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  • 101 drawing

    noun ((the art of making) a picture made with a pencil, crayon etc: the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci; I am no good at drawing.) teikning

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  • 102 drill

    [dril] 1. verb
    1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) bora
    2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) æfa
    2. noun
    1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) borvél, bor
    2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) heræfing

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  • 103 expedition

    [ekspi'diʃən]
    1) (an organized journey with a purpose: an expedition to the South Pole.) leiðangur
    2) (a group making such a journey: He was a member of the expedition which climbed Mount Everest.) leiðangur(shópur)

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  • 104 experiment

    [ik'sperimənt] 1. noun
    (a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) tilraun
    2. verb
    ((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) gera tilraun(ir)
    - experimentally
    - experimentation

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  • 105 formula

    ['fo:mjulə]
    plurals - formulae; noun
    1) (an arrangement of signs or letters used in chemistry, arithmetic etc to express an idea briefly: the formula for water is H2O.) (efna)formúla
    2) (a recipe or set of instructions for making something: The shampoo was made to a new formula.) uppskrift

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  • 106 hullabaloo

    1) (an uproar: The teacher told the pupils to stop making such a hullabaloo.) gauragangur; hávaði
    2) (a loud public protest.) mótmæli

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  • 107 include

    [iŋ'klu:d]
    (to take in or consider along with (other people, things etc) as part of a group, set etc: Am I included in the team?; Your duties include making the tea.) telja með
    - including
    - inclusive

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  • 108 knack

    [næk]
    (the ability to do something skilfully and easily: It took me some time to learn the knack of making pancakes.) handlag

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  • 109 mahogany

    [mə'hoɡəni]
    1) (the wood of a tropical American tree, much used for making furniture: This table is made of mahogany; ( also adjective) a mahogany table.) mahóní
    2) (( also adjective) (of) its dark brown colour.) mahóníbrúnn
    3) ((also mahogany tree) the tree.) mahónítré

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  • 110 make up to

    (to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc: She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.) smjaðra fyrir (e-m)

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  • 111 mockery

    noun (an act of making fun of something: She could not bear the mockery of the other children.) háð, aðhlátur

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  • 112 ordination

    [o:di'neiʃən]
    (the act of making (a person) a priest, minister etc, or the ceremony at which this is done.) vígsla

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  • 113 pause

    [po:z] 1. noun
    1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) hlé
    2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) (heilnótu)þögn; þagnarmerki
    2. verb
    (to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) gera hlé

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  • 114 personal

    1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) persónulegur, einka-
    2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) persónulegur, einka-
    3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) í eigin persónu
    4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) persónulegur, nærgöngull

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  • 115 plane

    I 1. [plein] noun
    1) (an aeroplane.) flugvél
    2) (a level or standard: Man is on a higher plane (of development) than the apes.) (þróunar)stig
    3) (in geometry, a flat surface.) slétta, flötur
    2. verb
    (to move smoothly over the surface (of water etc).) líða eftir vatnsfleti
    II 1. [plein] noun
    (a carpenter's tool for making a level or smooth surface.) hefill
    2. verb
    (to make (a surface) level, smooth or lower by using a plane.) hefla
    III [plein] noun
    (a type of tree with broad leaves.) platanviður

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  • 116 plaster

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) múrhúð
    2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gifs
    3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) plástur
    2. verb
    1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) múrhúða
    2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) maka, smyrja
    - plastic 3. adjective
    (easily made into different shapes.) auðmótanlegur

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  • 117 pottery

    1) (articles made by fired clay: He is learning how to make pottery.) leirmunir
    2) ((plural potteries) a place where articles of fired clay are made: He is working in the pottery.) leirkeragerð
    3) (the art of making such articles: He is learning pottery.) leirkeragerð

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  • 118 prediction

    [-ʃən]
    noun I'm making no predictions about the result of the race.) spá

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  • 119 shame

    [ʃeim] 1. noun
    1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) skömm
    2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) smán
    3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) hneisa
    4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) synd, e-ð leiðinlegt
    2. verb
    1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) reka með hótunum
    2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) láta skammast sín
    - shamefully
    - shamefulness
    - shameless
    - shamelessly
    - shamelessness
    - shamefaced
    - put to shame
    - to my
    - his shame

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  • 120 simplification

    1) (the process of making simpler.) einföldun
    2) (something made simpler; a simpler form: The Americans have made some simplifications in English spelling.) einföldun

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