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1 emery board
(a small flat strip of wood or card coated with emery powder and used for filing the fingernails.) naglaþjöl -
2 mortar-board
['mo:təbo:d](a type of cap with a square flat top, worn on formal occasions at universities.) múrbretti (húfa með flötum kolli og skúf) -
3 signboard
noun (a board with a notice: In the garden was a signboard which read `House for Sale'.) tilkynningartafla -
4 skateboard
noun (a short board with small wheels on which a person can stand and ride as a sport.) -
5 switchboard
noun (a board with many switches for controlling electric currents etc, or for making connections by telephone, eg within a large office etc.) skiptiborð -
6 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) sópa2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) sópa3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) geysa(st)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) geysast2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) sópun2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) sveifla, stroka3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) sótari4) (a sweepstake.) getraunir•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up -
7 chess
[ es](a game for two played with thirty-two (usually black and white) pieces (chessmen) on a board (chessboard) with sixty-four (usually black and white) squares.) skák -
8 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) járn2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) straujárn3) (a type of golf-club.) járnkylfa2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) strauja- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hot -
9 card
1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) kort, spjald2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) spil3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) kort•- cards- cardboard -
10 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bera2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) berast3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bera, halda uppi4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) hafa, bera með sér5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ná í gegn, samþykkja6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) bera sig•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight -
11 chalkboard
noun (a smooth board, usually green, for writing or drawing on with crayon or chalk.) krítartafla -
12 dashboard
['dæʃbo:d](a board etc with dials, switches etc in front of the driver's seat in a car.) mælaborð -
13 draughts
, (American checkers) noun1) (singular a game for two people, played on a board (a draughtboard, (American) checkerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs.) dammborð2) (plural the discs.) dammskífur, dammar -
14 drawing-pin
noun ((American thumbtack) a pin with a broad, flat head used for fastening paper to a board etc.) teiknibóla -
15 ludo
['lu:dəu](a game played (usually by children) with counters on a board.) lúdó -
16 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) stigafjöldi; staða í leik2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) raddskrá, partítúr3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) tveir tugir2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) skora/gera mark2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) strika út3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) halda skor•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores -
17 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 -
18 target
1) (a marked board or other object aimed at in shooting practice, competitions etc with a rifle, bow and arrow etc: His shots hit the target every time.) skotskífa/-mark2) (any object at which shots, bombs etc are directed: Their target was the royal palace.) skotmark3) (a person, thing etc against which unfriendly comment or behaviour is directed: the target of criticism.) skotspónn
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