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81 shut
1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) loka2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) lokast, skella aftur3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) loka4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) loka inni/úti2. adjective(closed.) lokaður- shut off
- shut up -
82 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) púði2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) skrifblokk3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) skotpallur2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) troða (í), bólstra upp- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) tipla, ganga léttilega og hljóðlega -
83 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) bank2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) banka- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) krani2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) hagnÿta2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) hlera síma -
84 chase
[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) elta2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) reka (í burtu)2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) eftirför2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) dÿraveiðar• -
85 move
[mu:v] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) hreyfa; færa2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) flytja3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) hræra, snerta2. noun1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) færsla, leikur2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) flutningur•- movable- moveable
- movement
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- get a move on
- make a move
- move along
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move off
- move out
- move up
- on the move -
86 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) plokka; hnippa (í)2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) reyta3) (to pick (flowers etc).) tína4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plokka5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) gripla, plokka2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) hugrekki- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy -
87 plunder
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88 seal
I 1. [si:l] noun1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) innsigli2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) innsigli3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) (vatns)þéttiefni2. verb1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) innsigla2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) loka vel3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) gera út um, ákvarða•- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) selur- sealskin -
89 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) svampur2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) svampur3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) svampkaka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) þurrka af með svampi2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) þurrka/hreinsa með svampi2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) lifa á kostnað annarra•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
90 cordon
['ko:dn](a line of sentries or policemen to prevent people from entering an area: They've put a cordon round the house where the bomb is planted.) varðhringur -
91 runway
noun (a wide path from which aircraft take off and on which they land: The plane landed on the runway.) flugbraut -
92 wobble
['wobl] 1. verb(to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) vera valtur, vagga, riða2. noun(a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) rugg, vagg- wobbly- wobbliness -
93 chip
[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) flísa2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) skarð2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) frönsk kartafla3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) spilapeningur4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.)•- chip in -
94 cubicle
['kju:bikl](a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one: Please use the (changing-)cubicle to change into your swimming trunks.) klefi -
95 cutting
1) (a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant.) afleggjari, græðlingur2) (an article cut out from a newspaper etc: She collects cuttings about the Royal Family.) úrklippur3) (a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built.) gröftur eða skurður -
96 isolate
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97 sick-leave
noun (time taken off from work etc because of sickness: He has been on sick-leave for the last three days.) veikindafrí -
98 waste pipe
(a pipe to carry off waste material, or water from a sink etc: The kitchen waste pipe is blocked.) skolpleiðsla
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