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1 road
[rəud]1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) vegur2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) -vegur, -gata3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) leið, vegur4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) leið•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road -
2 fork
[fo:k] 1. noun1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) gaffall2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) vegamót, afleggjari, þar sem vegur kvíslast3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) afleggjari2. verb1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) kvíslast2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) beygja inn afleggjara3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) moka með gafli eða heykvísl•- forked- fork-lift truck
- fork out -
3 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) aka, keyra2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) flytja (e-n), aka (e-m)3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) reka (áfram)4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slá, kÿla; reka nagla5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) knÿja2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) ökutúr2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) heimreið, aðkeyrsla3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) dugnaður, drifkraftur4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) átak; herferð5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) kröftugt högg; upphafshögg með trékylfu nr. 1 (í golfi)6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
4 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) dÿfa í2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) halla3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) lækka ljósin4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) dÿfa (fána)2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) slakki2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) ídÿfa3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) stinga sér•- dip into -
5 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) hlaupa2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) renna, rúlla3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) renna, streyma4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) (láta) ganga, vera í gangi5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) reka, stÿra6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) láta hlaupa í kapphlaupi; hlaupa, keppa7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) ganga reglulega8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) ganga, halda áfram9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) keyra, eiga10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) renna til, upplitast11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) keyra, gefa (e-m) far12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) renna (fingrum í gegnum/augum yfir)13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) vera; verða2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) hlaup2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) ökutúr/-ferð3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) tímabil4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) lykkjufall5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) frjáls afnot6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) stig7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) afgirt svæði; stía•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) samfellt, í einu- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
6 hire
1. verb1) ((often with from) to get the use of by paying money: He's hiring a car (from us) for the week.) leigja2) ((often with out) to give (someone) the use of in exchange for money: Will you hire me your boat for the week-end?; Does this firm hire out cars?) leigja (út)3) ((especially American) to employ (a workman etc): They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road.) ráða2. noun((money paid for) hiring: Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane - it's on hire.) leiga- hirer- hire-purchase -
7 pass
1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) fara framhjá2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) láta e-ð ganga3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) fara yfir (tiltekin mörk); vera ofar (skilningi)4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) fara fram úr5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) eyða (tíma), dvelja6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) samþykkja7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) úrskurða, dæma8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) líða hjá, ganga yfir9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) standast2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) (fjalla)skarð2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) passi, ferðaheimild; aðgönguheimild3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) það að standast próf4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) sending•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up -
8 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) toga2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) sjúga3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) róa4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) beygja (útaf); renna af stað2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) kippur; teygur; sog2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) tog-/aðdráttarkraftur3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) áhrif, ítök•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg -
9 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snúa(st)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snúa sér við/að3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) beygja4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) beina5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) breyta(st)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) verða, breyta2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) snúningur2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vafningur, snúningur3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) beygja4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tækifæri, skipti5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) atriði•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up -
10 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) kenna um2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) ásaka2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) sök, ábyrgð -
11 bid
[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) bjóða (í)2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) bjóða í3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) skipa, bjóða4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) biðja, bjóða, kveðja2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) tilboð2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) tilraun til, viðleitni til•- bidder- bidding
- biddable -
12 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) kubbur, klossi, blökk2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) kjöthögg, fjalhögg3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) húsasamstæða4) (a barrier: a road block.) hindrun; vegatálmi5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) húsaröð sem afmarkast af fjórum götum2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) hindra- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) loka, teppa; halda í kví/hafnbanni- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead -
13 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) sÿna2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) sjást, vera sÿnilegur3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) sÿna, vera sÿndur4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vísa á, sÿna5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) vísa, fylgja6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) sÿna7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) sÿna fram á, sanna8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (auð)sÿna2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) sÿning; skemmtiþáttur2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) sÿning; það að sÿna e-ð3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) sÿnd, yfirskin; það að þykjast4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) e-ð sem er gert til að vekja á sér athygli5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) frammistaða•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
14 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) blístra2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) blístra, flauta3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvína4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvína2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) blístur2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) flauta3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) flauta -
15 repair
[ri'peə] 1. verb1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) gera við, lagfæra2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) bæta fyrir2. noun1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) viðgerð2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) nothæft ástand•- reparable
- reparation
- repairman -
16 narrow
['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) þröngur2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) naumur, tæpur3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) takmarkaður2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) þrengjast- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded -
17 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ•- leaden -
18 continue
[kən'tinju:] 1. verb1) (to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on: She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres.) halda áfram2) (to go on (with) often after a break or pause: He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53.) halda áfram•- continually
- continuation
- continuity 2. adjectivea continuity girl.)- continuously -
19 file
I 1. noun(a line of soldiers etc walking one behind the other.)2. verb(to walk in a file: They filed across the road.)II 1. noun1) (a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.) skjalamappa2) (a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).) skrá; skjalasafn3) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.) skrá2. verb1) (to put (papers etc) in a file: He filed the letter under P.) ganga frá/setja á viðeigandi stað í skjalasafn2) (to bring (a suit) before a law court: to file (a suit) for divorce.) leggja inn kæru•- filename- filing cabinet III 1. noun(a steel tool with a rough surface for smoothing or rubbing away wood, metal etc.) þjöl2. verb(to cut or smooth with a file: She filed her nails.) sverfa; snyrta- filings -
20 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) tengja2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) tengja, sameina3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) gerast meðlimur, ganga í4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) sameinast; slást í hóp með5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) slást í hóp með2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) samskeyti- join hands
- join in
- join up
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