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1 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hár2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hár3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hár, mikill, töluverður4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) há-, hæsti-, aðal-5) (noble; good: high ideals.) háleitur6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) sterkur, mikill7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hár, bjartur8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) hár, bjartur9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) sem farið er að slá í10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) háspil2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) hátt- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) beina athygli að- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
2 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bera2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) berast3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bera, halda uppi4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) hafa, bera með sér5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ná í gegn, samþykkja6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) bera sig•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
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3 glory
['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) heiður, sæmd2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) stolt3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) dÿrð2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) vera alsæll yfir- glorify- glorification
- glorious
- gloriously -
4 imposing
[im'pouziŋ](making a great impression; large and handsome: an imposing building.) stórfenglegur -
5 inaugurate
[i'no:ɡjureit]1) (to place (a person) in an official position with great ceremony: to inaugurate a president.) setja í embætti2) (to make a ceremonial start to: This meeting is to inaugurate our new Social Work scheme.) koma á; marka upphaf3) (to open (a building, exhibition etc) formally to the public: The Queen inaugurated the new university buildings.) vígja, taka í notkun, opna•- inaugural -
6 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) hrista(st)2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) trufla, koma úr jafnvægi2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) hristingur2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) hristingur•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up -
7 storm
[sto:m] 1. noun1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) stormur2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) tilfinningastormur; fagnaðarlæti2. verb1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) hrópa reiðilega, hella sér yfir með ofsa2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) æða3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) gera áhlaup•- stormy- stormily
- storminess
- stormbound
- stormtrooper
- a storm in a teacup
- take by storm -
8 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) veggur, (varnar)múr2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) veggur2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) girða af (með vegg)- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) veggfóðra- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall
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