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decoration

  • 1 decoration

    1) (something used to decorate: Christmas decorations.) skraut
    2) (the act of decorating: The decoration of the house will be a long job.) skreyting

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  • 2 interior decoration

    (the art and process of designing, decorating, furnishing etc the insides of houses, offices etc.) innanhússarkitektúr

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  • 3 braid

    [breid] 1. verb
    (to wind together (especially strands of hair).) flétta
    2. noun
    (threads twisted together and used as decoration on uniforms etc: gold braid on the admiral's uniform.) brydding, borði

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  • 4 brooch

    [brəu ]
    (a decoration, especially for a woman's dress, fastened by a pin: She wore a brooch on the collar of her dress.)

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  • 5 décor

    ['deiko:, ]( American[) dei'ko:r]
    (the decoration of a room etc and the arrangement of the objects in it: It was a comfortable room but I didn't like the décor.) skreyting, innréttingar

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  • 6 decorate

    ['dekəreit]
    1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) skreyta
    2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) prÿða híbÿli; mála; veggfóðra
    3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) sæma heiðursmerki
    - decorative
    - decorator

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  • 7 frill

    [fril]
    1) (a decorative edging to a piece of cloth, made of a strip of cloth gathered along one side and sewn on: She sewed a frill along the bottom of the skirt.) blúnda
    2) ((often in plural) something unnecessary added as decoration: the frills of business (= having expensive dinners etc).) tilgangslaust skraut; fríðindi
    - frilly

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  • 8 fussy

    1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) smámunasamur
    2) ((of clothes etc) with too much decoration: a very fussy hat.) hégómlega nostursamur, of skrautlegur

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  • 9 garnish

    1. verb
    (to decorate (a dish of food): Parsley is often used to garnish salads.) skreyta
    2. noun
    ((an) edible decoration added to food.) skreyting

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  • 10 hangings

    noun plural (curtains or material hung on walls for decoration.) glugga-/vegg-/sængurtjöld

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  • 11 interior

    [in'tiəriə] 1. adjective
    (on, of etc, the inside of (something): the interior walls of a building.) innri, innanverður
    2. noun
    1) (the inside of a building etc: The interior of the house was very attractive.) innra borð, hið innra
    2) (the part of a country away from the coast, borders etc: The explorers landed on the coast, and then travelled into the interior.) uppland
    - interior decorator

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  • 12 interior decorator

    (a person who does interior decoration.) innanhússarkitekt

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  • 13 pattern

    ['pætən]
    1) (a model or guide for making something: a dress-pattern.) snið, uppskrift
    2) (a repeated decoration or design on material etc: The dress is nice but I don't like the pattern.) mynstur
    3) (an example suitable to be copied: the pattern of good behaviour.) fyrirmynd

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  • 14 patterned

    adjective (with a decoration or design on it; not plain: Is her new carpet patterned?) mynstraður

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  • 15 pillar

    ['pilə]
    (an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) súla, stólpi

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  • 16 plain

    [plein] 1. adjective
    1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfaldur, látlaus
    2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) augljós, greinilegur, auðskilinn
    3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) hreinskilinn
    4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) greinilegur
    5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) ófríður
    2. noun
    1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slétta
    2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) slétt prjón
    - plainness
    - plain chocolate
    - plain clothes
    - plain sailing
    - plain-spoken
    - in plain English

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  • 17 rosette

    [rə'zet, ]( American[) rou-]
    noun (a badge or decoration in the shape of a rose, made of coloured ribbon etc.) rós

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  • 18 screen

    [skri:n] 1. noun
    1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) færanlegt skilrúm
    2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) hlíf, hula, e-ð sem skÿlir/hylur
    3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) hvíta tjaldið; skjár
    2. verb
    1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) skÿla, fela
    2) (to make or show a cinema film.) sÿna/gera kvikmynd
    3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) yfirheyra
    4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) kanna, prófa
    - the screen

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  • 19 stud

    I noun
    (a collection of horses and mares kept for breeding.) stóð(hestar)
    II 1. noun
    1) (a knob, or nail with a large head, put into the surface of something as a protection or decoration etc: metal studs on the soles of football boots; a belt decorated with studs.) (skraut)bóla; gaddur, takki
    2) (a type of button with two heads for fastening a collar: a collar stud.) flibbahnappur
    2. verb
    (to cover with studs: The sky was studded with stars.) vera alsettur

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  • 20 tapestry

    ['tæpəstri]
    plural - tapestries; noun
    ((a piece of) cloth into which a picture or design has been sewn or woven, hung on a wall for decoration or used to cover eg the seats of chairs: Four large tapestries hung on the walls.) myndvefnaður

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  • décoration — [ dekɔrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1463; « honneur » 1393; bas lat. decoratio, de decorare → décorer 1 ♦ Action, art de décorer. ⇒ embellissement, ornementation. Décoration intérieure. L ensemblier qui a effectué la décoration de son appartement. Abrév. fam …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Decoration — Décoration Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Une décoration est une distinction honorifique remise par un État à une personne physique ou morale (par exemple une ville, une unité militaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Décoration — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Une décoration est une distinction honorifique remise par un État à une personne physique ou morale (par exemple une ville, une unité militaire, un bateau …   Wikipédia en Français

  • décoration — DÉCORATION. s. f. Embellissement, ornement. Il se dit principalement Des ornemens d Architecture, de Peinture et de Sculpture. Faire plusieurs ouvrages pour la décoration de la Ville. Il a laissé tant par testament pour la décoration de l Église …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • decoration — Decoration. s. f. Embellissement, ornement, Decoration de theatre changer de decoration. on a fait plusieurs ouvrages pour la decoration de la ville. il a laissé tant par testament pour la decoration de l Eglise …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Decoration — may refer to: Decorative arts, the craft of a house painter and decorator. An object or act intended to increase beauty of a person, room, etc. An object, such as a medal or an order, that is awarded to honor the recipient ostentatiously: see… …   Wikipedia

  • decoration — [n1] beautification, embellishment adornment, beautifying, bedecking, bedizenment, designing, elaboration, enhancement, enrichment, festooning, flounce, flourish, frill, furbelow, garnish, garnishing, illumination, improvement, ornament,… …   New thesaurus

  • decoration — dec o*ra tion (d[e^]k [ o]*r[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [LL. decoratio: cf. F. d[ e]coration.] 1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. [1913 Webster] 2. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • decoration — [dek΄ə rā′shən] n. [ME decoracioun < OFr decoration < ML decoratio] 1. the act of decorating 2. anything used for decorating; ornament 3. a medal, badge, or similar token of honor …   English World dictionary

  • Decoratĭon — (v. lat.), 1) Verzierung, Ausschmückung eines Gegenstandes, um demselben ein gefälligeres Ansehen zu geben; 2) bes. die Verzierung des Theaters durch die Malerkunst (Decorationsmalerei), wodurch die Zuschauer an den Ort versetzt werden, wo das… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Decoration — Decoration, im Allgemeinen jede Verzierung und Ausschmückung, um irgend einem Gegenstande ein gefälligeres Ansehen zu geben. Nirgends beurkundet sich ein guter, gebildeter Geschmack mehr, als bei der Anwendung von Verzierungen, und er wird immer… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

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