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1 east
[i:st] 1. noun1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) austur, austurátt2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) austur2. adjective1) (in the east: the east coast.) austur-2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) að austan, austanstæður3. adverb(towards the east: The house faces east.) í austur- easterly- eastern
- easternmost
- eastward
- eastwards
- eastward
- the East -
2 north
[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) norður2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) norður2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) norður-, norðanverður2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) að norðan, norðlægur3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) norður, í norðurátt- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) í norðaustur/-vestur- north-eastern / north-western
- the North Pole -
3 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) drottning2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) drottning3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) (fegurðar)drottning4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) drottning5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) drottning6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) drottning7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother -
4 clergy
['klə:‹i](the ministers, priests etc of the Christian religion: the clergy of the Church of England.) klerkastétt -
5 name
[neim] 1. noun1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) nafn2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) orð, orðstír2. verb1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) nefna; gefa nafn2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) telja upp•- nameless- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after -
6 conquer
['koŋkə](to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) sigra; leggja undir sig- conquest -
7 parson
1) (the priest, minister etc of a parish, usually of the Church of England.) (sóknar)prestur2) (any priest, minister etc.) prestur• -
8 Anglican
['æŋɡlikən]noun, adjective((a member) of the Church of England.) meðlimur ensku þjóðkirkjunnar -
9 curate
['kjuərət](a clergyman in the Church of England assisting a rector or vicar.) aðstoðarprestur -
10 vicar
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11 English
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12 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leika (sér)2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) leika, taka þátt í3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) leika4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) vera sÿndur5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) leika/spila á6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) leika á, plata7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) leika gegn8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) leika um9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) beina að10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) leika út2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) skemmtun, leikur2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) leikrit3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) leikur4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) hlaup•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
13 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) ákaflegur2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) við endamörk/ystu mörk; ystur; róttækur3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) róttækur, öfgakenndur2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) öfgar2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) (ítrustu) öfgar•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes -
14 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) bújörð; bÿli, bú2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) bóndabær2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) rækta; reka bú- farmer- farming
- farmhouse
- farmyard -
15 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) sími2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) hringja í2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) hringja í3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) hringja til•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange -
16 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) borgar-/bæjarstjóri- mayoress- lord mayor -
17 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nú, núna2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) núna, strax3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) nú, núna4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) þegar hér er komið sögu, þá5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nú (í ljósi reynslunnar)6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) jæja, sko, (núna) strax2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) þar sem.TH.TH. þá- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then -
18 castle
1) (a large building strengthened against attack: the Norman castles of England and Wales; Windsor Castle.) kastali2) ((also rook) a piece in chess.) hrókur -
19 colonise
verb (to establish a colony in (a place): The English colonized New England in 1620.) gera að nÿlendu -
20 colonize
verb (to establish a colony in (a place): The English colonized New England in 1620.) gera að nÿlendu
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