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1 the high seas
(the open seas; far from land.) úthöf -
2 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) algengur2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) sameiginlegur3) (publicly owned: common property.) almennings-4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ruddalegur, ókurteis5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) óbreyttur; alþÿðan6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) samnafn2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) almenningur- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
3 hill
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4 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) stig, staða2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) hæð3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) hallamál4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) slétta2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) sléttur2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) jafnhár3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jafn3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) jafna, slétta2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) jafna3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) miða á4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jafna við jörðu•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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5 mudflat
noun ((often in plural) an area of muddy seaside land which is covered with water at high tide.) leirur -
6 plateau
['plætəu, ]( American[) plæ'təu]plurals - plateaus, plateaux; noun(an area of high flat land; a mountain with a wide, flat top.) háslétta -
7 watershed
noun (an area of high land from which rivers flow in different directions into different basins.) vatnaskil
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