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1 main
[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) aðal-, megin-2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) aðalæð- mainly- mainland
- mainspring
- mainstream -
2 water main
(a large underground pipe carrying a public water supply.) stór vatnsleiðsla, aðalæð -
3 accessory
[ək'sesəri]plural - accessories; noun1) (something additional (eg a handbag, scarf, shoes etc to the main part of a woman's clothing, or a radio, seat-covers etc to a car): She wore matching accessories.) aukahlutur2) ((legal) a person who helps somebody, especially a criminal.) vitorðsmaður -
4 address
1. [ə'dres] verb1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) merkja heimilisfangi2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) ávarpa; beina (máli/skrifum til)2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) heimilisfang2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) ræða, ávarp• -
5 advance
1. verb1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) sækja fram; efla2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) lána2. noun1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) framsókn, framfarir2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) fyrirframgreiðsla3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) umleitanir; það að reyna við e-n3. adjective1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) fyrirfram-2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) fyrirfram-3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) framlið/-sveitir•- advanced- in advance -
6 artery
plural - arteries; noun1) (a blood-vessel that carries the blood from the heart through the body.) slagæð2) (a main route of travel and transport.) umferðaræð•- arterial -
7 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) straumlaus vík í fljótsbakka2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) afskekktur staður -
8 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) undirstaða; stallur; neðsti hluti2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) grunnur, grunnefni, undirstöðuefni3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) bækistöð; höfuðstöðvar2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) grundvalla, byggja á- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) auvirðilegur- basely- baseness -
9 basic
['beisik]1) (of, or forming, the main part or foundation of something: Your basic theory is wrong.) grundvallar-2) (restricted to a fundamental level, elementary: a basic knowledge of French.) undirstöðu-• -
10 body
['bodi] 1. plural - bodies; noun1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) líkami2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) lík3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) meginhluti4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) safn, magn5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) afmarkaður hópur/heild•- bodily2. adverb(by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) líkamlega, í eigin persónu- body language
- bodywork -
11 branch
1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) trjágrein2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) grein; deild; útibú2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) greinast, skiptast -
12 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) hjá, við hliðina á2) (past: going by the house.) fram hjá3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) um, eftir4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) af e-u/e-m5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) með6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) af, með7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) ekki seinna en8) (during the time of.) á meðan9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um, en10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sinnum11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) eftir, í... -tali12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) að2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) hjá2) (past: A dog ran by.) hjá3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til hliðar•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fara framhjá- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way -
13 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) miðja; miðbær2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) miðstöð3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) aðal-, megin-2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) setja/færa í miðju, leggja áherslu á2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) snúast um, -
14 chapter
[' æptə](a main division of a book: There are fifteen chapters in his new book.) kafli -
15 clause
[klo:z]1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) (aðal-/auka)setning2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) klásúla, ákvæði -
16 consideration
1) ((the act of) thinking about something, especially the needs or feelings of other people: He stayed at home out of consideration for his mother.) tillitssemi2) (a fact to be taken into account in making a decision etc: The cost of the journey is our main consideration.) atriði sem hafa ber í huga -
17 cover story
noun (the main story in a magazine that goes with a picture on the front cover.) -
18 cycle
I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.)2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.)- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) hringur, lota; (lífs)skeið2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) flokkur3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.)•- cyclic- cyclically -
19 decibel
['desibel, 'desibəl](( abbreviation db) the main unit of measurement of the loudness of a sound: Traffic noise is measured in decibels.) desíbel -
20 dice with death
(to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.) hætta lífi sínu
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