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stern

  • 1 stern

    I [stə:n] adjective
    (harsh, severe or strict: The teacher looked rather stern; stern discipline.) strangur
    - sternness II [stə:n] noun
    (the back part of a ship.) skutur

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  • 2 at heart

    (really; basically: He seems rather stern but he is at heart a very kind man.) undir niðri

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  • 3 junk

    I noun
    (unwanted or worthless articles; rubbish: That cupboard is full of junk; ( also adjective) This vase was bought in a junk shop (= a shop that sells junk).)
    II noun
    (a Chinese flat-bottomed sailing ship, high in the bow and stern.) djúnka

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  • 4 paddle-wheel

    noun (a large wheel fitted with flat pieces of wood, attached to the side or stern of a boat and turned to make it move through the water.) spaðahjól

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  • 5 quarter-deck

    noun (the part of the upper deck of a ship between the stern and the mast nearest it.) afturþilfar

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  • 6 rebuke

    [rə'bju:k] 1. verb
    (to speak severely to (a person), because he has done wrong: The boy was rebuked by his teacher for cheating.) setja ofan í við, ávíta
    2. noun
    ((stern) words spoken to a person, because he has done wrong.) ávítur, ofanígjöf

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  • 7 reproof

    [rə'pru:f]
    ((an) act of rebuking or reproaching: a glance of stern reproof; He has received several reproofs for bad behaviour.) ávítur
    - reproving
    - reprovingly

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  • 8 rigid

    ['ri‹id]
    1) (completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily): An iron bar is rigid.) stífur
    2) (very strict, and not likely to change: rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster.) strangur, ósveigjanlegur
    - rigidness
    - rigidity

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  • 9 scolding

    noun (a stern or angry rebuke: I got a scolding for doing careless work.) skammir

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  • 10 scull

    1. noun
    (a short, light oar.) tifróðrarár
    2. verb
    (to move a boat with a pair of these or with an oar worked at the stern of the boat.) rikka, tifróa

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  • 11 stem

    I 1. [stem] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) stofn, trjábolur; stilkur
    2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) stilkur
    3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) stefni
    2. verb
    ((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) stafa af
    II [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb
    (to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) stemma, stöðva

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  • 12 strict

    [strikt]
    1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) strangur
    2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) nákvæmur
    - strictly
    - strictly speaking

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  • 13 upbringing

    ((an example of) the process of bringing up a child: He had a stern upbringing.) uppeldi

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  • Stern — Stern, n. [Icel. stj[=o]rn a steering, or a doubtful AS. ste[ o]rn. [root]166. See {Steer}, v. t.] 1. The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) The after or rear end of a ship or other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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