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1 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) jörðin2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) jörð3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) mold4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) land5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) greni6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) jarðtenging2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) jarðtengja- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth -
2 on earth
(used for emphasis: What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth.) hvað í fjáranum; á jörðu, í heiminum -
3 down-to-earth
adjective (practical and not concerned with theories, ideals etc: She is a sensible, down-to-earth person.) raunsær, jarðbundinn -
4 run to earth
(to find (something or someone) after a long search: He ran his friend to earth in the pub.) elta uppi og finna -
5 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) salt jarðar, úrvalsfólk -
6 move heaven and earth
(to do everything that one possibly can.) gera allt sem mögulegt er (til að) -
7 orbit
['o:bit] 1. noun(the path in which something moves around a planet, star etc, eg the path of the Earth round the Sun or of a spacecraft round the Earth: The spaceship is in orbit round the moon.) (hring)braut2. verb(to go round in space: The spacecraft orbits the Earth every 24 hours.) ganga á braut umhverfis -
8 axis
['æksis]plural - axes; noun1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) möndull, öxull2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) ás -
9 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) bakki; brekka2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) árbakki, vatnsbakki3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) grynning2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) hrúga upp2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) halla(st) í beygjuII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banki2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) birgðasafn/geymsla; blóðbanki2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) setja í banka- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) röð, samstæða -
10 eclipse
[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) sólmyrkvi2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) myrkva; skyggja á2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) skyggja á, bera af -
11 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) mistök2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) galli3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) jarðsprunga; misgengi2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) finna að, gagnrÿna- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
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12 globe
[ɡləub]1) ((usually with the) the Earth: I've travelled to all parts of the globe.) hnöttur; jörðin2) (a ball with a map of the Earth on it.) hnattlíkan3) (an object shaped like a globe: The chemicals were crushed in a large metal globe.) hnattlaga hlutur•- global- global village
- globally
- globular
- globe-trotter
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13 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) póll, (heim)skaut2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) póll, skaut3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) póll, skaut4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) póll, skaut•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) staur -
14 revolve
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15 satellite
1) (a smaller body that revolves around a planet: The Moon is a satellite of the Earth.) fylgihnöttur/-tungl2) (a man-made object fired into space to travel round usually the Earth: a weather satellite.) gervitungl• -
16 sun
1. noun1) (the round body in the sky that gives light and heat to the earth: The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.) sól2) (any of the fixed stars: Do other suns have planets revolving round them?) sól3) (light and heat from the sun; sunshine: We sat in the sun; In Britain they don't get enough sun; The sun has faded the curtains.) sól, sólskin2. verb(to expose (oneself) to the sun's rays: He's sunning himself in the garden.) sóla sig- sunless- sunny
- sunniness
- sunbathe
- sunbeam
- sunburn
- sunburned
- sunburnt
- sundial
- sundown
- sunflower
- sunglasses
- sunlight
- sunlit
- sunrise
- sunset
- sunshade
- sunshine
- sunstroke
- suntan
- catch the sun
- under the sun -
17 turf
[tə:f] 1. plural - turfs; noun1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) (gras)svörður2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) torf, þaka2. verb1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) tyrfa, þekja2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) kasta, fleygja -
18 weightless
adjective (not affected by the earth's gravity pull: The astronauts became weightless on going into orbit round the earth.) þyngdarlaus -
19 world
[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) jörðin2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mannkynið3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) heimur, veröld4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) (annar) heimur, annað tilverustig5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) tilgreint svið; heimur, ríki6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) mjög mikið7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) veraldarvafstur•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world -
20 ant-hill
noun (a mound of earth built as a nest by ants.) mauraþúfa
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