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1 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) undirstaða; stallur; neðsti hluti2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) grunnur, grunnefni, undirstöðuefni3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) bækistöð; höfuðstöðvar2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) grundvalla, byggja á- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) auvirðilegur- basely- baseness -
2 cone
[koun]1) (a solid figure with a point and a base in the shape of a circle or oval.) keila2) (the fruit of the pine, fir etc: fir-cones.) köngull3) (a pointed holder for ice cream; an ice-cream cone.) kramarhús, ísform úr brauði4) (a warning sign placed next to roadworks etc or where parking is not allowed.) varúðarkeila•- conical -
3 cylinder
['silində]1) (a solid shape or object with a circular base and top and straight sides.) sívalningur2) (any of several pieces of machinery of this shape, solid or hollow: The brake cylinder of his car is leaking.) sílinder, strokkur; vals, valti, kefli3) (a container in the shape of a cylinder: two cylinders of oxygen.) hólkur, hylki• -
4 foundation
1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) stofnun2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) grunnur, undirstaða3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) sjóður, (sjóð)stofnun -
5 go by
1) (to base an opinion on: We can't go by what he says.) fara eftir, byggja á2) (to be guided by: I always go by the instructions.) fara eftir, fylgja -
6 go on
1) (to continue: Go on reading - I won't disturb you.) halda áfram2) (to talk a great deal, usually too much: She goes on and on about her health.) orðlengja um, láta dæluna ganga3) (to happen: What is going on here?) gerast, vera á seyði4) (to base one's investigations etc on: The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.) byggja á -
7 leek
[li:k](a type of vegetable related to the onion with green leaves and a white base.) blaðlaukur, púrra -
8 pedestal
['pedistl](the foot or base of a column, statue etc: The statue fell off its pedestal.) fótstallur -
9 pyramid
['pirəmid]1) (a solid shape usually with a square or triangular base, and sloping triangular sides meeting in a point.) pÿramídi2) (an ancient tomb built in this shape in Egypt.) pÿramídi -
10 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
11 sea level
(the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured: three hundred metres above sea level.) sjávarmál -
12 stem
I 1. [stem] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) stofn, trjábolur; stilkur2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) stilkur3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) stefni2. verb((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) stafa af- - stemmedII [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb(to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) stemma, stöðva -
13 swivel
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14 the binary system
(the system of writing and calculating with numbers which uses only two digits (0 and 1) and has 2 as a base (101 = 1 four, 0 twos, 1 unit = 5).) tvenndarkerfi -
15 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) grafa göng undir; grafa undan2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) grafa undan, veikja
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