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1 interchange
['intə ein‹]1) (a place where two or more main roads or motorways at different levels are joined by means of several small roads, so allowing cars etc to move from one road to another.) slaufugatnamót2) ((an) exchange: an interchange of ideas.) skipti• -
2 intersect
[intə'sekt](to divide (eg lines or roads) by cutting or crossing: The line AB intersects the line CD at X; Where do the two roads intersect?) skera -
3 intersection
[-ʃən]1) (the act of intersecting.) skurður2) (a place where lines, roads etc intersect: The crash occurred at the intersection (between the two roads).) gatnamót -
4 toll
I [təul] verb(to ring (a bell) slowly: The church bell tolled solemnly.) hringja (klukku/bjöllu) hægt og hátíðlegaII [təul] noun1) (a tax charged for crossing a bridge, driving on certain roads etc: All cars pay a toll of $1; ( also adjective) a toll bridge.) tollur, gjald, skattur2) (an amount of loss or damage suffered, eg as a result of disaster: Every year there is a heavy toll of human lives on the roads.) fórn, missir, blóðtaka• -
5 arterial
adjective arterial disease; arterial roads.) slagæðar-; aðal- -
6 asphalt
['æsfælt, ]( American[) -fo:lt]noun, adjective((of) a mixture containing tar, used to make roads, pavements etc: The workmen are laying asphalt; an asphalt playground.) asfalt, malbik -
7 avenue
['ævinju:]1) (a road, often with trees along either side.) trjágöng, gata með trjám til beggja hliða2) ((often abbreviated to Ave. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads or streets: His address is 14 Swan Avenue.) breiðgata -
8 be as well to
(to be advisable or sensible: It would be as well to go by train - the roads are flooded.) vera ráðlegt/skynsamlegt -
9 busy
['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptekinn, önnum kafinn2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) iðandi; annasamur3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptekinn2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) láta sig varða, snúa sér að, annast- busily -
10 circus
['sə:kəs]plural - circuses; noun1) (a travelling show with performances by horsemen, acrobats, animals etc: The children went to the circus.) hringleikahús, sirkus2) (an open space in a town etc where several roads meet: Piccadilly Circus.) hringtorg -
11 converge
[kən'və:‹](to (cause to) move towards or meet at one point: The roads converge in the centre of town.) stefna/koma saman- convergent -
12 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) horn2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) afvikinn staður, krókur, kimi3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) hornspyrna2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) króa af2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) taka beygjur•- cornered- cut corners
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13 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) reiður- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kross2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kross3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kross4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kross5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kynblanda6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kross7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kross2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) fara yfir2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) krossleggja3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) skerast4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) farast á mis5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) setja þverstrik í6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) strika7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) kynblanda, krossvíxla8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) vinna gegn; svíkja•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
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14 cross-country
adjective (across fields etc, not on roads: a cross-country run.) víðavangs- -
15 crossroads
noun singular (a place where two or more roads cross or meet: At the crossroads we'll have to decide which road to take.) gatnamót, vegamót -
16 diverge
1) (to separate and go in different directions: The roads diverge three kilometres further on.) greinast2) (to differ (from someone or something else); to go away (from a standard): This is where our opinions diverge.) vera ólíkur•- divergent -
17 engineer
1) (a person who designs, makes, or works with, machinery: an electrical engineer.) verkfræðingur2) ((usually civil engineer) a person who designs, constructs, or maintains roads, railways, bridges, sewers etc.) (bygginga)verkfræðingur3) (an officer who manages a ship's engines.) vélstjóri4) ((American) an engine-driver.) lestarstjóri; eimreiðarstjóri -
18 fatality
[fə'tæləti]- plural fatalities - noun ((an accident causing) death: fatalities on the roads.) banaslys; dauðsfall -
19 foresight
[-sæit]noun (the ability to see in advance what may happen and to plan for it: She had the foresight to drive carefully in case the roads were icy.) fyrirhyggja, framsÿni -
20 greasy
1) (of or like grease: greasy food.) fitugur, feitur2) (covered in grease: greasy hands.) fitugur, kámugur3) (slippery, as if covered in grease: greasy roads.) háll, sleipur
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