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21 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) mistök2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) galli3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) jarðsprunga; misgengi2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) finna að, gagnrÿna- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault -
22 foothold
noun (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) fótfesta -
23 fossil
['fosl](the hardened remains of an animal or vegetable found in rock: Fossils have been found here which may be a million years old.) steingervingur- fossilise -
24 granite
['ɡrænit]noun, adjective((of) a type of hard usually grey or red rock used for building: buildings of granite: granite hills.) granít -
25 heyday
['heidei](the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) blómatími, blómaskeið -
26 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) hola, gat2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) (jarð)hola; greni3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) hola2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) gera gat á2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) hitta í holu•- hole out -
27 impede
[im'pi:d](to prevent or delay the start or progress of: Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock.) hindra -
28 inanimate
[in'ænimət](not living: A rock is an inanimate object.) dauður, lífvana -
29 lava
(liquid, melted rock etc thrown out from a volcano and becoming solid as it cools.) hraun(kvika) -
30 lee
[li:](the sheltered side, away from the wind: We sat in the lee of the rock.) skjól, var, hlé- leeway -
31 limestone
noun (a kind of rock.) kalksteinn -
32 mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) massi; hrúga; klumpur; fjöldi2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) ógrynni3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) meginhluti4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) massi2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) safnast saman3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) fjölda-- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) messa2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) messa (tónverk) -
33 molten
[məultən]((of a solid) in a liquid state, having been melted: molten rock.) bræddur -
34 ore
[o:](any mineral, rock etc from which a metal is obtained: iron ore.) málmgrÿti -
35 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) turnspíra2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) fjallstindur3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) hátindur -
36 plummet
1. past tense, past participle - plummetted; verb((of a heavy weight) to fall or drop swiftly: The rock plummeted to the bottom of the cliff.) stingast, steypast2. noun(An indicator hung down to see if something is vertical.) -
37 pothole
1) (a hole or cave made in rock by the action of swirling water.) skessuketill2) (a hole worn in a road-surface.) hola/hvarf í vegi -
38 project
1. ['pro‹ekt] noun1) (a plan or scheme: a building project.) áætlun2) (a piece of study or research: I am doing a project on Italian art.) verkefni2. [prə'‹ekt] verb1) (to throw outwards, forwards or upwards: The missile was projected into space.) kasta, skjóta2) (to stick out: A sharp rock projected from the sea.) skaga fram3) (to plan or propose.) skipuleggja; leggja til4) (to make a picture or a film appear on a screen.)•- projection
- projector -
39 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rúlla; strangi; spóla2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) rúnstykki, bolla3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) það að velta sér4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) veltingur5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) druna6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) húðfelling, (fitu)keppur7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) léttur, hraður trumbusláttur2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rúlla, velta2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rúlla, velta3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) vefja, vinda4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) velta (sér), snúa (sér) við5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) hnoða, rúlla6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) vefja inn í7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) fletja út8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) velta9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) drynja10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) ranghvolfa11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) aka, keyra12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) líða, berast mjúklega13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) líða•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) renna sér á rúlluskautum- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) (nafna)listi -
40 sandstone
['sænstəun]noun (a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together.) sandsteinn
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