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1 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) salt jarðar, úrvalsfólk -
2 jar
I noun(a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth: She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.)II past tense, past participle - jarred; verb1) ((with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on): Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.) nísta2) (to give a shock to: The car accident had jarred her nerves.) koma illa við•- jarring -
3 pierce
[piəs]1) ((of pointed objects) to go into or through (something): The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.) stinga(st) í (gegnum)2) (to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object: Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar.) stinga gat á•- piercing- piercingly
- piercingness -
4 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) jörðin2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) jörð3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) mold4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) land5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) greni6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) jarðtenging2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) jarðtengja- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth -
5 mine
I pronoun(something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).) minnII 1. noun1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) náma2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) tundurdufl; jarðsprengja2. verb1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) vinna (kol, gull) úr námu2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) koma fyrir tundurduflum/jarðsprengjum3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) sprengja upp með tundurduflum/sprengjum•- miner- mining
- minefield -
6 tunnel
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7 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) hola, gat2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) (jarð)hola; greni3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) hola2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) gera gat á2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) hitta í holu•- hole out -
8 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) toppur, efsti hluti e-s2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) efstur í bekknum3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) borðplata4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) lok; tappi5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) toppur; blússa, peysa2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) sem er efstur/fremstur í flokki3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) setja/bæta ofan á2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) vera hærri en3) (to remove the top of.) fjarlægja efsta hluta (e-s)•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) snúður, skopparakringla -
9 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land, ríki3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) landareign4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) jarðareign2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lenda2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) lenda; landa3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) koma (sér) í•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
10 seam
[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) saumur2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) samskeyti3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) jarðlag2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) sauma saman- the seamy side of life
- the seamy side -
11 council
1) (a group of people formed in order to advise etc: The King formed a council of wise men; the Council for Recreation.) ráð2) (in the United Kingdom, a body of people elected to control the workings of local government in a county, region, district etc.) bæjar- eða borgarstjórn• -
12 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) mistök2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) galli3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) jarðsprunga; misgengi2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) finna að, gagnrÿna- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault -
13 funeral
['fju:nərəl](the ceremony before the burying or cremation of a dead body: A large number of people attended the president's funeral; ( also adjective) a funeral procession.) útför, jarðarför -
14 geology
[‹i'olə‹i](the science of the history and development of the Earth as shown by rocks etc: He is studying geology.) jarðfræði- geologically
- geologist -
15 soil
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16 agriculture
((the science of) the cultivation of land: He is studying agriculture.) landbúnaður, jarðyrkja -
17 downtown
adjective ((American) the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping: downtown Manhattan.) niðri í bæ; miðbæjar- -
18 earthquake
noun (a shaking of the earth's surface: The village was destroyed by an earthquake.) jarðskjálfti -
19 land mine
(a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.) jarðsprengja -
20 municipal
[mju'nisipəl](of, or controlled or owned by, the government of a city or town: the municipal buildings.) borgar-, bæjar-, sveitar-
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