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101 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) hörfa2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) draga sig í hlé2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) undanhald2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) merki um undanhald3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) athvarf -
102 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sitja2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga)3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) eiga sæti í4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sitja5) (to undergo (an examination).) gangast undir6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sitja fyrir7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) starfa, sitja•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up -
103 bay
[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) flóiII noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) bás; útskotIII 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) jarpur2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) lárviður3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) gelta -
104 chamber
[' eimbə]1) (a room.) (svefn)herbergi2) (the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets: There were few members left in the chamber.) þingsalur3) (such an assembly: the Upper and Lower Chambers.) þingdeild4) (an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets: Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.) skothólf•- chamber music -
105 crush
1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) kremja2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) bögglast3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) kveða niður4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) troða2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) troðningur- crushing -
106 extension
[-ʃən]1) (an added part: He built an extension to his house; a two-day extension to the holiday; He has telephone extensions (= telephones) in every bedroom.) viðbygging; framlenging; símtengi2) ((a program by which) part of a university located somewhere else offers courses to people who are not fulltime students.) framlenging3) (the process of extending.)4) (a telephone that operates on the same line as another: They have a phone in the living-room and an extension in the bedroom.) -
107 floor
[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) gólf2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) hæð2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) leggja gólf í2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) slá niður/í gólfið•- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring -
108 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) rúm, pláss2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) rúm, rÿmi3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) geimur2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) setja/raða niður með bili á milli- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit -
109 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) þéttur, þröngur2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) fastur, vel hertur3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) strangur, öruggur4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) knappur2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) þétt- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt -
110 around
1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) umhverfis2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) á víð og dreif um, í kringum2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) um3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) snúa (sér) við2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) hérna, nærri -
111 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) myrkur, dimmur2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) dökkur3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) leynilegur, dulinn2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) myrkur- darken- darkness
- keep it dark -
112 door
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113 elbow
['elbəu] 1. noun(the joint where the arm bends: He leant forward on his elbows.) olnbogi2. verb(to push with the elbow: He elbowed his way through the crowd.) olnboga sig áfram, troðast- at one's elbow -
114 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) sérhver2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) sérhver, hver og einn3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) allur hugsanlegur4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) annar hver•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time -
115 hatch
I [hæ ] noun((the door or cover of) an opening in a wall, floor, ship's deck etc: There are two hatches between the kitchen and dining-room for serving food.) op, lúga, dyr- hatchwayII [hæ ] verb1) (to produce (young birds etc) from eggs: My hens have hatched ten chicks.) klekja; unga út2) (to break out of the egg: These chicks hatched this morning.) klekjast; skríða úr eggi3) (to become young birds: Four of the eggs have hatched.) klekjast4) (to plan (something, usually bad) in secret: to hatch a plot.) brugga, undirbúa -
116 herd
[hə:d] 1. noun(a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together: a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s).) hjörð2. verb(to gather together, or be brought together, in a group: The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room.) reka saman, safna saman- - herd- herdsman
- the herd instinct -
117 lodge
[lo‹] 1. noun1) (a small house, especially one at a gate to the grounds of a large house.) skáli, kofi2) (a room at a college gate etc for an attendant: the porter's lodge.) vistarverur húsvarðar2. verb1) (to live in rooms for which one pays, in someone else's house: He lodges with the Smiths.) dvelja, búa, leigja2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) festa(st)3) (to make (an objection, an appeal etc) formally or officially.) leggja fram mómæli/beiðni•- lodger- lodging -
118 marshal
1. noun1) (an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc.) veislustjóri2) ((American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts.) réttarþjónn3) ((American) the head of a police or fire department.) lögreglustjóri; slökkviliðsstjóri2. verb1) (to arrange (forces, facts, arguments etc) in order: Give me a minute to marshal my thoughts.) skipuleggja2) (to lead or show the way to: We marshalled the whole group into a large room.) skipa, fylkja -
119 recess
[ri'ses, 'ri:ses]1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) (út)skot2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) þinghlé/-leyfi, réttarhlé3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) frímínútur -
120 saloon
[sə'lu:n]1) (a large public room on a ship: the dining-saloon.) borðsalur2) ((American sedan) a motor car with enclosed seating space for driver and at least three passengers.) lokuð fólksbifreið3) (a place where alcoholic drinks are sold: The police searched in all the saloons for the thief.) bar
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