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1 ryg
back, spine* * *(en -ge)( også stoleryg og bogryg) back;[ dårlig ryg] bad back;[ for at have ryggen fri] to secure one's retreat;[ jeg vil have min ryg fri] I won't take any responsibility;[ med præp:][ bag hans ryg](også fig) behind his back;[ falde en i ryggen] attack somebody from behind,(mil.) attack somebody in the rear,(fig) stab somebody in the back;[ løs i ryggen]( om bog) with a broken back;[ han har indflydelsesrige mænd i ryggen] he has powerful backers;[ han har betydelige midler i ryggen] he has considerable resources to draw on;(fig: som støtte) he has the minister behind him;(se også vind);[ bind med løs ryg] loose (el. hollow el. open) -back binding;[ sidde med ryggen til (én)] sit with one's back to somebody;[ ryg mod ryg] back to back;[ på ryggen] on one's back;[ han stod med hænderne på ryggen] he stood with his hands behind him (el.behind his back);[ tage sækken på ryggen] take the sack on one's back;(dvs tage ansvaret) take the responsibility (for),( være den det går ud over) bear the brunt (of),T be at the receiving end (of) ( fx the cuts); -
2 bagvej
back way;( skjult vej) secret path;[ ad bagveje](fig) by underhand means;[ ad bagvejen](fig) by the back door;[ gå bagveje] use underhand (el. dubious) means. -
3 bag
1. sg - bagen, pl - bage1) за́дняя часть, обра́тная сторона́ (чего-л.); спи́нка ж (мебели и т. п.)2) зад м2. præpза, позади́3. advсза́ди, позади́bag i bógen — в конце́ кни́ги
* * *after, back of, behind, bottom, rear, seat* * *I. (en)( bagside) back;( bagdel) behind;(se også bagdel);( dyrs) haunches pl;( buksebag) seat;[ han har mange år på bagen] he is well on in years.II. præp behind, at the back of;adv behind;(dvs overstået) have left something behind one, have done with something;[ med præp:]( om sted) behind him ( fx I walked behind him),( om tid) after him ( fx I came after him);[ bag i] at the back of ( fx the car); at the end of ( fx the book);[ bag om] behind; round at the back of ( fx the house);[ bag på] on the back of;(se også komme);[ stå bag på en sporvogn] ride on the back of a tram;[ bag ved] behind ( fx hide behind a tree; stand behind the house; he sat behind me), at the back of ( fx a garden at the back of the house). -
4 slå
bang, bar, bat, batter, beat, get the better of, bolt, chime, clap, cuff, dash, defeat, drive, foil, hit, knock, lash, latch, mow, pulsate, punch, ram, sock, strike, swipe, throb* * *I. (en -er) bolt;[ skyde slåen for døren] bolt the door;[ skyde slåen fra døren] unbolt the door;(se også lås).II. vb (slog, slået)( med objekt) ( banke, ramme etc) beat ( fx he beats his wife),( om enkelt slag) hit ( fx never hit a child in anger; has somebody hit you? hit below the belt),( hårdt) knock ( fx knock him on the head; knock him unconscious),F strike ( fx he struck (, hit) me in the face with his fist);( med flad hånd) slap ( fx slap him in the face (, on the cheek, on the back)),T thwack;( hårdt) bump, knock ( fx one's head);( også) stun him;(fig) it struck me that;( besejre) beat,(mere F) defeat,T lick;( i skak) capture ( fx a pawn);( overgå) beat ( fx that beats everything);(eng, græs) mow ( fx the lawn), cut ( fx grass);( tegne) draw ( fx a circle);( præge) strike ( fx a medal);( spille på et instrument) strike ( fx the lyre), play ( fx the harp);( i terningspil) throw ( fx he threw 5);( uden objekt) ( om ur) strike;( om fugl) warble, sing;( om hjertet) beat,( hurtigt, F) throb;( om sejl) flap;( om alkohol) be heady,T kick, have a kick in it;( om gevær) kick;takt);[ forb med sig:][ slå sig] hurt oneself ( fx did you hurt yourself?), be hurt ( fx are you hurt?);( om træ) warp,(om skinne etc) buckle;[ slå sig for brystet] beat one's breast;[ slå sig igennem] fight one's way through,( klare sig) manage, rub along,( økonomisk) make both ends meet, scrape by;[ slå sig ihjel] be killed,F lose one's life;[ slå sig løs] break away,( more sig) let oneself go, have one's fling,T let one's hair down;[ slå sig ned]( bosætte sig) settle;( også) make one's home in;[ slå sig op](fig) prosper (på by), rise in the world;[ slå sig på]( om sygdom) attack, affect ( fx the lungs);(fig) go in for something, take up something ( fx a sport);( tilslutte sig én) attach oneself to somebody;[ slå sig på flasken] take to (el. go on) the bottle, take to drink;[ slå sig på låret] slap one's thigh;(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together;[ slå sig sammen om at] join together to; club together to ( fx buy him a present);[ slå sig til], se ridder, I. ro;[ forb med præp & adv:][ slå `af]( fjerne ved slag) knock off, strike off,( i pris) knock off, take off;( om dirigent) break off;[ han var ikke til at slå et ord af] I (, they etc) couldn't get a single word out of him;[ slå af på](fig) reduce ( fx the price, one's demands);[ slå an]( begynde at spille) strike up;( om vaccination) take;[ slå bagud] kick up;[ slå bak](mar) reverse the engines,(fig) reverse one's policy;[ slå efter én] strike at somebody, aim a blow at somebody;(i en bog etc) look up something;[ slå ` efter i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;[ slå med sten efter] throw stones at;[ slå fast] fix, nail down,(fig) establish, prove ( fx his innocence), demonstrate;[ jeg vil gerne slå fast at] I want to make it absolutely clear that;[ slå fejl] go wrong; fail ( fx the crops failed);[ slå en for penge] touch (el. tap) somebody for money;am hit somebody for money;( slå løs) knock off,( maskindel, fx bremse) release,( slukke for) switch off;( uden objekt: slukkes) cut out ( fx the heater cuts out when the temperature reaches 20ø C);[ slå fra sig] defend oneself, fight back;[ slå det hen] pass it off,T shrug it off,( bagatellisere det) make light of it,T pooh-pooh it;[ slå noget hen i spøg] laugh something off, pass something off with a laugh;[ slå i bordet] thump the table,(fig) put one's foot down;[ slå bremserne `i] put (, voldsomt: jam el. slam) the brakes on,(fig) put the brakes on;[ slå døren `i] slam the door;[ slå en klo i], se klo;[ et brøl slog os i møde] we were met (el. greeted) by a roar;[ lugten slog os i møde] we were met by the smell;[ slå i stykker], se I. stykke;[ slå et søm i] drive (el. knock el. hammer) in a nail;[ slå et søm i væggen] drive (el. knock) a nail into the wall;( trænge igennem) strike through, come through,(om ideer etc) become generally accepted, penetrate,( om bog) make a hit,( om kunstner) make a name for oneself, come to the front, become recognized;( blive effektiv) work (its way) through ( fx the price rises will take two months to work (their way) through (to the shops));[ slå ihjel] kill,F put to death;[ slå tiden ihjel] kill time;[ slå imod] strike (against),[ slå ind] knock in,( med hammer) hammer in,( knuse) break, smash (in) ( fx a window, a door),( tøndestaver, skibsside) stave in;( i gartneri) heel in;( blive opsuget) soak in;( om sygdom) strike inwards;[ det slog ind med regn] rain set in;[ slå ind på](fx en vej) strike into, turn into, take ( fx a path, a road);F enter upon;[ slå itu] break, smash, dash to pieces;[ slå en halvtredskroneseddel itu] break into a 50-kroner note;[ han slog løs](dvs hamrede) he hammered away;[ slå kvæget løs] let the cattle loose;[ slå løs på en] pitch into somebody;[ slå med døren] slam the door;[ slå med nakken] toss one's head;[ slå med sten] throw stones ( efter at);[ fuglen slår med vingerne] the bird flaps its wings;(dvs få til at falde ned) knock down ( fx the vase);( sænke) let down ( fx the blind), lower ( fx one's visor), pull down;( folde sammen) put down ( fx an umbrella, a hood ( kaleche));( slå til jorden, slå i gulvet) knock down;( dyr) slaughter, kill, destroy;(afgrøde etc) put down, flatten;( i gartneri) heel in;( undertrykke) put down ( fx a rebellion, riots),( stærkere) crush (down),F suppress;( bringe til tavshed) silence ( fx criticism, protests);( falde) fall ( fx bullets fell among the crowd), drop;( om lyn) strike;[ slå feberen ned] get the temperature down;[ slå kraven ned] turn down one's collar;[ blæsten får røgen til at slå ned] the wind beats down the smoke;[ slå termometret ned] shake down the thermometer;[ slå øjnene ned] cast down one's eyes; drop one's eyes;[ det slog ned i ham] it suddenly occurred to him (el. struck him);(se også lyn);[ slå ned på]( om rovfugl) swoop down on ( fx its prey), pounce on;(fig: vælge, især til noget ubehageligt) pick on ( fx the teacher picked on me), fasten on,( begærligt) pounce on ( fx a mistake);[ slå hårdt ned på] clamp (el. crack) down on ( fx tax evasion);[ slå om]( vikle om) wrap round ( fx wrap a shawl round somebody), pass round( fx pass a rope round something);( uden objekt) ( om vejret) change;( om vinden) shift;( skifte mening) change one's mind;( skifte tone) change one's tune;( skifte emne) change the subject (of conversation);( skifte taktik) shift one's ground; reverse one's policy;[ slå armene om en] throw one's arms round somebody;[ slå om sig] hit out (in all directions),(med stok etc) lay about (one);[ slå om sig med citater, eder etc] lard one's conversation (, one's writings) with quotations, oaths, etc;[ slå om sig med penge] throw (el. chuck el. splash) one's money about, spend lavishly;[ det er slået om til tø] a thaw has set in;[ hans kærlighed slog om til had] his love turned to hatred;[ slå op]( åbne) open ( fx a book);( en plakat) put up, stick (up);( i strikning) cast on;(ord etc i bog) look up;( smøge op) turn up ( fx one's collar);( opreklamere) boost;( om flammer) leap up;(om lyd etc) surge up;[ slå en kaleche (, en paraply) op] put up a hood (, an umbrella);[ slå en latter op] burst into a laugh;[ slå en stilling op] advertise a post;[ slå æg op] break eggs (i into);[ slå øjnene op] open one's eyes;(se også I. brød);( i avis) splash something;[ slå forretningen (etc) stort op] start in a grand style;[ slå op i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;[ slå det op i en ordbog] look it up in a dictionary;[ slå op med hende] break off the engagement (with her);[ slå op på side 7!] open your book(s) on page 7! turn to page 7 break;[ blive slået over bord ( af bølgerne)] be washed overboard;[ bølgerne slog over dækket] the waves washed over the deck;(se også bro);[ slå over i] change into ( fx English),( bevægelse) break into ( fx a gallop);(fig) change one's tune;[ slå på] beat (on), strike (on),( let) tap (on) ( fx tap somebody on the shoulder);(fig: antyde) hint at,( nævne) mention,( fremhæve) stress;(se også flugt, I. tromme);[ slå sig på] take to ( fx drink, gardening),( om sygdom) affect;[ slå sammen]( folde sammen) fold up ( fx a screen);( forene) combine, pool,T knock into one;(merk) merge, amalgamate ( fx two companies);( sammenfatte) lump (together), bracket (together);( lukke sig) close;( ramme hinanden) knock together;[ slå hælene sammen] click one's heels;[ slå hænderne sammen] clap one's hands,( i forfærdelse) throw up one's hands in horror;[` slå til] strike;( slå løs) hammer away,( slå hårdt til bolden) hit out,(fig) strike ( fx the Government decided to strike);( være nok) suffice,(" strække") last;( gå i opfyldelse) prove correct, come true ( fx his prediction came true), turn out to be true;( sige ja) accept, accept the terms (, the offer);(dvs rækker ikke langt) it does not go far;[ han syntes ikke han slog til] he felt inadequate,( i sit arbejde) he did not feel equal to the job;[ slå tilbage] throw back, push back;( angreb) beat off,F repel, repulse;( springe tilbage) rebound;( genlyde) be thrown back,F resound;(om fjeder etc) recoil;[ slå ud]( med slag) knock out;( knuse, fx rude) break, smash;( folde ud) spread ( fx the bird spread its wings),( om hår) let down;( hælde ud) pour out,( en spand) empty;(i boksning og fig) knock out;( rival, konkurrent) cut out;( om flammer og røg) burst out, pour out;( om sygdom) break out;( få udslæt) break (el. come) out in spots (, in a rash);[ slå glasset ud af hånden på én] knock the glass out of somebody's hand;(fig) he was quite finished;(fig: lytte) prick up one's ears;[ slå det ud af hovedet] put it out of one's head;[ slå ud efter] hit out at;[ slå ud i lys lue], se I. lue;[ slå ud med armene] gesticulate,( ubehersket) fling one's arms about;[ slå øjet ud på én] knock out somebody's eye. -
5 nakke
sg - nákken, pl - nákkerзаты́лок мbǿje nákken — гнуть спи́ну (перед кем-л.)
táge én i nákken — схвати́ть кого́-л. за ши́ворот
* * ** * *(en -r) nape of the neck;( baghoved) back of the head;[ bøje nakken] bow the neck ( for to);[ hun går med håret ned ad nakken] she wears her hair loose;(fig: ladt i stikken) be left high and dry,( flov) have egg on one's face;[ kortklippet i nakken] (with one's hair) short at the back;[ kilde ham i nakken] tickle his neck;[ klø sig i nakken] scratch (the back of) one's head,(se også II. klø);[ med hatten i nakken] with one's hat on the back of one's head;[ have øjne i nakken] have eyes at the back of one's head (el. neck);[ tage ham i nakken] take him by the scruff of the neck;(fig) take a grip on oneself; pull oneself together;[ slå med nakken] toss one's head;[ få ham ned med nakken] sit on him;[ et drag over nakken] a clout on the head;[ han er på nakken af mig] he has got his knife into me, he is down on me;[ få ham på nakken] get (el. bring) him down on one's neck;[ skaffe sig alle på nakken] set everybody against oneself;[ tage noget på nakken] shoulder something;(se også ben). -
6 bagest
adj hindmost;adv at the back;[ de bageste] those at the back;[ bagest i] at the back of;[ bageste række] the back row. -
7 hals
sg - halsen, pl - halseше́я ж; го́рло с; гло́тка жhan har ondt i halsen — у него́ боли́т го́рло
få nóget i den gále hals — поперхну́ться
* * *neck, shank, throat, waist* * *(en -e) neck ( fx break one's neck, wring his neck);( strube, det indvendige af halsen) throat ( fx cut his throat, the hot tea burnt my throat);(flaskehals etc) neck;(mar) tack;( på node) stem, tail;[ give hals] bay;[ han er en hård hals] he is a hard-bitten fellow;(fig: forløfte sig) break one's back in the attempt to do it;T come down badly over it;(mar) be on the starboard tack;[ med præp:][ gø af fuld hals] bark furiously;[ le af fuld hals] roar with laughter;[ råbe af fuld hals] shout at the top of one's voice;[ få noget i den gale hals], se gal;[ have ondt i halsen] have a sore throat;[ hjertet sidder mig i halsen] my heart is in my mouth;[ ordene blev siddende i halsen på ham] the words stuck in his throat;[ gå på med krum hals] go at it with determination, put one's back into it;[ Tory om en hals] an out-and-out Tory;[ fare én om halsen] throw (el. fling) one's arms round somebody's neck;[ vi er om en hals] it is all up with us;[ over hals og hoved] headlong, with a rush;[ skaffe en noget på halsen] saddle somebody with something;[ det hænger mig ud af halsen] I am fed up (to the back teeth) with it; I am sick and tired of it;(se også I. tunge). -
8 baghoved
sg - bághovedet, pl - bághovederзаты́лок м* * *back of the head;[ have noget i baghovedet] have something at the back of one's mind. -
9 dunk
bash, thump* * *I. (en -e)( blikdunk) can;( keramikdunk) stone jar.II. (et -) knock,( kraftigt) thump;( kraftigt) a thump (el. slap) on the back,( opmuntrende) a pat on the back. -
10 frimærke
sg - frímærket, pl - frímærkerпочто́вая ма́рка* * *postage stamp, stamp* * *(et -r) stamp;[ bag på et frimærke] on the back of a stamp ( fx what he knows about economics could be written on the back of a stamp). -
11 bagsæde
sg - bágsædet, pl - bágsæderза́днее сиде́нье* * ** * *back (el. rear) seat;( på motorcykel) pillion;( i bil) sit in the back seat;( af motorcykel) ride pillion. -
12 dunke
pulse, pulsate, throb* * *vb knock,( kraftigt) thump;( om hjerte) pound, thump,( om puls) throb;( opmuntrende) pat somebody's back;( kraftigt) slap (el. thump) somebody on the back. -
13 pokker
* * *the devil, the deuce;[ det bryder jeg mig pokker om] I don't care two hoots (el. a damn);[(så) for pokker!]( svagere) oh, bother! oh, hang it! confound it!( stærkere) damn! blast![ han gav pokker i fremtiden] he did not care two hoots (, stærkere: a damn) about the future;[ det gør han pokker ikke] the deuce he does;[ pokker er løs] there is the devil to pay;[ det var som pokker!] well, I'll be damned![ løbe som bare pokker] run like blazes;[ ja det tror pokker] small wonder;[ pokker stå i ham!] confound him![ gå pokker i vold!] go to blazes![ det ligger pokker i vold] it's miles from anywhere; it is at the back of beyond. -
14 revne
burst, chink, crack, slit, split* * *I. (en -r)( større, fx i klippe, mur) crevice ( fx plants were growing in the crevices in the cliff (, wall)),F fissure;( sprække) chink ( fx he peered through a chink in the wall);( især i træ) split ( fx in a table top);( i metal, smykkesten) flaw;( i tøj) split,( revet) tear;( i hud) crack,F fissure ( fx in one's lip);(fig) split ( fx in the party);[ jeg fik revner i hænderne] my hands became chapped;[ slå revner] crack;[ alliancen begyndte at slå revner] cracks began to appear in the alliance.II. vb crack,( midt ned igennem) split ( fx his coat split down the back),( om hud) chap, become chapped;( sprænges) burst ( fx the balloon burst);(fig) break up,T split up ( fx their marriage broke (, split) up);[ være ved at revne af grin] nearly split one's sides laughing (el. with laughter);[ være ved at revne af nysgerrighed] be bursting with curiosity. -
15 lov
I sg - loven, pl - love1) зако́н мúdstede en lov — издава́ть зако́н
2) уста́в мII enразреше́ние с, позволе́ние с, пра́во сháve lov til... — име́ть пра́во на...
få lov til... — получи́ть разреше́ние на...
* * *act, law, statute* * *I. (en -e) law ( fx break the law; there ought to be a law against that);( enkelt) Statute, Act,(i Engl) Act of Parliament;( lovforslag) Bill;[ love]( forenings) rules, constitution,( aktieselskabs) articles of association;( i sport) laws;[ give love] make (el. enact) laws, legislate;[ ifølge loven] according to law, lawful(ly);[ på lovens grund] within the law;[ hans ord er lov] his word is law;[ lov og orden] law and order;[ lov og ret] justice; law and order;[ uden lov og dom] without trial; without the form of law;[ blive skudt uden lov og dom] be shot out of hand;[ sætte uden for loven] outlaw;[ uden for lands lov og ret] miles from anywhere; at the back of beyond; right off the map;[ ved lov] by Statute;[ det er bestemt ved lov] it is provided by Statute, it is statutory, it is laid down by law;(se også forbyde);[ dit ønske er min lov] your wish is my command.II. (en)( tilladelse) permission;[ bede om lov til at] ask permission to;[ få lov til at] be permitted to;[ frugten får lov til at rådne] the fruit is left to rot;[ give én lov til at] give somebody permission to, permit somebody to.III. (en el. et)[ Gud ske lov!] thank God! -
16 afsides
далёкий, да́льний, отдалённыйáfsides replik — театр. ре́плика в сто́рону
* * *faraway, lonely, secluded* * *adj out-of-the-way,( fjern) remote ( fx part of the country),( tilbagetrukket) retired ( fx spot),( ensom) solitary;adv out of the way;[ de bor meget afsides] they live in a very remote (el. solitary) place, they live well off the beaten track,T they live at the back of beyond;[ gå afsides] retire,( forrette sin nødtørft) relieve nature;[ en afsides replik] an aside. -
17 hold
sg - holdet, pl - hold1) гру́ппа ж; сме́на ж ( рабочих); спорт. кома́нда ж2) усто́йчивость ж, вы́держка ж, сто́йкость ж* * *hold, squad, team* * *I. (et -)( personer) group,( mindre, med særligt formål) party ( fx of schoolchildren, of tourists; a search (, rescue) party);( samarbejdende, fx af forskere) team;( mandskab) crew ( fx a TV camera manned by a crew of two men; a repair crew),( sjak) gang,( nyt hold, afløsningshold) relay,( skiftehold) shift ( fx the day (, night) shift);( ved spisning) relay,( servering) sitting;( sportshold) team, side;( undervisningshold) class, group;( i spørgekonkurrence) panel;[ arbejde i hold] work in groups (, teams),( skiftevis) work in (el. by) relays ( fx they worked in relays to clear the road),( om skiftehold) work in shifts;[ skylle det i tre hold vand] rinse it in three changes of water;[ spise i hold] eat in relays.II. (et)( tag, herredømme) hold, grasp;( fasthed, konsekvens) substance ( fx there is no substance in the proposal),(se også ndf: hold i);T guts ( fx he has no backbone (, guts));( muskelømhed) pain;[ der er ikke hold i hans påstand] his assertion is untenable,T his assertion will not hold water;[ der er ikke hold i rygtet] the rumour is without foundation;[ hold over lænden] a pain in the back, lumbago;[ på nært hold] close to ( fx close to, he looks old), at close quarters(af with),( om skud) at short range;[ på nærmere hold] more closely. -
18 afkrog
backwater, corner* * *(en) corner,(F el. spøg.) nook;( af landet) out-of-the-way (el. remote) place; backwater;( lille ubetydelig by) one-horse town;(fig) recess ( fx the hidden recesses of the mind);( også) live at the back of beyond. -
19 bagi
adv in (el. at) the back, behind;T a kick in the (seat of one's) pants;[ et rap bagi] a smack on the bottom. -
20 klap
sg - klappen, pl - klapper, тех.кла́пан м* * *flap, pat, valve* * *I. (en -per)( lommeklap) flap;( for øjet) patch;( på musikinstrument) key;( ventil og i hjertet) valve;( ørevarmer) ear muff;( broklap) leaf;( på møbel) flap, leaf;(tlf) (drop) annunciator;(fig) my (, his etc) mind went blank, I (, he etc) had a mental block.II. (et -) pat ( fx on the cheek);( bifald) clapping, applause;[ ikke et klap]T not a bit (el. scrap);[ et klap på skulderen] a pat on the shoulder,(fig: opmuntring, ros) a pat (el. clap) on the back.
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To see the back of — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To turn the back — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To turn the back on one — Back Back (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To take the back track — Back Back, a. 1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. [1913 Webster] 2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. [1913 Webster] 3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bay at the Back of the Ocean — The Bay at the Back of the Ocean is the English translation for Camas Cuil an t Saimh (Scottish Gaelic). It is a wide, west facing bay on the island of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and is so named because the next westward stop is North… … Wikipedia