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41 pentathlon
[pen'tæƟlən](a competition in the Olympic games etc which consists of contests in swimming, cross-country riding and running, fencing and pistol-shooting.) fimmtarþraut -
42 points
1) (a movable section of rails which allow a train to cross over other lines or pass from one line to another: The points had to be changed before the train could continue.) skiptispor2) (the solid tips in the toes of ballet shoes: She can dance on her points.) tá -
43 right of way
1) (the right of the public to use a path that goes across private property.) umferðarréttur2) ((right-of-way - plural rights-of-way) a road or path over private land, along which the public have a right to walk.) gata/stígur með umferðarrétti3) (the right of one car etc to move first eg when crossing a cross-roads, or going round a roundabout: It was your fault that our cars crashed - I had right of way.) réttur; eiga réttinn -
44 separate
1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) skilja að/sundur2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) skiljast, dreifast3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) skilja2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) aðskilinn2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) sérstakur, aðskilinn•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
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45 strike out
1) (to erase or cross out (a word etc): He read the essay and struck out a word here and there.) strika út2) (to start fighting: He's a man who strikes out with his fists whenever he's angry.) stofna til slagsmála -
46 stunt
I verb(to prevent or check the full growth or development of: It is thought that smoking by a pregnant mother may stunt the baby's growth.) hindra/draga úr vexti/þroska- stuntedII(something (daring or spectacular) done to attract attention etc: One of his stunts was to cross the Niagara Falls blindfolded on a tight rope.) glæfrabragð- stuntman -
47 subway
1) (an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road: Cross by the subway.) neðanjarðar-/undirgöng2) (an underground railway in a city: Go by subway.) neðanjarðarlest -
48 swastika
['swostikə](a cross with the ends bent at right angles, adopted as the badge of the Nazi party in Germany before the Second World War.) hakakross -
49 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) synda2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) synda3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) fljóta; svima, sundla2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) sund- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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50 sword
[so:d](a weapon with a long blade that is sharp on one or both edges: He drew his sword (from its sheath) and killed the man.) sverð- swordsman
- swordtail
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51 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) undir2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) innan við3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) undir stjórn4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) undir, til2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) í kaf/undir ákveðnum aldri- under- -
52 wade
[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) vaða, ösla; brjótast í gegnum2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) vaða•- wader -
53 zebra crossing
(a place, marked in black and white stripes, where traffic stops for pedestrians to cross a street.) gangbraut
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CROSS — {{{image}}} Sigles d une seule lettre Sigles de deux lettres Sigles de trois lettres AAA à DZZ EAA à HZZ IAA à LZZ MAA à PZZ QAA à TZZ UAA à XZZ … Wikipédia en Français
cross — [ krɔs ] n. m. • 1892; de cross country 1 ♦ Course à pied en terrain varié et difficile, avec des obstacles. Faire du cross. Champion de cross. ♢ Épreuve disputée sur un tel parcours. Disputer les cross de la saison. Fam. Parcours fait en courant … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cross — (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross — [krôs, kräs] n. [< ME cros & crois; cros < OE cros & ON kross, both < OIr cros < L crux (gen. crucis), a cross < IE * kreuk , extension of base * (s)ker , to turn, bend > L curvus; ME crois < OFr < L crux] 1. an upright… … English World dictionary
Cross — (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise}, {Crux}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cross — I (disagree with) verb act in opposition to, argue, be opposed to, collide, conflict with, confront, confute, contend, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, debate, defy, dispute, gainsay, homini obsistere, make a stand against, neutralize … Law dictionary
Cross — Cross, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crossed} (kr[o^]st; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crossing}.] 1. To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross.tv — Type Private Founded Vienna, Austria Founder Andreas Kisslinger Stefan Jager Headquarters … Wikipedia
