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  • 1 course

    [ko:s]
    1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) námskeið; meðferð
    2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) réttur
    3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) völlur
    4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) rás, farvegur
    5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gangur
    6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) leið
    •
    - in due course
    - of course
    - off
    - on course

    English-Icelandic dictionary > course

  • 2 earth

    [ə:ð] 1. noun
    1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) jörðin
    2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) jörð
    3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) mold
    4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) land
    5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) greni
    6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) jarðtenging
    2. verb
    (to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) jarðtengja
    - earthly
    - earthenware
    - earthquake
    - earthworm
    - on earth
    - run to earth

    English-Icelandic dictionary > earth

  • 3 grain

    [ɡrein]
    1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) korn
    2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) korn
    3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) ögn, arða
    4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) (æða)mynstur
    5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) agnarögn, sannleikskorn
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    English-Icelandic dictionary > grain

  • 4 park

    1. noun
    1) (a public piece of ground with grass and trees: The children go to the park every morning to play.) almenningsgarður
    2) (the land surrounding a large country house: Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.) garður/landssvæði umhverfis höll/setur
    2. verb
    (to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time: He parked in front of our house.) leggja bíl
    - parking-meter

    English-Icelandic dictionary > park

  • 5 rail

    [reil] 1. noun
    1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) rimill, rið
    2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) járnbrautarteinn
    2. verb
    ((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) girða af með grindum
    - railroad
    - railway
    - by rail

    English-Icelandic dictionary > rail

  • 6 ram

    [ræm] 1. noun
    1) (a male sheep.) hrútur
    2) (something heavy, especially a part of a machine, used for ramming.) múrbrjótur; pressa, stimpill
    2. verb
    1) ((of ships, cars etc) to run into, and cause damage to: The destroyer rammed the submarine; His car rammed into/against the car in front of it.) rekast harkalega á
    2) (to push down, into, on to etc with great force: We rammed the fence-posts into the ground.) reka niður

    English-Icelandic dictionary > ram

  • 7 spring

    [spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
    1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) stökkva
    2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) stafa af; vaxa/spretta (af)
    3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) loka(st), skella(st) (aftur)
    2. noun
    1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) gormur, fjöður
    2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) vor
    3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) stökk
    4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) fjöðrun
    5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) lækur, lind
    •
    - springiness
    - sprung
    - springboard
    - spring cleaning
    - springtime
    - spring up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > spring

  • 8 taxi

    ['tæksi] 1. plurals - taxis, taxies; noun
    ((also taxi-cab: (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.) leigubíll
    2. verb
    ((of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off: The plane taxied along the runway.) aka
    - taxi rank

    English-Icelandic dictionary > taxi

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  • run to ground — To hunt out, track down • • • Main Entry: ↑ground run to ground see under ↑ground1 • • • Main Entry: ↑run …   Useful english dictionary

  • run to ground — If you run someone or something to ground, you pursue until you capture or find them or it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • run to ground — run (someone) to ground British & Australian to find someone after searching for a long time. Chinese detectives ran him to ground in a Shanghai night club …   New idioms dictionary

  • ground — I. /graʊnd / (say grownd) noun 1. the earth s solid surface; firm or dry land: fall to the ground. 2. earth or soil: stony ground. 3. land having a special character: rising ground. 4. (often plural) a tract of land occupied, or appropriated to a …  

  • Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ground — ground1 [ground] n. [ME grund < OE, ground, bottom, akin to Ger grund, ON grunnr: for IE base see GRIND] 1. a) Obs. the lowest part, base, or bottom of anything b) the bottom of a body of water 2. the surface of the earth, specif. the solid… …   English World dictionary

  • Run — Run, v. t. 1. To cause to run (in the various senses of {Run}, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. [1913 Webster] 2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. [1913 Webster] To run… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Run — Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ground Control (video game) — Ground Control Developer(s) Massive Entertainment Publisher(s) Sierra On Line …   Wikipedia

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