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1 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla, detta2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) detta um koll3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) lækka, falla4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) bera upp á5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) verða, lenda í tilteknu ástandi6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) koma í hlut (e-s)2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) fall, (snjó-/úr)koma3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) haust•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
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2 fall away
1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) fækka, minnka2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) halla (niður á við) -
3 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) slá upp tjaldi2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kasta3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) steypast, hrapa4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) höggva, taka dÿfur5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) stilla tónhæð2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) völlur2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tónhæð3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stig4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) (sölu)staður5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) dÿfa•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bik, hrátjara- pitch-dark -
4 thud
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5 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) hengja2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) hanga3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) hengja4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) hanga (niður)5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) hengja (haus)•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
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6 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tómur2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) tómur, auður3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) auður, mannlaus4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) innantómur, merkingarlaus2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) tæma(st)2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) tæma; hella(st); detta úr3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tóm flaska- empty-handed
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7 throw
[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) kasta2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) kasta (af baki)3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) rugla, slá (e-n) út af laginu4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) fella/glíma í gólfið2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) kast, sending- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
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8 snowfall
1) (a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground: There was a heavy snowfall last night.) snjókoma2) (the amount of snow that falls in a certain place: The snowfall last year was much higher than average.) snjókoma
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