
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13 injury
plural - injuries; noun ((an instance of) harm or damage: Badly designed chairs can cause injury to the spine; The motorcyclist received severe injuries in the crash.) meiðsli, áverki -
14 intersection
[-ʃən]1) (the act of intersecting.) skurður2) (a place where lines, roads etc intersect: The crash occurred at the intersection (between the two roads).) gatnamót -
15 miracle
['mirəkl]1) (something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God: Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle.) kraftaverk2) (a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation: It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.) kraftaverk•- miraculously -
16 multiple
1. adjective1) (having, or affecting, many parts: She suffered multiple injuries when she fell out of the window.) margþættur2) (involving many things of the same sort: Fifteen vehicles were involved in the multiple crash on the motorway.) margþættur, margfaldur2. noun(a number that contains another number an exact number of times: 65 is a multiple of 5.) margfeldi -
17 pilot
1. noun1) (a person who flies an aeroplane: The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.) flugmaður2) (a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters.) hafnsögumaður, lóðs2. adjective(experimental: a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started).) tilrauna-, prufu-3. verb(to guide as a pilot: He piloted the ship/plane.) stÿra, fljúga; lóðsa -
18 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plógur2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) plægja2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) sigla áfram með erfiðismunum; plægja (í gegnum)3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) klessa -
19 rip
[rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) rífa, rifna2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) rífa upp, rifna2. noun(a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) rifa; saumspretta -
20 telescope
['teliskəup] 1. noun(a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer: He looked at the ship through his telescope.) sjónauki2. verb(to push or be pushed together so that one part slides inside another, like the parts of a closing telescope: The crash telescoped the railway coaches.) ganga hver inn í annan, þjappa(st) saman- teletext
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