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81 fibreglass
noun, adjective1) ((of) very fine threadlike pieces of glass, used for insulation, in materials etc: fibreglass curtains.) trefjagler2) ((of) a plastic material reinforced with such glass, used for many purposes eg building boats.) trefjaefni, trefjaplast -
82 fire alarm
(an apparatus (eg a bell) to give warning of a fire: Everyone had to leave the building when the fire alarm rang.) brunaboði -
83 fire-station
noun (the building or buildings where fire-engines and other pieces of equipment used by firemen are kept.) slökkvistöð -
84 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flatur2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) leiðinlegur, tilbreytingarlítill3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) afdráttarlaus4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vindlaus5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) flatur, goslaus6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) lágur; sem hangir í tóninum; of lágt2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) flatt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) íbúð2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bé, lækkunarmerki3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) flatur4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flatlendi, sléttlendi•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out -
85 floor
[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) gólf2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) hæð2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) leggja gólf í2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) slá niður/í gólfið•- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring -
86 fort
[fo:t](a building which is built so that it can be defended against an enemy.) virki -
87 fortify
1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) víggirða2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) styrkja• -
88 fortress
['fo:tris](a (usually large) fort or fortified building.) kastali, virki -
89 framework
noun (the basic supporting structure of anything: The building will be made of concrete on a steel framework.) (burðar)grind -
90 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 -
91 frontage
[-ti‹]noun (the front part of a building etc.) framhlið -
92 functional
1) (designed to be useful rather than to look beautiful: functional clothes; a functional building.) sem þjónar ákveðnu hlutverki2) (able to operate: It's an old car, but it's still functional.) virkur, í lagi -
93 gable
['ɡeibl](the triangular part of the side wall of a building between the sloping parts of the roof.) húsgafl- gabled -
94 gallery
['ɡæləri] 1. plural - galleries; noun1) (a large room or building in which paintings, statues etc are on show: an art gallery.) gallerí, listasafn2) (an upper floor of seats in a church, theatre etc, especially (in a theatre) the top floor.) svalir2. adjectivegallery seats.) (sæti) á svölum -
95 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) gasveita -
96 glory
['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) heiður, sæmd2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) stolt3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) dÿrð2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) vera alsæll yfir- glorify- glorification
- glorious
- gloriously -
97 go up in smoke/flames
(to catch fire; to be destroyed or damaged by fire etc: The building across the street went up in flames.) fuðra upp -
98 gondola
['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondóll2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) öryggisbúr• -
99 granite
['ɡrænit]noun, adjective((of) a type of hard usually grey or red rock used for building: buildings of granite: granite hills.) granít -
100 greenhouse
noun (a building usually of glass, in which plants are grown.) gróðurhús
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