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1 compass
( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) áttaviti2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) sirkill3) (scope or range.) svið, takmörk• -
2 skyline
noun (the outline of buildings, hills etc seen against the sky: the New York skyline; I could see something moving on the skyline.) útlínur bygginga/trjáa/fjalla þar sem þau ber við himinn -
3 hill
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4 blanket
['blæŋkit] 1. noun1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) teppi2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) hula, lag2. adjective(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) allsherjar3. verb(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) hylja -
5 echo
['ekəu] 1. plural - echoes; noun(the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back: The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes.) bergmál2. verb1) (to send back an echo or echoes: The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.) bergmála2) (to repeat (a sound or a statement): She always echoes her husband's opinion.) herma eftir; endurtaka -
6 granite
['ɡrænit]noun, adjective((of) a type of hard usually grey or red rock used for building: buildings of granite: granite hills.) granít -
7 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) (erfiðis)vinna2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) verkamenn3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) hríðir4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Verkamannaflokkurinn2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) vinna, strita2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) erfiða, paufa•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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8 mist
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9 patrol
[pə'trəul] 1. past tense, past participle - patrolled; verb(to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it: Soldiers patrolled the streets.) vakta, hafa eftirlit2. noun1) (a group of people etc who patrol an area: They came across several army patrols in the hills.) varðflokkur2) (the act of watching or guarding by patrolling: The soldiers went out on patrol; ( also adjective) patrol duty.) vakt, eftirlit -
10 ridge
[ri‹]1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) kambur, ás, hryggur2) (a long narrow row of hills.) (fjalls)hryggur3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) hæðarhryggur4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) hryggur -
11 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi- early- late riser
- give rise to
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12 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) sökkva2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) hníga, síga; falla, lækka3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) sökkva í4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) verða þunglyndur5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) fjárfesta2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) vaskur- sunken- be sunk
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13 supply
1. verb(to give or provide: Who is supplying the rebels with guns and ammunition?; Extra paper will be supplied by the teacher if it is needed; The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills; The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.) útvega, láta í té2. noun1) (the act or process of supplying.) útvegun2) ((often in plural) an amount or quantity that is supplied; a stock or store: She left a supply of food for her husband when she went away for a few days; Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?; Fresh supplies will be arriving soon.) birgðir• -
14 tramp
[træmp] 1. verb1) (to walk with heavy footsteps: He tramped up the stairs.) þramma2) (to walk usually for a long distance: She loves tramping over the hills.) ganga2. noun1) (a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging: He gave his old coat to a tramp.) flakkari2) (a long walk.) löng ganga3) (the sound of heavy footsteps.) þramm4) ((also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route.) flutningaskip5) ((American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men.) -
15 valley
['væli](a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) dalur -
16 view
[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) sÿn, sjón; útsÿni; (landslags)mynd2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) skoðun3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) skoðun2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) horfa á, virða fyrir sér, skoða- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view
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