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21 refine
1) (to make (a substance eg sugar) pure by taking out dirt, waste substances etc: Oil is refined before it is used.) hreinsa2) (to improve: We have refined our techniques considerably since the work began.) bæta, slípa, fága•- refined- refinement
- refinery -
22 root out
1) (to pull up or tear out by the roots: The gardener began to root out the weeds.) uppræta, rífa upp með rótum2) (to get rid of completely: We must do our best to root out poverty.) uppræta -
23 screw up
1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) setja upp skeifu, gretta/krumpa2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) krumpa, vöðla saman3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.) -
24 scurry
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25 sidelight
noun (a light fixed to the side, or at the side of the front or back, of a car, boat etc: He switched his sidelights on when it began to get dark.) hliðarljós -
26 sketch
[ske ] 1. noun1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) skissa2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) ágrip3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) skissa, skets, þáttur2. verb1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.) rissa; gera frumriss2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.) teikna, skissa•- sketchy- sketchily
- sketchiness
- sketch-book -
27 snowflake
noun (one of the soft, light flakes composed of groups of crystals, in which snow falls: A few large snowflakes began to fall from the sky.) snjókorn/-flygsa -
28 soap
[səup] 1. noun(a mixture containing oils or fats and other substances, especially formed into small regularly-shaped pieces and used in washing: He found a bar of soap and began to wash his hands.) sápa2. verb(to rub with soap: She soaped the baby all over.) sápa- soapy- soapiness
- soap opera -
29 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) teygja/breiða (út/úr)2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) dreifa (úr)3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) tvístra(st), dreifa(st) -
30 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 -
31 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) leggja af stað2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) byrja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, fara í gang4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) koma af stað/á fót2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) byrjun; rásmark2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forskot•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hrökkva við2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) kippur, rykkur2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) áfall -
32 step in
(to intervene: The children began to quarrel, and I thought it was time I stepped in.) skerast í leikinn -
33 suspect
1. [sə'spekt] verb1) (to think (a person etc) guilty: Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.) gruna2) (to distrust: I suspected her motives / air of honesty.) tortryggja3) (to think probable: I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.) gruna2. noun(a person who is thought guilty: There are three possible suspects in this murder case.) maður sem er grunaður um e-ð3. adjective(not trustworthy: I think his statement is suspect.) grunsamlegur- suspicious
- suspiciously
- suspiciousness -
34 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) synda2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) synda3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) fljóta; svima, sundla2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) sund- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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35 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) setja mark sitt á2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) segja til (e-s) -
36 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 -
37 unutterable
1) ((of a feeling) too strong to be expressed: To his unutterable horror, the ground began to shake.) ósegjanlegur2) (too bad to describe: What unutterable rudeness!) ósegjanlegur -
38 vigour
['viɡə](strength and energy: He began his new job with enthusiasm and vigour.) kraftur, lífsorka- vigorous- vigorously -
39 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) blautur2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) votviðrasamur2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) bleyta3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) raki2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) rigning•- wetness- wet blanket
- wet-nurse
- wetsuit
- wet through -
40 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vindur2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) andardráttur, öndun3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vindgangur, þemba2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) fá til að missa andann3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) blásturs-- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) vefja um2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) vinda (e-ð) í hnykil/upp á spólu3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) hlykkjast4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) trekkja, vinda•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up
- 1
- 2
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