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  • 1 vast

    (of very great size or amount: He inherited a vast fortune.) gríðarstór, feiknamikill

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  • 2 come to rest

    (to stop moving: The ball came to rest under a tree.) stöðvast

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  • 3 extent

    [-t]
    1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) yfirgrip, víðátta, stærð, lengd
    2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) umfang; magn; mark
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  • 4 freeze up

    (to stop moving or functioning because of extreme cold: The car engine froze up.) stöðvast vegna kulda

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  • 5 knowledge

    ['noli‹]
    1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) vitneskja
    2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) vitneskja, kunnátta, þekking
    3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) þekking
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    - general knowledge

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  • 6 muscular

    1) (of, or relating to, muscle(s): great muscular strength.) vöðva-
    2) (having well-developed muscles; strong: She is tall and muscular.) vöðvastæltur; sterkur

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  • 7 run down

    1) ((of a clock, battery etc) to finish working: My watch has run down - it needs rewinding.) hætta að ganga, stöðvast
    2) ((of a vehicle or driver) to knock down: I was run down by a bus.) keyra niður
    3) (to speak badly of: He is always running me down.) tala illa um (e-n)

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  • 8 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) bás
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) bás
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    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) stöðvast, drepa á sér
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) missa hraða; ofrísa
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) stöðva, hægja á
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) ofris
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) fresta ákvörðun, tefja

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  • Vast — Vast, n. A waste region; boundless space; immensity. The watery vast. Pope. [1913 Webster] Michael bid sound The archangel trumpet. Through the vast of heaven It sounded. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • vast|y — «VAS tee, VAHS », adjective. vast; immense: »I can call spirits from the vasty deep (Shakespeare) …   Useful english dictionary

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