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1 steps
noun plural (a stepladder: May I borrow your steps?) (vinnu)tröppur -
2 step
[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) skref2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) skref; smáspölur3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) fótatak4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) dansspor5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) þrep, trappa6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) (þróunar)skref7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) ráðstöfun2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) stíga, taka skref- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
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3 dance
1. verb1) (to move in time to music by ma-king a series of rhythmic steps: She began to dance; Can you dance the waltz?) dansa2) (to move quickly up and down: The father was dancing the baby on his knee.) hreyfa upp og niður, hossa2. noun1) (a series of fixed steps made in time to music: Have you done this dance before?; ( also adjective) dance music.) dans2) (a social gathering at which people dance: We're going to a dance next Saturday.) dansleikur, ball•- dancer- dancing -
4 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) flug2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) flug3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) stigahluti milli stigapalla eða hæða4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) (far)fuglahópur; örvadrífa•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) flótti -
5 ballet
['bælei, ]( American[) bæ'lei]1) (a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story: Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.) ballett2) (the art of dancing in this way: She is taking lessons in ballet; ( also adjective) a ballet class.) ballett• -
6 hobble
['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) haltra -
7 in the first
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) í fyrsta (öðru o.s.frv.) lagi -
8 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) halda kyrru fyrir2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) halda niðri, takmarka3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) halda niðri -
9 ladder
['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) stigi2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) lykkjufall2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) gera/fá lykkjufall -
10 landing
1) ((an act of) coming or bringing to shore or to ground: an emergency landing; ( also adjective) a landing place.) lending, landtaka2) (a place for coming ashore.) lendingarstaður3) (the level part of a staircase between flights of steps: Her room was on the first floor, across the landing from mine.) stigapallur -
11 lope
[ləup](to run with long steps.) fara á stökki, hlaupa léttilega -
12 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) hakka, brytja smátt2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) ganga á tilgerðarlegan hátt, tipla2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) hakk, hakkað kjöt- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat -
13 mincing
adjective (too dainty or prim: He walked with little mincing steps.) tilgerðarlegur -
14 pace out
(to measure by walking along, across etc with even steps: She paced out the room.) skrefa út -
15 retrace
[ri'treis](to go back along (a path etc) one has just come along: She lost her keys somewhere on the way to the station, and had to retrace her steps/journey until she found them.) rekja til baka -
16 scurry
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17 scuttle
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18 second etc place
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) í fyrsta (öðru o.s.frv.) lagi -
19 stair
[steə]((any one of) a number of steps, usually inside a building, going from one floor to another: He fell down the stairs.) stigaþrep; trappa; stigi- stairway -
20 stepladder
noun (a ladder with a hinged support at the back and flat steps, not rungs.) (vinnu)tröppur
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