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1 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) stefna, átt2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) leiðsögn3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) leiðbeiningar4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) leiðbeina -
2 scatter
['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) tvístra; dreifa2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) dreifast; tvístrast•- scattering
- scatterbrain
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3 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) um2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) um það bil2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) til og frá, hér og þar3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) í eða við, nálægt, einhvers staðar4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um; hér og þar3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) snú! -
4 compass
( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) áttaviti2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) sirkill3) (scope or range.) svið, takmörk• -
5 compass rose
(the circular drawing showing directions on a plan or map.) áttavitarós -
6 diffuse
[di'fju:z](to (cause to) spread in all directions.) dreifa -
7 disperse
[di'spə:s]1) (to (cause to) scatter in all directions: Some seeds are dispersed by the wind.) dreifa2) (to (cause to) spread (news etc): Information is dispersed by volunteers who distribute leaflets.) dreifa3) (to (cause to) vanish: By this time the crowd had dispersed.) tvístrast• -
8 diverge
1) (to separate and go in different directions: The roads diverge three kilometres further on.) greinast2) (to differ (from someone or something else); to go away (from a standard): This is where our opinions diverge.) vera ólíkur•- divergent -
9 hither and thither
(in various directions: People were running hither and thither.) hingað og þangað -
10 imprecise
(not clear; vague: Her directions were so imprecise that we lost our way.) ónákvæmur -
11 instruction
[-ʃən]1) (the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed: She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.) kennsla, tilsögn2) (an order or direction: You must learn to obey instructions.) fyrirmæli3) ((in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc: Could I look at the instructions, please?) leiðbeiningar -
12 meander
[mi'ændə]1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) hlykkjast, bugðast2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) reika -
13 memorise
verb (to learn (something) so well that one can remember all of it without looking: She memorized the directions.) leggja á minnið -
14 memorize
verb (to learn (something) so well that one can remember all of it without looking: She memorized the directions.) leggja á minnið -
15 opposite
['opəzit] 1. adjective1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) andstæður2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) andstæður2. preposition, adverb(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) andstætt, á móti3. noun(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) andstæða -
16 parting
1) (the act of leaving someone, saying goodbye etc: Their final parting was at the station.) aðskilnaður2) (a line dividing hair brushed in opposite directions on the head.) skipting -
17 radiate
['reidieit]1) (to send out rays of (light, heat etc): A fire radiates heat.) (út)geisla, senda geisla út, stafa frá sér2) (to go out or be sent out in rays, or in many directions from a central point: Heat radiates from a fire; All the roads radiate from the centre of the town.) geisla (frá)•- radiator -
18 rambling
1) (aimless and confused; not keeping to the topic: a long, rambling speech.) sundurlaus2) (built (as if) without any plan, stretching in various directions: a rambling old house.) skipulagslaus3) ((of plants, usually roses) climbing.) klifur- -
19 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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20 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) teygja/breiða (út/úr)2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) dreifa (úr)3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) tvístra(st), dreifa(st)
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