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1 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan•- lined- liner- lining -
2 line up
1) (to form a line: The children lined up ready to leave the classroom; She lined up the chairs.) stilla sér upp í röð2) (to collect and arrange in readiness: We've lined up several interesting guests to appear on the programme (noun line-up).) stilla upp -
3 in line for
(likely to get or to be given something: He is in line for promotion.) sem kemur til álita -
4 make a bee-line for
(to take the most direct way to; to go immediately to: Fred always makes a bee-line for the prettiest girl at a party.) skunda rakleiðis til -
5 out of line with
(in or out of agreement with: His views are out of line with those of his colleagues.) (ekki) í samræmi við -
6 punch line
(the funny sentence or phrase that ends a joke: He always laughs before he gets to the punch line.) lokasetning í skrÿtlu -
7 draw the line
(to fix a limit especially for what one is prepared to do.) setja sér takmörk -
8 fishing-line
noun (a fine strong thread, now usually made of nylon, used with a rod, hooks etc for catching fish.) færi, fiskilína -
9 on-line
(controlled directly by a central computer so that the information received is always up-to-date.) -
10 toe the line
(to act according to the rules.) fylgja venju, hlÿða -
11 tree line
noun (the height above which trees cannot grow.) -
12 indent
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13 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) samhliða/-síða2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) hliðstæður2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) samsíða lína3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) samsíða lína/flötur2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) samsvörun, hliðstæða3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) breiddarbaugur4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) jafna við e-ð -
14 seam
[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) saumur2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) samskeyti3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) jarðlag2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) sauma saman- the seamy side of life
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15 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) beinn2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) heiðarlegur, hreinskilinn3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) beinn4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) í röð og reglu5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) óblandaður6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) svipbrigðalaus7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) venjulegur, dramatískur2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) beint2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rakleiðis3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) drengilega, heiðarlega3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) beinn kafli- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
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16 axis
['æksis]plural - axes; noun1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) möndull, öxull2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) ás -
17 boundary
plural - boundaries; noun1) (an often imaginary line separating one thing from another: the boundary between two towns.) mörk, takmörk, landamæri2) ((in cricket) a hit which crosses the boundary line round the field, scoring four runs or six runs.) útfyrir; mark (skor í krikkett) -
18 contour
['kontuə]1) (an outline: the contours of the coastline.) útlína2) ((also contour line) on a map, a line joining points at the same height or depth.) hæðarlína -
19 furrow
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20 intersect
[intə'sekt](to divide (eg lines or roads) by cutting or crossing: The line AB intersects the line CD at X; Where do the two roads intersect?) skera
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