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1 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) bylgja, alda, bára2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) bylgja3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) liður, krulla4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) (glæpa)alda, bylgja5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) vink, veif2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) blakta2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) liða(st)3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) veifa, vinka•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
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2 wave aside
(to dismiss (a suggestion etc) without paying much attention to it.) virða að vettugi, vísa frá sér -
3 wave(band)
noun (a range of wavelengths on which eg radio signals are broadcast.) tíðnisvið -
4 permanent wave
noun ((usually abbreviated to perm [pə:m]) a wave or curl put into a person's hair by a special process and usually lasting for several months.) permanent (hárliðun) -
5 tidal wave
(an enormous wave in the sea, caused by an earthquake etc.) flóðalda -
6 heat wave
(a period of very hot weather.) hitabylgja -
7 perm
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8 billow
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9 brandish
['brændiʃ](to wave (especially a weapon) about: He brandished the stick above his head.) bregða, sveifla -
10 breaker
noun (a (large) wave which breaks on rocks or the beach.) brim(alda) -
11 crest
[krest]1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) kambur2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) hápunktur; kambur, tindur3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) hjálmskúfur4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) skjaldarmerki•- crested -
12 dismiss
[dis'mis]1) (to send or put away: She dismissed him with a wave of the hand; Dismiss the idea from your mind!) vísa á dyr; hætta að hugsa um2) (to remove from office or employment: He was dismissed from his post for being lazy.) segja upp3) (to stop or close (a law-suit etc): Case dismissed!) vísa frá• -
13 flag down
past tense, past participle - flagged; verb (to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop: We flagged down a taxi.) veifa í til að stöðva -
14 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) dafna2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blómstra3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) sveifla2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) sveiflur og flúr2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) sveifla3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) skrautleg trilla eða annað flúr• -
15 gesticulate
[‹e'stikjuleit](to wave one's hands and arms about when speaking: He gesticulates wildly when he is angry.) tjá sig með handahreyfingum -
16 gigantic
(very large: a gigantic wave.) risavaxinn -
17 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) hiti2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) hiti3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) heitasti tími dagsins4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) æsing, ákafi; í hita augnabliksins5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) lota, undanrás2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) hita (upp)- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot -
18 permanent
['pə:mənənt](lasting; not temporary: After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England.) varanlegur, sem er til frambúðar- permanence
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19 ripple
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20 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) kefli, valtari2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) hárrúlla3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) hjól/sívalningur til að velta e-u á4) (a long large wave on the sea.) brimalda
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