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1 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi- early- late riser
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2 climb
1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) klifra2) (to rise or ascend.) rísa, hækka2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) klif; ris2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) klifleið•- climber -
3 meteoric
[-'o-]adjective ((of success etc) rapid and often only lasting for a short time: a meteoric rise to fame.) leiftur- -
4 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spíral-, hring2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) spíral-2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) skrúfugangur2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spírall3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) hreyfa(st) í spíral, skrúfast upp- spirally
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