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1 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) endi2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) endir, lok3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) dauði, endalok4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) takmark5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) endi, stubbur2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) enda, ljúka, binda enda á- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
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2 tail-end
noun (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) bakhluti, aftasti hluti -
3 fag-end
noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.) (sígarettu)stubbur -
4 agenda
[ə'‹endə](a list of things to be done, especially at a meeting: What's on the agenda this morning?) dagskrá, verkaskrá -
5 gender
['‹endə](any of a number of classes into which nouns and pronouns can be divided (eg masculine, feminine, neuter).) kyn -
6 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) myrkvun2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) bann3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) tímabundið óminni4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) -
7 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.)2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.)3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.)•- bulbous -
8 credits
noun plural (the list of names of the actors, producer, director etc given at the beginning or end of a film.) listi yfir aðstandendur og leikendur, kreditlisti -
9 crowbar
(a large iron stake with a bend at the end, used to lift heavy stones etc.) kúbein -
10 cul-de-sac
(a street closed at one end.) blindgata -
11 diversion
1) (an alteration to a traffic route: There's a diversion at the end of the road.) beining í aðra átt2) ((an act of) diverting attention.) leiða athygli burt frá e-u3) ((an) amusement.) skemmtun, afþreying -
12 ending
noun (the end, especially of a story, poem etc: Fairy stories have happy endings.) endalok, endir, niðurlag -
13 eternity
1) (time without end.) eilífð, óendanleiki2) (a seemingly endless time: He waited for an eternity.) óratími3) (the state or time after death.) hið eilífa líf -
14 expiry
noun (the end of a period of time or of an agreement etc with a time limit: The date of expiry is shown on your driving licence.) gildislok -
15 fingertip
noun (the very end of a finger: He cut his fingertip by accident while preparing the salad.) fingurgómur -
16 flyleaf
noun (a blank page at the beginning or end of a book.) saurblað -
17 funnel
1) (a tube which is wide-mouthed at one end and narrow-mouthed at the other through which liquid can be poured into a narrow bottle etc: You will need a funnel if you are going to pour petrol into that can.) trekt2) (a chimney on a ship etc through which smoke escapes.) reykháfur -
18 nut
1) (a fruit consisting of a single seed in a hard shell: a hazel-nut; a walnut.) hneta2) (a small round piece of metal with a hole through it, for screwing on the end of a bolt to hold pieces of wood, metal etc together: a nut and bolt.) ró•- nutty- nutcracker
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19 suffix
(a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning: goodness; quickly; advisable; misty; yellowish.) viðskeyti -
20 supper
(a meal taken at the end of the day: Would you like some supper?; She has invited me to supper.) kvöldmatur
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