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1 amphibian
[æm'fibiən]1) (a creature that spends part of its life on land and part in water: Frogs are amphibians.) láðs- og lagardÿr2) (a vehicle designed to move on land or in the water.) sem ferðast/starfar á landi og í vatni3) (an aircraft designed to fly from land or water.) flugbátur• -
2 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) blístra2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) blístra, flauta3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvína4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvína2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) blístur2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) flauta3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) flauta -
3 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) miðja; miðbær2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) miðstöð3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) aðal-, megin-2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) setja/færa í miðju, leggja áherslu á2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) snúast um, -
4 cosmetic
[koz'metik] 1. adjective(designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) fegrunar-2. noun(a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) snyrtivara -
5 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) teikna, hanna2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) teikning, hönnun2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) hönnun3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) mynstur4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) ásetningur•- designer- designing -
6 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
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7 fighter
1) (a person who fights.) hnefaleikamaður; bardagmaður, slagsmálahundur2) (a small fast aircraft designed to shoot down other aircraft.) orrustuflugvél -
8 functional
1) (designed to be useful rather than to look beautiful: functional clothes; a functional building.) sem þjónar ákveðnu hlutverki2) (able to operate: It's an old car, but it's still functional.) virkur, í lagi -
9 home in on
(to move towards (a target etc): The missile is designed to home in on aircraft.) vera stÿrt eða stefna á skotmark -
10 injury
plural - injuries; noun ((an instance of) harm or damage: Badly designed chairs can cause injury to the spine; The motorcyclist received severe injuries in the crash.) meiðsli, áverki -
11 load
[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) byrði; hlass2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) hlass3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) fullt af4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) álag2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) hlaða, ferma2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) hlaða3) (to put film into (a camera).) hlaða, setja filmu í•- loaded -
12 microcomputer
(a very small computer containing tiny pieces of silicon etc designed to act as complex electronic circuits.) örtölva -
13 pinafore
['pinəfo:]1) (a kind of apron covering the clothes above and below the waist: The children wore pinafores at nursery school.) (barna)svunta2) ((also pinafore dress: American jumper) a kind of dress with no sleeves, designed to be worn over a blouse, sweater etc.) ermalaus skokkur -
14 racing-car
noun (a car specially designed and built for racing.) kappakstursbíll -
15 sea-going
adjective (designed and equipped for travelling on the sea: a sea-going yacht.) sjófær, haffær -
16 shelter
['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) húsaskjól, skÿli2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) skÿli2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) leita skjóls, vera í skjóli2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) skÿla, vernda• -
17 skating-rink
noun (an area of ice set aside or designed for skating on.) skautasvell -
18 smart bomb
noun (a bomb that is designed to locate the target and hit it accurately.) -
19 spacesuit
noun (a suit designed to be worn by a spaceman.) geimbúningur -
20 special
['speʃəl] 1. adjective1) (out of the ordinary; un-usual or exceptional: a special occasion; a special friend.) sérstakur2) (appointed, arranged, designed etc for a particular purpose: a special messenger; a special tool for drilling holes.) sérstakur, sér-2. noun(something which is special: There's a special (= a special train) due through here at 5.20.) e-ð sem er sérstakt- speciality
- specialize
- specialise
- specialization
- specialisation
- specialized
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