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1 mainland
noun (a large piece of land as compared with neighbouring islands: Britain is not part of the mainland of Europe.) meginland -
2 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) tengja2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) tengja, sameina3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) gerast meðlimur, ganga í4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) sameinast; slást í hóp með5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) slást í hóp með2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) samskeyti- join hands
- join in
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3 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
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4 radio
['reidiəu] 1. plural - radios; noun((an apparatus for) the sending and receiving of human speech, music etc: a pocket radio; The concert is being broadcast on radio; I heard about it on the radio; ( also adjective) a radio programme, radio waves.) útvarp2. verb(to send (a message) by radio: When someone on the island is ill, we have to radio (to) the mainland for a doctor; An urgent message was radioed to us this evening.) útvarpa; senda loftskeyti -
5 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hækka3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rækta4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ala upp5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) bera upp, leggja fram6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) safna (saman)7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) valda8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) þyrla upp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reisa, byggja10) (to give (a shout etc).) reka upp11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) ná sambandi2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) (launa)hækkun- raise hell/Cain / the roof
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6 rely on
1) (to depend on or need: The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.)2) (to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen): Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it.) -
7 SOS
[esəu'es](a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance: Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!) S.O.S, neyðarkall -
8 southernmost
adjective (being furthest south: the southernmost point on the mainland.) syðstur
См. также в других словарях:
mainland — main‧land [ˈmeɪnlənd, lænd] noun the mainland the main area of land that forms a country, rather than the islands near to it that are also part of it: • Continental Airlines serves Hawaii from the mainland. mainland adjective [only before a noun] … Financial and business terms
Mainland — ist sowohl eine (dort übliche) Bezeichnung für die Hauptinsel der Britischen Inseln als auch im Besonderen der Name zweier schottlischer Inseln der nördlichen Archipele: Mainland (Orkney) Mainland (Shetlandinsel) Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mainland — Main land , n. The continent; the principal land; opposed to {island}, or {peninsula}. Dryden. [1913 Webster] After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mainland — (spr. Mehnländ), 1) (Pomona), Hauptinsel der schottischen Inselgruppe Orkney; 18 QM., 17,000 Ew., hügelig, haidig, morastig, in den Thälern ziemlich fruchtbar; Producte: Rindvieh, Pferde, Eisen, Schiefer u. Sandstein; an der Küste mehre Baien u.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Mainland — (spr. mēnlǟnd), 1) die bedeutendste der Shetlandinseln, gebirgig (im Rona oder Rooeneß 450 m hoch) und mit sehr zerrissener Küste, 86 km lang, bis 34 km breit, ist meist von Heidekraut bedeckt, bietet aber auch Weideplätze und fruchtbare Täler… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mainland — (spr. mehnländ). 1) Größte der Shetlandinseln, 938 qkm, 20.800 E.; Hauptstadt Lerwick. – 2) M. oder Pomona, Hauptinsel der Orkney Inseln, 527 qkm, 17.200 E.; Hauptort Kirkwall … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Mainland — (Mehnländ), Pomona, die größte der shetländischen Inseln, 10 QM. groß, mit 18000 E., die von Fischerei, Viehzucht und der Fabrikation wollener Strümpfe leben; M. hat eine eigene Art kleiner Pferde … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Mainland — [ meɪnlənd], 1) Hauptinsel der Orkneyinseln, Schottland, 503 km2, 15 100 Einwohner; bis 269 m über dem Meeresspiegel, von zahlreichen glazial entstandenen Seen bedeckt, stark gegliederte Küste. Hauptort ist Kirkwall, 6 500 Einwohner. 2)… … Universal-Lexikon
mainland — (n.) c.1400, from MAIN (Cf. main) (adj.) + LAND (Cf. land) (n.). Usually referring to continuous bodies of land and not islands or peninsulas. Related: Mainlander … Etymology dictionary
mainland — ► NOUN ▪ a large continuous extent of land as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories … English terms dictionary
Mainland — [mān′land΄, mān′lənd] 1. chief island of Japan: see HONSHU 2. largest of the Orkney Islands: c. 190 sq mi (492 sq km) 3. largest of the Shetland Islands: 407 sq mi (1,054 sq km) … English World dictionary
