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1 asphalt
['æsfælt, ]( American[) -fo:lt]noun, adjective((of) a mixture containing tar, used to make roads, pavements etc: The workmen are laying asphalt; an asphalt playground.) asfalt, malbik -
2 battery
['bætəri]plural - batteries; noun1) (a series of two or more electric cells arranged to produce, or store, a current: a torch battery.) rafgeymir/-hlaða2) (an arrangement of cages in which laying hens etc are kept.) hænsnabúr/-stíur3) (a group of large guns (and the people manning them).) stórskotaliðsfylki4) (a long series: a battery of questions.) röð, samstæða -
3 cable
['keibl] 1. noun1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) kaðall, keðja, festar2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) kapall, leiðsla3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) vírkaðall4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) símskeyti5) (cable television.)2. verb(to telegraph by cable: I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada.) senda símskeyti- cable television
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4 homage
['homi‹]((a sign of) great respect shown to a person: We pay homage to this great man by laying a wreath yearly on his grave.) virðing, lotning; virðingarvottur -
5 landscape gardening
(the art of planning and laying out gardens, parks etc.) skrúðgarðyrkja, landslagshönnun -
6 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
7 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) drottning2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) drottning3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) (fegurðar)drottning4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) drottning5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) drottning6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) drottning7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother -
8 shelf
[ʃelf]plural - shelves; noun1) (a board for laying things on: There are shelves on the kitchen walls.) hilla2) (a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water.)•- shelve- on the shelf
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laying — laying; non·laying; … English syllables
laying — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Laying is used after these nouns: ↑egg {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Laying is used with these nouns: ↑hen … Collocations dictionary
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laying — noun the production of eggs (especially in birds) (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑egg laying • Hypernyms: ↑parturition, ↑birth, ↑giving birth, ↑birthing … Useful english dictionary
laying on — noun the act of contacting something with your hand (Freq. 1) peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger • Hypernyms: ↑contact, ↑physical contact … Useful english dictionary
laying-room — laying room … Dictionary of ichthyology
