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1 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) á, lækur2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) straumur, flaumur, flóð3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) straumur4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) bekkur (sem raðað er í skv. námsgetu)2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) streyma; blakta2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) raða eftir námsgetu•- streamer- streamlined -
2 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) yfirstandandi; núgildandi; nÿjastur2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) straumur2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) (raf)straumur•- current account -
3 eddy
['edi] 1. plural - eddies; noun(a current of water or air running back against the main stream or current.) hringiða, svelgur2. verb(to move round and round: The water eddied round the pier; The crowds eddied to and fro in the square.) hvirfla(st); mynda hringiðu
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