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1 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) langur2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) langur3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) langur, á lengd4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) langur, lengi5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) langur2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) löngu2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lengi•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) þrá, dauðlanga- longing- longingly -
2 giraffe
plurals - giraffes, giraffe; noun(an African animal with a very long neck, long legs and spots.) gíraffi -
3 heron
['herən](a type of large water-bird, with long legs and a long neck.) hegri -
4 high-chair
noun (a chair with long legs, used by a baby or young child at mealtimes.) barnastóll -
5 bandy
['bændi]((of legs) bent outwards at the knee: She wears long skirts to hide her bandy legs.) hjólfættur -
6 dachshund
(a type of small dog with a long body and very short legs.) greifingjahundur -
7 kangaroo
[kæŋɡə'ru:]plural - kangaroos; noun(a type of large Australian animal with very long hind legs and great power of leaping, the female of which carries her young in a pouch on the front of her body.) kengúra -
8 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) síðastur2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) síðasti (þar á undan3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) síðastur, seinastur2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) síðastur, seinastur- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) vara, standa yfir2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) endast•- lasting- last out -
9 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) (fót)leggur2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) (buxna)skálm3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) fótur4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) áfangi•- - legged- pull someone's leg -
10 shapely
adjective (well-formed and having an attractive shape: She has long, shapely legs.) fagurskapaður -
11 stork
[sto:k](a type of wading bird with long beak, neck and legs.) storkur -
12 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) teygja(st)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) ná; teygja/breiða (úr sér)2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) teyging2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) samfelldur kafli; samfelld lota•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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13 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) trjábolur2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) koffort, kista3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) fílsrani4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) bolur, búkur5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) skott, farangursgeymsla•- trunks
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