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41 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) koma niður2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) halla niður á við3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) ráðast skyndilega á•- descent
- be descended from -
42 moonlight
noun, adjective ((made with the help of) the light reflected by the moon: The sea looked silver in the moonlight; a moonlight raid.) tunglsljós -
43 paddle
['pædl] I verb(to walk about in shallow water: The children went paddling in the sea.) busla, skvampaII 1. noun(a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc.) róðraspaði, kajakár2. verb(to move with a paddle: He paddled the canoe along the river.) róa- paddle-wheel -
44 splash
[splæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make wet with drops of liquid, mud etc, especially suddenly and accidentally: A passing car splashed my coat (with water).) sletta, skvetta2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) skvettast, gusast3) (to fall or move with splashes: The children were splashing in the sea.) busla, skvampa4) (to display etc in a place, manner etc that will be noticed: Posters advertising the concert were splashed all over the wall.) breiða út2. noun1) (a scattering of drops of liquid or the noise made by this: He fell in with a loud splash.) skvamp, skellur2) (a mark made by splashing: There was a splash of mud on her dress.) blettur, skvetta3) (a bright patch: a splash of colour.) blettur, flekkur -
45 delta
['deltə](a roughly triangular area of land formed at the mouth of a river which reaches the sea in two or more branches: the delta of the Nile.) óseyri -
46 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) stinga sér2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) skjótast2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) dÿfa, dÿfing- diver- diving-board
- great diving beetle -
47 murmur
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48 periscope
['periskəup](a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) sjónpípa, hringsjá -
49 pier
[piə](a platform of stone, wood etc stretching from the shore into the sea, a lake etc, used as a landing-place for boats or as a place of entertainment: The passengers stepped down on to the pier.) bryggja -
50 preen
[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) snyrta fjaðrirnar2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) snyrta sig -
51 seaside
noun ((usually with the) a place beside the sea: We like to go to the seaside in the summer.) sjávarsíða/-strönd -
52 seaward(s)
adverb (towards the sea; away from the land: The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards.) að sjó, til sjávar -
53 seaward(s)
adverb (towards the sea; away from the land: The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards.) að sjó, til sjávar -
54 shelve
[ʃelv]1) (to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later: The project has been shelved for the moment.) leggja til hliðar/á hilluna2) (to put up shelves in.) setja upp hillur3) ((of land) to slope gradually: The land shelves towards the sea.) hallast -
55 shore
[ʃo:](land bordering on the sea or on any large area of water: a walk along the shore; When the ship reached Gibraltar the passengers were allowed on shore.) strönd; land -
56 trough
[trof]1) (a long, low, open container for animals' food or water: a drinking-trough for the cattle.) trog2) (a low part between two waves (in the sea etc): The boat went down into a trough.) öldudalur3) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) lágþrÿstisvæði, lægð -
57 anchor
['æŋkə] 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) akkeri2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) haldreipi2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) leggjast við festar; festa tryggilega- at anchor -
58 bury
['beri]1) (to place (a dead body) in a grave, the sea etc.) grafa2) (to hide (under the ground etc): My socks are buried somewhere in this drawer.) grafa, fela•- burial- bury the hatchet -
59 esplanade
[esplə'neid](a level space for walking or driving especially at the seaside: Our hotel is on the esplanade and overlooks the sea.) opið svæði á jafnsléttu -
60 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
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