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1 field
[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) akur2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) völlur3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) svæði4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) (áhuga)svið5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) (sjón/segul)svið6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) (víg)völlur2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) grípa og senda í höfn- fieldwork -
2 field-glasses
noun plural (binoculars.) sjónauki -
3 magnetic field
(the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt: the earth's magnetic field.) segulsvið -
4 paddy-field
['pædifi:ld](a field, often flooded with water, in which rice is grown.) hrísgrjónaakur -
5 playing-field
noun (a field which is specially prepared and used for sport.) leikvöllur -
6 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) slá upp tjaldi2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kasta3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) steypast, hrapa4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) höggva, taka dÿfur5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) stilla tónhæð2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) völlur2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tónhæð3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stig4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) (sölu)staður5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) dÿfa•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bik, hrátjara- pitch-dark -
7 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) vængur2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) vængur3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) vængur, álma4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) bretti5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) armur, vængur6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) vængur, kantur7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) útherji, kantmaður8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) flugsveit•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing -
8 blaze a trail
(to lead or show the way towards something new: He blazed a trail in the field of nuclear power.) ryðja braut -
9 boundary
plural - boundaries; noun1) (an often imaginary line separating one thing from another: the boundary between two towns.) mörk, takmörk, landamæri2) ((in cricket) a hit which crosses the boundary line round the field, scoring four runs or six runs.) útfyrir; mark (skor í krikkett) -
10 cart
1. noun1) (a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads: a farm cart.) tvíhjólavagn2) ((American) a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand, for carrying groceries, golf clubs etc.) kerra2. verb1) (to carry (in a cart): He carted the manure into the field.) flytja í kerru2) (to carry: I don't want to cart this luggage around all day.) burðast• -
11 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) korn; maís2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) maískorn•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) líkþorn -
12 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) horn2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) afvikinn staður, krókur, kimi3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) hornspyrna2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) króa af2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) taka beygjur•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner -
13 cultivate
1) (to prepare (land) for crops.) brjóta land til ræktunar2) (to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc): He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar.) rækta•- cultivation
- cultivator -
14 daisy
['deizi]plural - daisies; noun(a type of small common flower with a yellow centre and usually white petals: The field was full of daisies.) freyjubrá, fagurfífill -
15 diagonally
adverb (in a diagonal line: He walked diagonally across the field.) skáhallt; á ská -
16 ditch
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17 dribble
['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) drjúpa2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) slefa3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) reka (knött)2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) slefa -
18 fallow
['fæləu]((of land) left to its own natural growth and not planted with seeds: We will let this field lie fallow for a year; fallow fields.) hvíldar-, sem er ekki ræktaður -
19 gallop
['ɡæləp] 1. noun((a period of riding at) the fastest pace of a horse: He took the horse out for a gallop; The horse went off at a gallop.) stökk2. verb1) ((of a horse) to move at a gallop: The horse galloped round the field.) fara á stökki2) ((with through) to do, say etc (something) very quickly: He galloped through the work.) flÿta sér• -
20 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) almennur2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) almennur3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) almennur4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) yfir-, aðal-2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) herforingi- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public
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