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1 hammer
['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hamar2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hamar3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) sleggja2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) negla2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) hamra á, troða í•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out -
2 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) járn2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) straujárn3) (a type of golf-club.) járnkylfa2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) strauja- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
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3 nut
1) (a fruit consisting of a single seed in a hard shell: a hazel-nut; a walnut.) hneta2) (a small round piece of metal with a hole through it, for screwing on the end of a bolt to hold pieces of wood, metal etc together: a nut and bolt.) ró•- nutty- nutcracker
- nutshell
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4 spike
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5 can
[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.)2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?)3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.)4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?)II 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) dós2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) niðursjóða (á dósir eða krukkur)- canned- cannery -
6 enamel
[i'næməl] 1. noun1) (a variety of glass applied as coating to a metal or other surface and made hard by heating: This pan is covered with enamel; ( also adjective) an enamel plate.) glerungur2) (the coating of the teeth.) tannglerungur3) (a glossy paint.) lakkmálning2. verb(to cover or decorate with enamel.) glerungshúða; lakka -
7 fatigue
[fə'ti:ɡ]1) (great tiredness (caused especially by hard work or effort): He was suffering from fatigue.) þreyta2) ((especially in metals) weakness caused by continual use: metal fatigue.) (málm)þreyta•- fatigued -
8 fracture
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9 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velja (úr)2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) tína3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) taka upp4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) opna, dírka/stinga upp (lás)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) úrval•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) haki -
10 resist
[rə'zist]1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) veita viðnám2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) standast3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) þola•- resistant -
11 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skel; skurn2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) (hús)grind3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) fallbyssuskot2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) afhÿða, flysja2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) gera stórskotaárás á•- come out of one's shell
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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
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