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1 darkness
noun (the state of being dark.) dimma, myrkur -
2 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) skuggi2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) myrkur3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) baugar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) vottur2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skyggja á2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) hafa náið eftirlit með•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow -
3 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) myrkvun2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) bann3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) tímabundið óminni4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) -
4 cloak
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5 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) þekja2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) nægja fyrir3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) fara, komast4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) ná yfir5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) vera tryggður6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) safna fréttum sem fréttamaður7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) hafa í skotmáli2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) ábreiða; lok2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) skjól3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjól•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
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6 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) myrkur, dimmur2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) dökkur3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) leynilegur, dulinn2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) myrkur- darken- darkness
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7 dilate
(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) víkka, stækka -
8 dusk
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9 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) form; vera (útlínur)2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) gerð, tegund3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) eyðublað4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) háttur, venja; form5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) bekkur2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) stofna; móta2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) mótast, myndast3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) skipa, raða4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) mynda, vera•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) bekkur -
10 glimmer
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11 gloom
[ɡlu:m]1) (a state of not quite complete darkness: I could not tell the colour of the car in the gloom.) myrkur, dimma2) (sadness: The king's death cast a gloom over the whole country.) drungi, depurð•- gloomy- gloominess -
12 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) nótt; kvöld2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) nótt•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
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13 pierce
[piəs]1) ((of pointed objects) to go into or through (something): The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.) stinga(st) í (gegnum)2) (to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object: Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar.) stinga gat á•- piercing- piercingly
- piercingness -
14 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skuggi2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skuggi3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skermur, hlíf4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) lit-/blæbrigði5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) örlítið2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skÿla2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) dekkja, skyggja3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) leysast upp í; breytast smám saman yfir í•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
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15 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) lögun, form2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) svipur, form3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) ástand, ásigkomulag2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) móta2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) móta3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) þróast, æxlast•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
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16 utter
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