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1 north-east / north-west
nouns, adjective ((in or from) the direction midway between north and east or north and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: the north-east counties; a north-west wind.) norðaustur/-vestur -
2 north
[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) norður2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) norður2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) norður-, norðanverður2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) að norðan, norðlægur3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) norður, í norðurátt- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) í norðaustur/-vestur- north-eastern / north-western
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3 north-easterly / north-westerly
1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west: a north-easterly wind.) norðvest-/norðaustlægur2) (looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west: a north-westerly direction.) í norðaustur/norðvesturEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > north-easterly / north-westerly
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4 north-eastern / north-western
adjective (of the north-east or north-west.) frá norðaustri/norðvestriEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > north-eastern / north-western
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5 magnetic north
(the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points.) segulnorður -
6 the West
(Europe and North and South America.) Vesturlönd -
7 bearings
noun plural (location, place on a map etc; The island's bearings are 10° North, 24° West.) afstaða, staðsetning -
8 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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9 dateline
noun (a north-south line drawn on maps through the Pacific Ocean, east and west of which the date is different.) dagalína -
10 longitude
['loŋɡitju:d](the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is east or west of a standard north-south line, usually that which passes through Greenwich: What is the latitude and longitude of that town?) lengd- longitudinally
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