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1 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pinni, tittur2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) snagi3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) þvottaklemma2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) festa með þvottaklemmum- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
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2 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) jakkaföt; dragt2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) -klæði, -búningur, -föt3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) (dóms)mál4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) bón(orð), beiðni5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) litur, sort2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) henta, hæfa2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) klæða/fara vel3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) laga að•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
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3 dress
[dres] 1. verb1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) klæðast2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) útbúa mat3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) binda um2. noun1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) klæðnaður, fatnaður2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) kjóll•- dressed- dresser
- dressing
- dressing-gown
- dressing-room
- dressing-table
- dressmaker
- dress rehearsal
- dress up -
4 patch
[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) bót2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) skiki, reitur2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) bæta- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
- patch up -
5 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) ferningur2) (something in the shape of this.) ferningslaga hlutur3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) tvíveldi, annað veldi2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) ferhyrndur; kantaður, kubbslegur2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) jafn, kvittur3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) fermetri4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) hallærislegur3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) (horn)rétt2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) beint; fast4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gera ferkantaðan2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) gera upp við3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) samræmast4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) hefja í annað veldi•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
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6 apron
['eiprən]1) (a piece of cloth, plastic etc worn over the front of the clothes for protection against dirt etc: She tied on her apron before preparing the dinner.) svunta2) (something like an apron in shape, eg a hard surface for aircraft on an airfield.) hlað, flugvélastæði3) ((also apron-stage) the part of the stage in a theatre which is in front of the curtain.) forsvið -
7 cast-off
noun, adjective ((a piece of clothing etc) no longer needed: cast-off clothes; I don't want my sister's cast-offs.) notuð föt -
8 cloth
[kloƟ]plural - cloths; noun((a piece of) woven material from which clothes and many other items are made: a tablecloth; a face-cloth; a floor-cloth; Woollen cloth is often more expensive than other cloths.) klæði; dúkur; vefnaður -
9 handout
1) (a leaflet or a copy of a piece of paper with information given to students in class, distributed at a meeting etc: You'll find the diagram on page four of your handout.)2) (money, clothes etc given to a very poor person or a beggar.) -
10 mangle
['mæŋɡl] 1. verb1) (to crush to pieces: The car was badly mangled in the accident.) meiða, lemstra2) (to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc: He mangled the music by his terrible playing.) aflaga, fara illa með3) (to put (clothing etc) through a mangle.) vinda (þvott)2. noun(a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc.) þvottkefli, vinda -
11 napkin
['næpkin]1) ((also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals.) servíetta, munnþurrka2) (full form of nappy.) bleyja -
12 pin
[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) títuprjónn2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) hattprjónn2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) næla, festa2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) halda föstum•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles -
13 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfaldur, látlaus2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) augljós, greinilegur, auðskilinn3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) hreinskilinn4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) greinilegur5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) ófríður2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slétta2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) slétt prjón•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
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