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1 hunger
1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) hungur, svengd2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) hungur3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) hungur2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). hungra (eftir e-u)- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
- hunger strike -
2 butcher
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3 forage
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4 slaughter
['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slátrun; blóðsúthelling2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slátrun2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slátra2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) brytja niður, strádrepa3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slátra• -
5 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
6 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) veiða2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) elta; reka burt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) veiði(ferð)2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leit•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out -
7 barley
(a type of grain used for food and for making beer and whisky: The farmer has harvested his barley.) bygg -
8 beggar
noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) betlari -
9 grub
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10 hunting
noun (the activity of chasing animals etc for food or for sport.) veiði, veiðar -
11 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hækka3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rækta4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ala upp5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) bera upp, leggja fram6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) safna (saman)7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) valda8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) þyrla upp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reisa, byggja10) (to give (a shout etc).) reka upp11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) ná sambandi2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) (launa)hækkun- raise hell/Cain / the roof
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12 abattoir
(a place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.) sláturhús -
13 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) matarlyst- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising -
14 foodstuff
noun (a material used for food: frozen foodstuffs.) matvæli -
15 greed
[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) græðgi- greedy- greedily
- greediness -
16 knapsack
['næpsæk](a small bag for food, clothes etc slung on the back.) bakpoki -
17 loin
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18 mudskipper
noun (a small fish found in shallow coastal waters, able to jump about and climb low rocks to look for food.) fisktegund -
19 pistachio
plural - pistachios; noun(a greenish nut used as flavouring for food.) pistasíuhneta -
20 predator
['predətə](a bird, eg a hawk, or animal, eg a lion, that attacks and kills others for food.) rándÿr
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