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1 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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2 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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3 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 -
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 North Pole
(the northern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.) norðurpóllinn -
7 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) póll, (heim)skaut2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) póll, skaut3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) póll, skaut4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) póll, skaut•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) staur -
8 elk
[elk]plurals - elks, elk; noun1) (the largest of all deer, found in the north of Europe and Asia.) elgur2) (a large North American deer.) -
9 northerly
[-ðə-]1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north: a northerly breeze.) norður-, norðan-, norðanstæður2) (looking, lying etc towards the north: in a northerly direction.) norður, í norðurátt -
10 northern
[-ðən]adjective (of the north or the North.) að norðan; norðlægur, norðanverður -
11 Arctic
1) (of the area round the North Pole: the Arctic wilderness.) norðurskauts-2) ((no capital) very cold: arctic conditions.) ískaldur• -
12 axis
['æksis]plural - axes; noun1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) möndull, öxull2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) ás -
13 bearings
noun plural (location, place on a map etc; The island's bearings are 10° North, 24° West.) afstaða, staðsetning -
14 chipmunk
(a type of North American squirrel with a bushy tail and black-and-white-striped back.) jarðíkorni -
15 cork
[ko:k] 1. noun1) (the outer bark of the cork tree (an oak of South Europe, North Africa etc): Cork floats well; ( also adjective) cork floor-tiles.) korkur2) (a stopper for a bottle etc made of cork: Put the cork back in the wine-bottle.) korktappi2. verb(to put a cork or stopper in: He corked the bottle.) setja tappa í -
16 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) korn; maís2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) maískorn•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) líkþorn -
17 dateline
noun (a north-south line drawn on maps through the Pacific Ocean, east and west of which the date is different.) dagalína -
18 drive-in
adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) bílabíó; lúgusala -
19 east
[i:st] 1. noun1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) austur, austurátt2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) austur2. adjective1) (in the east: the east coast.) austur-2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) að austan, austanstæður3. adverb(towards the east: The house faces east.) í austur- easterly- eastern
- easternmost
- eastward
- eastwards
- eastward
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20 English
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