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1 kerb
[kə:b]((especially American curb) an edging, usually of stone, round a raised area, especially a pavement: The old lady stepped off the kerb right in front of a car.) gangstéttarbrún -
2 curb
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3 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) teikna2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) draga (upp)3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) nálgast; fjarlægjast4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) gera jafntefli5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) fá, hljóta6) (to open or close (curtains).) draga fyrir/frá7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) draga athygli2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) jafntefli2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) e-ð sem trekkir3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) dráttur (í happdrætti)4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) það að draga upp byssu, bregða vopni•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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4 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) innri hlið; innihald2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) innyfli2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) innanverður, innri3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) að innan(verðu)2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) inni4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) inni í, í2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) innan• -
5 kerbstone
noun (a stone used as part of a kerb.) kantsteinn
См. также в других словарях:
Kerb — or KERB may refer to:* Kerb (road) * Kerb weight * Kerb (archaeology) or peristalith, a Megalithic architectural stone ring * Kerberos, a computer authentication system * KERB (AM), a radio station (600 FM) licensed to Kermit, Texas, United… … Wikipedia
Kerb — Kerb, n. See {Curb}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kerb — BrE curb AmE [kə:b US kə:rb] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: curb] the edge of the ↑pavement (=raised path) at the side of a road ▪ His car mounted the kerb and ploughed into a bus queue … Dictionary of contemporary English
Kerb — bezeichnet: im regionalen Dialekt im Saarland, an der unteren Nahe, in der westlichen und nördlichen Pfalz, in Teilen von Südhessen beziehungsweise Rheinhessen und in Unterfranken die Kirchweih die britische Schreibweise von Curb (Randsteine im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
kerb — [ kɜrb ] the British spelling of curb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kerb — 1660s, a variant of CURB (Cf. curb) (q.v.). The preferred British spelling in certain specialized senses, especially edging of stone on a pavement (1805) … Etymology dictionary
kerb — (US curb) ► NOUN ▪ a stone edging to a pavement or raised path. ORIGIN variant of CURB(Cf. ↑curb) … English terms dictionary
kerb — [kʉrb] n. Brit. sp. of CURB (n. 5, 6, & vt. 3) … English World dictionary
kerb — (BrE) (AmE curb) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dropped (BrE) ▪ Dropped kerbs make wheelchair access easier. VERB + KERB/CURB ▪ pull away from ▪ The car pulled away from t … Collocations dictionary
kerb — n. Brit. a stone edging to a pavement or raised path. Phrases and idioms: kerb crawler a person who indulges in kerb crawling. kerb crawling the practice of driving slowly along the edge of a road, soliciting passers by. kerb drill precautions,… … Useful english dictionary
kerb — curb, kerb In BrE, curb is a noun meaning ‘a check or restraint’ and a verb meaning ‘to restrain’. As a noun it also means ‘a strap fastened to a bit on a horse’, and ‘a fender round a hearth’. In AmE, curb has these meanings and is also ‘a stone … Modern English usage
