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1 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) barmur, rönd, brún2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg; bit3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) snarpleikur; skerpa; sárasta hungur2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) brydda; afmarka2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) mjaka•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
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2 bevel
['bevəl](a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner): A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge.) skái, sniðbrún- bevelled -
3 chisel
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4 cutlass
(a short, broad, slightly curved sword with one cutting edge.) bjúgsverð -
5 razor
['reizə](an instrument for shaving, having a sharp cutting edge, blade (a razor-blade), or electrically-powered revolving cutters.) rakvél -
6 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short
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