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1 air-lock
noun (a bubble in a pipe which prevents liquid from flowing along it.) loftstífla -
2 blast
1. noun1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) vindhviða2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) blástur, hvellur3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) sprenging2. verb1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) rifna af, tætast af2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) af fullum krafti•- blasting- blast furnace
- at full blast
- blast off -
3 toss
[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) kasta2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) bylta sér3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) kastast til, veltast4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) varpa hlutkesti, kasta upp á e-ð2. noun(an act of tossing.) kast- toss up- win/lose the toss -
4 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) (vatns)dæla, pumpa2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) (loft)pumpa2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) dæla (upp)2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) pumpa (e-n), veiða upp úr•- pump up -
5 suspend
[sə'spend]1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) hanga; hengja (upp)2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) (láta) hanga/svífa3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) fella niður um tíma4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) setja í bann; víkja úr starfi tímabundið•- suspenders
- suspense
- suspension
- suspension bridge -
6 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) ráðast á2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) ráðast á3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) sækja4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) takast á við2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) árás2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) kast, áfall -
7 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) hagsbót, gagn2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) hafa gagn af2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) gagna, verða til góðs•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
8 exclude
[ik'sklu:d]1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) útiloka2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) byrgja úti3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) útiloka•- excluding -
9 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land, ríki3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) landareign4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) jarðareign2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lenda2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) lenda; landa3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) koma (sér) í•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
10 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
11 smother
1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) kæfa2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) kæfa3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) þekja -
12 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) neisti2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) rafneisti3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) snefill, vottur2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) skjóta neistum2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) koma af stað -
13 transport
1. [træns'po:t] verb(to carry (goods, passengers etc) from one place to another: The goods were transported by air; A bus transported us from the airport to the city.) flytja (á milli)2. noun(the process of transporting or being transported: road transport; My husband is using my car, so I have no (means of) transport.) samgöngutæki/-kerfi- transportation
- transporter -
14 aerial
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15 belch
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16 breath
[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) andi2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) öndun•- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath -
17 breathe
[bri:ð]1) (to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs: He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.) anda2) (to tell (a secret): Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.) segja frá (leyndarmáli)•- breather -
18 bring round
(to bring back from unconsciousness: Fresh air brought him round.) vekja til meðvitundar -
19 central heating
(heating of a building by water, steam or air through pipes from one central boiler etc.) miðstöðvarhitun -
20 cough
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