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1 petrol
['petrəl]((American gas or gasoline) a liquid got from petroleum, used as fuel for motor cars etc: I'll stop at the next garage and buy more petrol; ( also adjective) a petrol engine.) bensín- petroleum jelly
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2 petrol pump
( American gasoline pump) (an apparatus at a petrol station which pumps petrol into cars etc, and which measures the amount of petrol it pumps.) bensíndæla -
3 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) vökvasuga, sogari2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sogari (fyrir sódavatnsflösku)2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) soga með sogara -
4 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) þurrka upp, ræsa fram2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) renna af/í burtu3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) láta renna af4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) þurrausa, tæma5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) þurrausa; gera örmagna2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) ræsi, framræsluskurður2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) e-ð sem hægt og hægt gengur á fjármagn eða krafta•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
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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 ignition
[iɡ'niʃən]1) (the instrument in a car etc which ignites the petrol in the engine: He switched on the car's ignition.) kveikja, kveikjurofi, sviss2) (the act of igniting.) kveiking, kviknun -
7 last out
(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) endast -
8 full
[ful] 1. adjective1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) fullur2) (complete: a full year; a full account of what happened.) allur, heill, fullur3) ((of clothes) containing a large amount of material: a full skirt.) efnismikill, rúmur, víður2. adverb1) (completely: Fill the petrol tank full.) algjörlega; í fullri lengd2) (exactly; directly: She hit him full in the face.) beint•- fully- full-length
- full moon
- full-scale
- full stop
- full-time
- fully-fledged
- full of
- in full
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9 indicator
noun (a pointer, sign, instrument etc which indicates something or gives information about something: the indicator on the petrol gauge of a car.) vísir; mælir -
10 fill up
(to make or become completely full: Fill up the petrol tank, please.) fylla (á) -
11 fume
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12 it's no joke
(it is a serious or worrying matter: It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank.) það er ekkert gamanmál -
13 coast
[kəust] 1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) strönd2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) (láta) renna undan brekku- coastal- coaster
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14 throttle
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15 internal combustion
(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) sprengihreyfill -
16 of
[əv]1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) af, meðal2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) frá, af3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) eftir, gerður/ritaður af4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) af, meðal5) (showing: a picture of my father.) af6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) úr7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) af8) (about: an account of his work.) um9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) af, með10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) úr11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) af12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) á, af13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) með, af14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) fyrir, í -
17 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) mæla2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) meta, dæma2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) mælir, mælitæki2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) staðlað mál3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) sporvídd -
18 ration
['ræʃən] 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) matarskammtur2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) skammta- rations- ration out -
19 fuel
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20 holler
['holə](to shout: He hollered at the boy to go away; He's hollering about the cost of petrol again.) kalla, öskra
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