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1 street
[stri:t]1) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) gata, stræti2) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) gata, stræti•- street directory
- be streets ahead of / better than
- be up someone's street
- not to be in the same street as -
2 street directory
(a booklet giving an index and plans of a city's streets.) götukort og -skrá -
3 side-street
noun (a small, minor street: The man ran down a side-street and disappeared.) hliðargata/-stræti -
4 be up someone's street
(to be exactly suitable for someone: That job is just up your street.) vera við hæfi -
5 high street
((with capital when used as a name) the main street of a town etc, usually with shops etc.) aðalgata -
6 the man in the street
(the ordinary, typical, average man: The man in the street often has little interest in politics.) hinn almenni borgari -
7 not to be in the same street as
(to be completely different, usually worse, in quality than.) vera gjörólíkurEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > not to be in the same street as
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8 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) slá upp tjaldi2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kasta3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) steypast, hrapa4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) höggva, taka dÿfur5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) stilla tónhæð2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) völlur2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tónhæð3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stig4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) (sölu)staður5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) dÿfa•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bik, hrátjara- pitch-dark -
9 barricade
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10 crescent
['kresnt]1) (( also adjective) (having) the curved shape of the growing moon: the crescent moon; crescent-shaped earrings.) hálfmáni; sigðlaga2) ((abbreviated to Cres. when written in street-names) a curved street.) gata sem liggur í hálfhring -
11 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) hlið; hinum megin; sömu megin2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) hlið3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) hlið4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) hlið; (blað)síða5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) síða6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) hluti7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) hlíð, brekka8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) hlið9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) lið, flokkur2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) auka-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
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12 ablaze
[ə'bleiz]1) (burning strongly: The building was ablaze when the fire brigade arrived.) logandi, alelda2) (very bright: The street was ablaze with lights.) ljómandi -
13 accost
[ə'kost](to approach and speak to, especially in an unfriendly way: I was accosted in the street by four men with guns.) abbast upp á -
14 across
[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) þvert yfir2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) handan (við)2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) (þvert) yfir -
15 address
1. [ə'dres] verb1) (to put a name and address on (an envelope etc): Address the parcel clearly.) merkja heimilisfangi2) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) ávarpa; beina (máli/skrifum til)2. ( American[) 'ædres] noun1) (the name of the house, street, town etc where a person lives: His address is 30 Main St, Edinburgh.) heimilisfang2) (a speech: He made a long and boring address.) ræða, ávarp• -
16 admonish
[əd'moniʃ](to scold or rebuke: The judge admonished the young man for fighting in the street.) aðvara -
17 alley
['æli]1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) sund2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) braut -
18 allow
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) leyfa2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) láta í té, gefa•- make allowance for -
19 along
[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) eftir, meðfram2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) einhvers staðar á2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) áfram2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) hingað, þangað3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) með• -
20 antisocial
[ænti'səuʃəl]1) (against the welfare of the community etc: It is antisocial to drop rubbish in the street.) andfélagslegur2) (not wanting the company of others: Since his wife died, he has become more and more antisocial.) ófélagslyndur
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