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41 frieze
[fri:z](a narrow strip around the walls of a room, building etc near the top, usually decorated with pictures, carving etc: The walls were decorated with a frieze of horses.) myndræma -
42 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) safnast saman2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) álykta3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) tína4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) rykkja2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) rykking- gather round
- gather together -
43 hereabout(s)
adverb (near this place: He lives somewhere hereabouts.) hér í kring -
44 hereabout(s)
adverb (near this place: He lives somewhere hereabouts.) hér í kring -
45 hippopotamus
[hipə'potəməs](a large African animal with very thick skin living in or near rivers.) flóðhestur -
46 hover
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) flögraJU2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) hringsóla kringum3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) velkjast í vafa• -
47 huddle
1. verb1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) hjúfra sig saman2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) hnipra sig saman2. noun(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) þyrping, þvaga -
48 hunched up
(with one's back and shoulders bent forward: He sat hunched up near the fire.) boginn í keng, samanhnipraður -
49 in the region of
(about; around; near: The cost of the new building will be somewhere in the region of $200,000.) um það bil -
50 keel
[ki:l](the long supporting piece of a ship's frame that lies lengthwise along the bottom: The boat's keel stuck in the mud near the shore.) kjölur- be/keep on an even keel -
51 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vita2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunna3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) þekkja4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) þekkja, hafa þekkingu á•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes -
52 label
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53 land mine
(a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.) jarðsprengja -
54 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) lágur2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) lágvær3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) djúpur4) (small: a low price.) lágur, lítill5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) veikur, lítill6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) lágur2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) lágt- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) baula -
55 maritime
1) (of the sea, shipping etc: maritime law.) siglinga-2) (lying near the sea, and therefore having a navy, merchant shipping etc: a maritime nation.) sjávar- -
56 mine
I pronoun(something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).) minnII 1. noun1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) náma2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) tundurdufl; jarðsprengja2. verb1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) vinna (kol, gull) úr námu2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) koma fyrir tundurduflum/jarðsprengjum3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) sprengja upp með tundurduflum/sprengjum•- miner- mining
- minefield -
57 neighbour
['neibə](a person who lives near oneself: my next-door neighbour.) nágranni- neighbourhood watch
- neighbouring
- neighbourly -
58 neighbouring
adjective (near or next in place: France and Belgium are neighbouring countries.) nærliggjandi, nágranna- -
59 nigh
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60 nowhere
['nəuweə](in or to no place; not anywhere: It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.') hvergi
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Near — or Near may refer to: Contents 1 Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine 2 Geography 3 Lingu … Wikipedia
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Near — Near, prep. Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under {near}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Near — Near, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neared}; p. pr. & vb. n {Nearing}.] [See {Near}, adv.] To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
