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1 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) stinga sér2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) skjótast2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) dÿfa, dÿfing- diver- diving-board
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2 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hár2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hár3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hár, mikill, töluverður4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) há-, hæsti-, aðal-5) (noble; good: high ideals.) háleitur6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) sterkur, mikill7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hár, bjartur8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) hár, bjartur9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) sem farið er að slá í10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) háspil2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) hátt- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) beina athygli að- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
3 plunge
1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) stinga sér2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) reka á kaf í2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) dÿfa- plunger- take the plunge -
4 diving-board
noun (a platform from which to dive, erected beside a swimming-pool.) stökkbretti -
5 header
1) (a fall or dive forwards: He slipped and took a header into the mud.) kollsteypa2) ((in football) the act of hitting the ball with the head: He scored with a great header.) skalli -
6 headlong
adjective, adverb1) (moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front: a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water.) á höfuðið2) ((done) without thought or delay, often foolishly: a headlong rush; He rushes headlong into disaster.) hugsunarlaust -
7 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nef2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) lyktarskyn3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nef, trjóna2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) fikra sig áfram, mjakast2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) hnÿsast í•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
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8 nosedive
noun (a dive or fall with the head or nose first: The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea.) dÿfa
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