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1 fifteen
[fif'ti:n] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 15.) fimmtán2) (the age of 15.) fimmtán ára3) (a team containing fifteen members: a rugby fifteen.) fimmtán manna lið2. adjective1) (15 in number.) fimmtán2) (aged 15.) fimmtán ára•- fifteen-- fifteenth
- fifteen-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is fifteen years old.) fimmtán ára -
2 fifteenth
1) (one of fifteen equal parts.) fimmtándi hluti2) (( also adjective) (the) last of fifteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the fourteenth.) fimmtándi -
3 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 -
4 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hár2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hár3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hár, mikill, töluverður4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) há-, hæsti-, aðal-5) (noble; good: high ideals.) háleitur6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) sterkur, mikill7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hár, bjartur8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) hár, bjartur9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) sem farið er að slá í10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) háspil2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) hátt- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) beina athygli að- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
5 volume
['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) bók2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) bindi3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) rúmtak, rúmmál4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) magn5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) hljóðstyrkur -
6 multiple
1. adjective1) (having, or affecting, many parts: She suffered multiple injuries when she fell out of the window.) margþættur2) (involving many things of the same sort: Fifteen vehicles were involved in the multiple crash on the motorway.) margþættur, margfaldur2. noun(a number that contains another number an exact number of times: 65 is a multiple of 5.) margfeldi -
7 ministry
plural - ministries; noun1) (the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion: His ministry lasted for fifteen years.) prestsstörf2) (a department of government or the building where its employees work: the Transport Ministry.) ráðuneyti -
8 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) ást2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) ástfanginn3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) líf og yndi; elskan4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) núll stig2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) elska, þykja vænt um2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) hafa dálæti á•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them -
9 youth
[ju:Ɵ]plural - youths; noun1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) æska, ungdómur2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) unglingur3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) unglingar•- youthful- youthfully
- youthfulness
- youth hostel
- youth mentor -
10 leave home
1) (to leave one's house: I usually leave home at 7.30 a.m.) fara út (úr húsi), fara að heiman2) (to leave one's home to go and live somewhere else: He left home at the age of fifteen to get a job in Australia.) fara að heiman -
11 plus
1. preposition(used to show addition: Two plus three equals five (2 + 3 = 5).) plús2. noun((also plus sign) a sign (+) used to show addition or positive quality.) plúsmerki3. adjective(positive or more than zero: a plus quantity; The temperature was plus fifteen degrees.) pósitífur, jákvæður; yfir (núlli)
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