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1 shower
1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) (regn)skúr2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) rigning, hríð, drífa3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) sturta4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) sturta2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) láta rigna yfir2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) fara í sturtu•- showery- showerproof -
2 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) hagl, haglél2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) hríð, skæðadrífa2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) gera haglélII 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) kalla til/DPá2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) fagna, heilsa2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) hróp3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) heill sé þér -
3 snow
[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) snjór2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) snjóa- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
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4 all
[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) allur2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) allir, hver og einn2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) algerlega2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) þeim mun•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
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5 cloudburst
noun (a sudden heavy shower of rain.) skÿfall, dembiskúr -
6 invigorate
[in'viɡəreit](to strengthen or refresh: The shower invigorated her.) hressa, endurnæra -
7 put in
1) (to insert or install: We're having a new shower put in.) (láta) setja upp2) (to do (a certain amount of work etc): He put in an hour's training today.) leggja af mörkum -
8 showerproof
adjective ((of material, a coat etc) which will not be soaked by a light shower of rain.) vatnsþolin flík -
9 snowfall
1) (a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground: There was a heavy snowfall last night.) snjókoma2) (the amount of snow that falls in a certain place: The snowfall last year was much higher than average.) snjókoma -
10 soak
[səuk]1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) leggja/liggja í bleyti2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) gegnbleyta3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) gegnvæta•- soaked- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up -
11 soaked
adjective ((often with through): She got soaked (through) in that shower.) rennblautur -
12 strip off
(to remove clothes or a covering from a thing or person: He stripped (his clothes) off and had a shower; The doctor stripped his bandage off.) taka af
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shower — shower1 [shō′ər] n. a person who shows, exhibits, etc. shower2 [shou′ər] n. [ME schoure < OE scur, akin to Ger schauer, shower, squall < IE base * (s)keu , to cover > SHOE, HIDE1] 1. a brief fall of rain, or sometimes of hail, sleet, or… … English World dictionary
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Shower — Show er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Showered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Showering}.] 1. To water with a shower; to ??t copiously with rain. [1913 Webster] Lest it again dissolve and shower the earth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To bestow liberally; to destribute … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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shower — show|er1 S2 [ˈʃauə US ʃaur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for washing in)¦ 2¦(act of washing)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(lots of things)¦ 5¦(party)¦ 6¦(people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scur] 1.) ¦(F … Dictionary of contemporary English
