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21 crossroads
noun singular (a place where two or more roads cross or meet: At the crossroads we'll have to decide which road to take.) gatnamót, vegamót -
22 darts
noun singular (a game in which darts are thrown at a board (dart-board) which has a series of numbers on it by which one scores: a game of darts; ( also adjective) a darts match.) pílukast -
23 dynamics
noun singular (the science that deals with movement and force.) hreyfifræði, hreyfiaflfræði -
24 gardens
noun singular or plural (a park, especially one where animals are kept or special trees or flowers are grown: zoological/botanical gardens.) lystigarður -
25 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) gasveita -
26 greenhouse effect
noun ((singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun.) -
27 hydraulics
noun singular (the study of the behaviour of moving liquids (eg of water in pipes).) (hagnÿt) vökvafræði -
28 linguistics
noun singular (the science of languages.) málvísindi -
29 marbles
noun singular (any of several games played with marbles: The boys were playing marbles.) kúluspil -
30 mechanics
1) (the science of the action of forces on objects: He is studying mechanics.) aflfræði, kraftfræði2) (the art of building machines: He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.) vélfræði -
31 mumps
(a contagious disease causing painful swelling at the sides of the neck and face.) hettusótt -
32 ninepins
(a form of bowling in which nine bottle-shaped objects are knocked over with a ball: a game of ninepins; Ninepins is a very good game.) keiluspil -
33 phonetics
noun singular (the study of the sounds of language.) hljóðfræði -
34 skittles
noun singular (a game in which the players try to knock down a number of skittles with a ball: a game of skittles; Do you play skittles?; ( also adjective) a skittles match.) keila -
35 acoustics
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36 ethics
['eƟiks] 1. noun singular(the study or the science of morals.) siðfræði2. noun plural(rules or principles of behaviour.) siðfræði, siðareglur- ethical- ethically -
37 graffiti
[ɡrə'fi:ti](words or drawings scratched or painted on a wall etc.) veggjakrot -
38 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) leið, aðferð, ráð- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) fjárráð -
39 people
['pi:pl]1) (persons: There were three people in the room.) fólk, manneskjur2) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) manneskjur, fólk3) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) þjóð, þjóðflokkur• -
40 phonetic
[fə'netik] 1. adjective(relating to the sounds of (a) language: He's making a phonetic study of the speech of the deaf.) hljóðfræðilegur2. noun singular, noun plural((a system of) symbols used to show the pronunciation of words.) hljóðfræði
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