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1 industry
['indəstri]plural - industries; noun1) ((any part of) the business of producing or making goods: the ship-building industry; The government should invest more money in industry.) iðnaður2) (hard work or effort: He owed his success to both ability and industry.) iðni, vinnusemi•- industrialist
- industrialized
- industrialised
- industrialization
- industrialisation
- industrious
- industrial estate
- industrial relations -
2 heavy industry
(industries such as coalmining, ship-building etc which involve the use of large or heavy machines or which produce large or heavy products.) þungaiðnaður -
3 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) handtaka2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) stöðva2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) handtaka2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) stöðvun; (hjarta)bilun• -
4 aviation
[eivi'eiʃən]1) ((the science or practice of) flying in aircraft.) flug2) (the industry concerned with aircraft manufacture, design etc.) flugvélaiðnaður -
5 backbone
1) (the spine: the backbone of a fish.) hryggur2) (the chief support: The older employees are the backbone of the industry.) uppistaða, meginstoð -
6 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) miðja; miðbær2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) miðstöð3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) aðal-, megin-2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) setja/færa í miðju, leggja áherslu á2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) snúast um, -
7 communism
['komjunizəm]((often with capital) a system of government under which there is no private industry and (in some forms) no private property, most things being state-owned.) kommúnismi -
8 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) íhaldsamur2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) íhaldsmaður -
9 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) þungur2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) þungur3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) mikill, þungur,4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stórtækur, stór-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) þungbúinn6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) erfiður7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) þungur8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) þunglamalegur, hávær•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
10 high-tech
noun ((also hi-tech, high technology) the use of advanced machines and equipment in industry.) -
11 industries
plural; see industry -
12 knight
1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) riddari2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) sá sem sæmdur er riddaratign3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) riddari2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) slá til riddara -
13 making
noun (the process of producing or forming something: glassmaking; ( also adjective) the road-making industry.) framleiðsla -
14 manpower
noun (the number of people available for employment etc: There's a shortage of manpower in the building industry.) mannafli -
15 mechanise
['me-]1) (to introduce machinery into (an industry etc): We've mechanized the entire process.) vélvæða2) (to supply (troops) with motor vehicles.) búa (herdeild) ökutækjum -
16 mechanize
['me-]1) (to introduce machinery into (an industry etc): We've mechanized the entire process.) vélvæða2) (to supply (troops) with motor vehicles.) búa (herdeild) ökutækjum -
17 mogul
['məuɡl](a very rich person who has great power or influence in a particular industry or activity: a movie mogul; a media mogul.) -
18 monopolise
1) (to have a monopoly of or over: They've monopolized the fruit-canning industry.) einoka2) (to take up the whole of (eg someone's attention): She tries to monopolize the teacher's attention.) einoka; hleypa engum öðrum að -
19 monopolize
1) (to have a monopoly of or over: They've monopolized the fruit-canning industry.) einoka2) (to take up the whole of (eg someone's attention): She tries to monopolize the teacher's attention.) einoka; hleypa engum öðrum að -
20 mushroom
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