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41 parched
1) (hot and dry: Nothing could grow in the parched land.) skraufþurr og heitur, skrælnaður2) (thirsty: Can I have a cup of tea - I'm parched!) sem er að deyja úr þorsta, skrælnaður -
42 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta, jurt2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) vélakostur3) (a factory.) verksmiðja2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) planta2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) rækta3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) planta (sér), koma tryggilega fyrir4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) planta (e-u), koma fyrir•- planter -
43 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
- raise someone's spirits -
44 rear
I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) bakhlið2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) bakhluti, rass2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) aftur-- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) ala upp; rækta2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) prjóna3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) reisa sig•- rear up -
45 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 -
46 shoot up
(to grow or increase rapidly: Prices have shot up.) þjóta upp -
47 soil
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48 spore
[spo:](a tiny seedlike cell from which ferns and other types of non-flowering plant grow.) gró -
49 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) stökkva2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) stafa af; vaxa/spretta (af)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) loka(st), skella(st) (aftur)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) gormur, fjöður2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) vor3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) stökk4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) fjöðrun5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) lækur, lind•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
50 sprout up
((of plants or children) to grow: That fruit bush has sprouted up fast; At the age of fourteen he really began to sprout up.) vaxa -
51 stale
[steil]1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) gamall, uppþornaður2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) staðnaður3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) útkeyrður/-brunninn -
52 stoop
[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) lúta, halla sér fram2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) leggjast svo lágt að2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) lot- stooped -
53 straggle
['stræɡl]1) (to grow or spread untidily: His beard straggled over his chest.) dreifa/láta vaxa óreglulega2) (to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.) dragast afturúr•- straggly
- straggliness -
54 swamp
[swomp] 1. noun(an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). blautlendi, mÿri, fen2. verb(to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) fylla(st) vatni- swampy- swampiness -
55 take root
(to grow firmly; to become established: The plants soon took root.) skjóta rótum; festa rætur, ná fótfestu -
56 thrive
(to grow strong and healthy: Children thrive on milk; The business is thriving.) þrífast, dafna- thriving -
57 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) tönn2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) sagartönn/-tindur; tönn á tannhjóli•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail -
58 train
I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) lest2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) slóði3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) atburðarás4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) -lestII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) æfa, þjálfa2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) miða, beina3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) láta plöntu vaxa á sérstakan hátt•- trained- trainee
- trainer
- training -
59 tree line
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60 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) undir2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) innan við3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) undir stjórn4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) undir, til2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) í kaf/undir ákveðnum aldri- under-
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Grow — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Galusha A. Grow (1823–1907), US amerikanischer Politiker Malcolm C. Grow (1887–1960), US amerikanischer Luftwaffenoffizier Margarete Grow, deutsche Tänzerin und Schönheitskönigin Grow ist der Name mehrerer … Deutsch Wikipedia
Grow — (gr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Grew} (gr[udd]); p. p. {Grown (gr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Growing}.] [AS. gr[=o]wan; akin to D. groeijen, Icel. gr[=o]a, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf. {Green}, {Grass}.] 1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grow — grow; grow·able; grow·er; in·ter·grow; re·grow; grow·ing·ly; … English syllables
Grow — (gr[=o]), v. t. To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. Macaulay. Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See {Raise}, v. t., 3. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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