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21 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
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22 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) sleppa, brjóstast út, flÿja2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) komast hjá3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) gleymast4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) leka2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) flótti; gasleki- escapism- escapist -
23 excavate
['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) grafa2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) grafa upp•- excavator -
24 eyelet
[-lit]noun (a small hole in fabric etc for a cord etc.) þráðarauga; útsaumað gat í gatasaumi -
25 fill
[fil] 1. verb1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) fylla2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) fyllast3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) uppfylla4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) fylla (í); setja fyllingar í2. noun(as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) fylli- filled- filler
- filling
- filling-station
- fill in
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26 seat
[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) sæti2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) seta, sessa3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) buxnaseta4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) sæti5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) (að)setur2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) láta setjast2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) taka í sæti•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
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27 spout
1. verb1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) spúa, sprauta2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) buna/romsa út úr sér; þruma2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) stútur2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) vatnssúla -
28 vent
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29 acid
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30 adverb
['ædvə:b](a word used before or after a verb, before an adjective or preposition, or with another adverb to show time, manner, place, degree etc: Yesterday he looked more carefully in the box, and there he found a very small key with a hole right through it.) atviksorð- adverbially -
31 borehole
noun (a hole made by boring, especially to find oil etc.) borhola -
32 breach
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33 bung
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34 burrow
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35 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) grafa með skóflu2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) moka, grafa3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) ÿta, gefa olnbogaskot2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) sneið, háðsleg athugasemd- digger- dig out
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36 drill
[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) bora2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) æfa2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) borvél, bor2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) heræfing -
37 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) auga2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) auga; lykkja; gat3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) skyn, næmt auga2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) fylgjast með, horfa á- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
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38 keyhole
noun (the hole in which a key of a door etc is placed: The child looked through the keyhole to see if his teacher was still with his parents.) skráargat -
39 manhole
noun (a hole (usually in the middle of a road or pavement) through which someone may go to inspect sewers etc.) op að holræsi -
40 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
- in a nutshell
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hole — [hōl] n. [ME < OE hol, orig. neut. of adj. holh, hollow, akin to Ger hohl < IE base * kaul , *kul , hollow, hollow stalk > L caulis, Gr kaulos, stalk] 1. a hollow or hollowed out place; cavity; specif., a) an excavation or pit ☆ b) a… … English World dictionary
Hole — (h[=o]l), n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan. huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. h[*a]l, Icel. hola; prob. from the root of AS. helan to conceal. See {Hele}, {Hell}, and cf. {Hold} of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hole and corner — Hole Hole (h[=o]l), n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan. huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. h[*a]l, Icel. hola; prob. from the root of AS. helan to conceal. See {Hele}, {Hell}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hole board — Hole Hole (h[=o]l), n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan. huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. h[*a]l, Icel. hola; prob. from the root of AS. helan to conceal. See {Hele}, {Hell}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hole in the wall — ☆ hole in the wall n. a small, dingy room, shop, etc., esp. one in a remote or unfrequented place * * * … Universalium
hole in the wall — ☆ hole in the wall n. a small, dingy room, shop, etc., esp. one in a remote or unfrequented place … English World dictionary
hole-and-corner — [hōl′ən kôr΄nər] adj. 1. unimportant, humdrum, etc. 2. kept secret, esp. to avoid blame or punishment … English World dictionary
hole — 1 noun (C) 1 SPACE IN STH SOLID an empty space in something solid (+ in): We ll just dig a big hole in the ground and bury the box in it. 2 SPACE STH CAN GO THROUGH a space in something that allows things, light etc to get through to the other… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hole — holeless, adj. holey, adj. /hohl/, n., v., holed, holing. n. 1. an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock. 2. a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. the excavated… … Universalium
hole — hole1 W2S1 [həul US houl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(space in something solid)¦ 2¦(space something can go through)¦ 3¦(empty place)¦ 4¦(weak part)¦ 5¦(animal s home)¦ 6¦(unpleasant place)¦ 7¦(golf)¦ 8 hole in one 9 make a hole in som … Dictionary of contemporary English
hole — /hoʊl / (say hohl) noun 1. an opening through anything; an aperture. 2. a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. a waterhole. 4. Goldmining a shaft sunk into the ground from the surface; a miner s excavation. 5.… …
