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1 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) högg2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) happ; óhapp3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) sláttur, slag4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) dráttur; strik; pennafar5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) áratog6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) sundtak7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) handtak8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag; hjartaslag, heilablóðfall•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) strjúka2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) stroka -
2 hew
[hju:]past tense - hewed; verb1) (to cut with an axe, sword etc: He hewed down the tree.) höggva2) (to cut out or shape with an axe, sword etc: He hewed a path through the forest.) höggva -
3 ice
1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) ís, klaki2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) (rjóma)ís3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).)2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) setja krem/glassúr á (köku)- icing- icy
- icily
- iciness
- ice age
- ice axe
- iceberg
- ice box
- ice-cream
- ice-cube
- ice rink
- ice-skate
- ice-skating
- ice tray
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4 chop down
(to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe: He chopped down the fir tree.) höggva niður
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