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1 port
I [po:t] noun1) ((usually without a or the) a harbour: The ship came into port; We reached port next morning.) höfn2) (a town with a harbour: the port of Hull.) hafnarbærII [po:t] noun(the left side of a ship or aircraft: The helmsman steered the ship to port; ( also adjective) the port wing.) bakborðiIII [po:t] noun(a strong, dark-red, sweet wine originally from Portugal.) portvín -
2 customs
1) ((the government department that collects) taxes paid on goods coming into a country: Did you have to pay customs on those watches?; He works for the customs; ( also adjective) customs duty.) tollyfirvöld; innflutningstollur2) (the place at a port etc where these taxes are collected: I was searched when I came through customs at the airport.) tollheimta -
3 godown
(in India and East Asia, a warehouse, or a storehouse for goods at a port.) vöruskemma -
4 seaport
noun (a port on the coast.) höfn, hafnarbær -
5 yard
I noun((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) yardII noun1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) garður, lóð, port2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) -stöð, -port -
6 vintage
['vinti‹](a wine from) the grape-harvest of a certain (particularly good) year: What vintage is this wine?; a vintage year (= a year in which good wine was produced); vintage port (= port from a vintage year). (góður) árgangur; ársuppskera -
7 berth
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8 quadrangle
['kwodræŋɡl](( abbreviation quad [kwod]) a four-sided open space surrounded by buildings, especially in a school, college etc.) port (ferhyrningslaga) -
9 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) bjarga2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara (sér) vinnu/vandræði4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) koma í veg fyrir mark, verja(st)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelsa6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) björgun, vörn- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) nema
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