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1 chain
[ ein] 1. noun1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) keðja2) (a series: a chain of events.) röð2. verb(to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.) hlekkja- chain store -
2 chain mail
(armour made of iron links.) hringabrynja -
3 chain store
(one of a series of shops (often department stores) under the same ownership.) verslanakeðja -
4 link
[liŋk] 1. noun1) (a ring of a chain: There was a worn link in the chain and it broke; an important link in the chain of the evidence.) hlekkur2) (anything connecting two things: His job was to act as a link between the government and the press.) hlekkur, tengiliður2. verb(to connect as by a link: The new train service links the suburbs with the heart of the city.) tengja- link up -
5 cable
['keibl] 1. noun1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) kaðall, keðja, festar2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) kapall, leiðsla3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) vírkaðall4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) símskeyti5) (cable television.)2. verb(to telegraph by cable: I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada.) senda símskeyti- cable television
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6 charm
1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) (yndis)þokki2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) galdraþula3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) töfragripur4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.)2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) heilla2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) töfra, galdra•- charming- charmingly -
7 cog
[koɡ](one of a series of teeth around the edge of a wheel which fits into one of a similar series in a similar wheel (or into a chain as in a bicycle) causing motion: The cogs in the gear-wheels of a car get worn down.) tönn, kíll -
8 communication cord
(a chain etc in a railway carriage, to be pulled in an emergency.) aðvörunarkeðja -
9 crane
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10 cufflinks
noun plural (two ornamental buttons etc joined by a small bar, chain etc used to fasten a shirt cuff.) ermahnappur -
11 endless
1) (going on for ever or for a very long time: endless arguments.) endalaus; óendanlegur2) (continuous, because of having the two ends joined: an endless chain.) endalaus, samfelldur -
12 fetter
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13 handcuffs
noun plural (steel rings, joined by a short chain, put round the wrists of prisoners: a pair of handcuffs.) handjárn -
14 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ•- leaden -
15 leash
[li:ʃ](a strip of leather or piece of chain attached to a collar round its neck by which a dog etc is held.) ól, band -
16 loop
[lu:p] 1. noun1) (a doubled-over part of a piece of rope, chain etc: She made a loop in the string.) lykkja2) (a U-shaped bend in a river etc.) bugða3) (IUD; a contraceptive device used by women.)2. verb(to fasten with, or form into, a loop or loops: He looped the rope round a post.) festa með lykkju -
17 padlock
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18 pendant
['pendənt]1) (an ornament hung from a necklace: a pendant hanging from a silver chain.) nisti, men2) (the ornament and the necklace together: She fastened a gold pendant round her neck.) hálsmen -
19 roll in
verb (to come in or be got in large numbers or amounts: I'd like to own a chain store and watch the money rolling in.) berast í miklum mæli -
20 shackles
['ʃæklz](a pair of iron rings joined by a chain that are put on a prisoner's wrists, ankles etc, to limit movement: His captors put shackles on him.) hlekkir- shackle
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