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river+mouth

  • 1 mouth

    1. plural - mouths; noun
    1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) munnur
    2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) mynni
    2. verb
    (to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) mynda orð með vörunum
    - mouth-organ
    - mouthpiece
    - mouthwash

    English-Icelandic dictionary > mouth

  • 2 dam

    [dæm] 1. noun
    1) (a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water: A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley.) stífla
    2) (the water kept back.) uppistöðulón
    2. verb
    (to hold back by means of a dam: The river has been dammed up.) stífla

    English-Icelandic dictionary > dam

  • 3 delta

    ['deltə]
    (a roughly triangular area of land formed at the mouth of a river which reaches the sea in two or more branches: the delta of the Nile.) óseyri

    English-Icelandic dictionary > delta

  • 4 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) höfuð, haus
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hugur, heili
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hauslengd
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) yfirmaður, leiðtogi, höfuð; yfir-, aðal-
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) haus, kollur, toppur; karfa (á blómi)
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) árupptök
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) haus
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) fremsti hluti; fylkingarbrjóst
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) vit, skilningur
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) skólastjóri/-stÿra
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) á haus/mann
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) höfði, allhátt nes
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) froða
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) vera fremstur, fara fyrir
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) vera leiðtogi, stÿra
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) stefna (á)
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titla
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) skalla
    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head

    English-Icelandic dictionary > head

  • 5 mine

    I pronoun
    (something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).) minn
    II 1. noun
    1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) náma
    2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) tundurdufl; jarðsprengja
    2. verb
    1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) vinna (kol, gull) úr námu
    2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) koma fyrir tundurduflum/jarðsprengjum
    3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) sprengja upp með tundurduflum/sprengjum
    - mining
    - minefield

    English-Icelandic dictionary > mine

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