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1 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) teygja/breiða (út/úr)2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) dreifa (úr)3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) tvístra(st), dreifa(st) -
2 spread
past tense, past participle; see spread -
3 wildfire: spread like wildfire
((of eg news) to spread extremely fast.) breiðast út eins og eldur í sinuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > wildfire: spread like wildfire
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4 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) flatmaga, breiða úr sér2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) breiða óreglulega úr sér2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) það að breiða úr sér2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) frumskógur (stórborgarinnar)• -
5 branch
1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) trjágrein2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) grein; deild; útibú2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) greinast, skiptast -
6 butter
1. noun(a fatty substance made from cream by churning.) smjör2. verb(to spread with butter: She buttered the bread.) smyrja- buttery- butterfingers
- butterscotch
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7 cancer
['kænsə]1) (a diseased growth in the body, often fatal: The cancer has spread to her stomach.) krabbamein2) (the (often fatal) condition caused by such diseased growth(s): He is dying of cancer.) krabbi, krabbamein• -
8 circulate
['sə:kjuleit]1) (to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point: Blood circulates through the body.) streyma (í hring)2) (to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc): There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married.) berast/breiðast út•- circulatory -
9 concrete
['koŋkri:t] 1. adjective1) (made of concrete: concrete slabs.) steinsteypu-2) (able to be seen and felt; real or definite: A wooden table is a concrete object.) hlutkenndur2. noun(a mixture of cement with sand etc used in building.) steinsteypa3. verb(to spread with concrete: We'll have to concrete the garden path.) steypa (í) -
10 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) þekja2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) nægja fyrir3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) fara, komast4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) ná yfir5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) vera tryggður6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) safna fréttum sem fréttamaður7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) hafa í skotmáli2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) ábreiða; lok2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) skjól3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjól•- coverage- covering
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- cover story
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11 diffuse
[di'fju:z](to (cause to) spread in all directions.) dreifa -
12 disperse
[di'spə:s]1) (to (cause to) scatter in all directions: Some seeds are dispersed by the wind.) dreifa2) (to (cause to) spread (news etc): Information is dispersed by volunteers who distribute leaflets.) dreifa3) (to (cause to) vanish: By this time the crowd had dispersed.) tvístrast• -
13 distribute
[di'stribjut]1) (to divide (something) among several (people); to deal out: He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.) úthluta2) (to spread out widely: Our shops are distributed all over the city.) dreifa• -
14 expand
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15 hygiene
((the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.) heilsufræði; hollustuhættir; hreinlæti- hygienic- hygienically -
16 in full sail
(with all the sails spread: The ship was in full sail.) fullum seglum -
17 infectious
[-ʃəs]adjective (likely to spread to others: Measles is an infectious disease.) smitandi -
18 lay out
1) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) hanna2) (to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.) leggja fram og dreifa úr3) (to knock unconscious.) slá (e-n) í rot4) (to spend (money).) leggja fram peninga5) (to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.) leggja til -
19 manure
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20 missionary
plural - missionaries; noun (a person who is sent to teach and spread a particular religion.) trúboði
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