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1 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) (tengi)kló2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) tappi2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) setja tappa í- plug in -
2 adaptor
noun (a device which enables an electrical plug of one type to be used in a socket of another type, or several plugs to be used in the same socket at the same time.) millistykki, tengi; straumbreytir -
3 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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4 socket
['sokit](a specially-made or specially-shaped hole or set of holes into which something is fitted: We'll need to have a new electric socket fitted into the wall for the television plug.) innstunga
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