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  • 21 parallel

    ['pærəlel] 1. adjective
    1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) samhliða/-síða
    2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) hliðstæður
    2. adverb
    (in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) samsíða lína
    3. noun
    1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) samsíða lína/flötur
    2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) samsvörun, hliðstæða
    3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) breiddarbaugur
    4. verb
    (to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) jafna við e-ð

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  • 22 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) hlaupa
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) renna, rúlla
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) renna, streyma
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) (láta) ganga, vera í gangi
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) reka, stÿra
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) láta hlaupa í kapphlaupi; hlaupa, keppa
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) ganga reglulega
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) ganga, halda áfram
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) keyra, eiga
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) renna til, upplitast
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) keyra, gefa (e-m) far
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) renna (fingrum í gegnum/augum yfir)
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) vera; verða
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) hlaup
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) ökutúr/-ferð
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) tímabil
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) lykkjufall
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) frjáls afnot
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) stig
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) afgirt svæði; stía
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    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) samfellt, í einu
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild

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  • 23 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) sÿna
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) sjást, vera sÿnilegur
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) sÿna, vera sÿndur
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vísa á, sÿna
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) vísa, fylgja
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) sÿna
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) sÿna fram á, sanna
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (auð)sÿna
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) sÿning; skemmtiþáttur
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) sÿning; það að sÿna e-ð
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) sÿnd, yfirskin; það að þykjast
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) e-ð sem er gert til að vekja á sér athygli
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) frammistaða
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 24 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) skref
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) skref; smáspölur
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) fótatak
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) dansspor
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) þrep, trappa
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) (þróunar)skref
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) ráðstöfun
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) stíga, taka skref
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step

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  • 25 drop

    [drop] 1. noun
    1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) dropi
    2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) dropi; smálögg
    3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall
    4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) falllengd
    2. verb
    1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) falla; fella; missa
    2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) falla, detta
    3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) hætta við, sleppa
    4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) hleypa úr
    5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skrifa miða/skilaboð
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    - droppings
    - drop-out
    - drop a brick / drop a clanger
    - drop back
    - drop by
    - drop in
    - drop off
    - drop out

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  • 26 friction

    ['frikʃən]
    1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) núningur
    2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) núningsmótstaða
    3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) ósamlyndi

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  • 27 race

    I 1. [reis] noun
    (a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) keppni, kapphlaup
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) taka þátt í hlaupi
    2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) þreyta kapphlaup
    3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) þjóta
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    - racecourse
    - racehorse
    - racetrack
    - racing-car
    - a race against time
    - the races     II [reis]
    1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) kynþáttur/-stofn
    2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) kynþáttur/-stofn
    3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) kynstofn/-þáttur
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    - racialism
    - racialist
    - the human race
    - of mixed race

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  • 28 swing

    [swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) sveifla(st)
    2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) ganga léttur í spori
    3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) snúast á hæli; snúa
    2. noun
    1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) sveifla
    2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) sveifla
    3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) sveifla, sving
    4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) sveifla
    5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) róla
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    - swing bridge
    - swing door
    - be in full swing
    - get into the swing of things
    - get into the swing
    - go with a swing

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  • 29 twist

    [twist] 1. verb
    1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) snúa(st); vinda(st); bugðast
    2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) flétta
    3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) snúa upp á; aflaga
    2. noun
    1) (the act of twisting.) snúningur, vindingur
    2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) uppásnúin (sítrónu)sneið
    3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) snúningur, vafningur
    4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) snögg umskipti, hvörf
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    - twister

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  • 30 whistle

    ['wisl] 1. verb
    1) (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.) blístra
    2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) blístra, flauta
    3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvína
    4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvína
    2. noun
    1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) blístur
    2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) flauta
    3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) flauta

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  • 31 across

    [ə'kros] 1. preposition
    1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) þvert yfir
    2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) handan (við)
    2. adverb
    (to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) (þvert) yfir

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  • 32 hire

    1. verb
    1) ((often with from) to get the use of by paying money: He's hiring a car (from us) for the week.) leigja
    2) ((often with out) to give (someone) the use of in exchange for money: Will you hire me your boat for the week-end?; Does this firm hire out cars?) leigja (út)
    3) ((especially American) to employ (a workman etc): They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road.) ráða
    2. noun
    ((money paid for) hiring: Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane - it's on hire.) leiga
    - hire-purchase

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  • 33 reel

    [ri:l] 1. noun
    1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) spóla, rúlla, hjól
    2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) ræll
    2. verb
    (to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) skjögra; snarsnúast
    - reel off

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  • 34 scatter

    ['skætə]
    1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) tvístra; dreifa
    2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) dreifast; tvístrast
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    - scattering
    - scatterbrain
    - scatterbrained

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  • 35 station

    ['steiʃən] 1. noun
    1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) (rútu-/lestar)-stöð
    2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) (slökkviliðs-/útvarps-/her)-stöð
    3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) (varð)staða
    2. verb
    (to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) staðsetja

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  • 36 trail

    [treil] 1. verb
    1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) draga(st) (á eftir)
    2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) drattast áfram
    3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) elta
    2. noun
    1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) slóð
    2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) slóði
    3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) blóðferill/-dreif
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  • 37 drift

    [drift] 1. noun
    1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) skafl
    2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) hugsanagangur, merking
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) reka; fjúka
    2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) láta reka á reiðanum, slæpast
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    - driftwood

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  • 38 dry up

    1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) þorna upp
    2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) klárast
    3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) þurrka
    4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) reka í vörðurnar

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  • 39 lean

    I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb
    1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) halla
    2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) halla (sér)
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    II [li:n] adjective
    1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) grannur, mjósleginn
    2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magur
    3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) rÿr, lélegur
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  • 40 left-hand

    1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) vinstri, til vinstri, vinstri-
    2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) vinstrihandar-

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