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1 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) ásÿnd, útlit; vaxtarlag2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) mynd3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) tala, tölustafur4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) skÿringarmynd2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) koma fram, birtast2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) hugsa, reikna út•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out -
2 figure of eight
(a pattern etc in the shape of the figure 8: The skater did a figure of eight.) átta -
3 figure out
(to understand: I can't figure out why he said that.) skilja -
4 figure of speech
(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) líking, myndhverfing -
5 approximation
1) (a figure, answer etc which is not (intended to be) exact: This figure is just an approximation.) nálgun2) (the process of estimating a figure etc: We decided on a price by a process of approximation.) nálgun -
6 billion
['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.)2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.)3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).)2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) biljón; miljarður- billionth -
7 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) átta2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) átta ára3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) áhöfn á áttæringi2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) átta2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) átta ára (gamall)•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) átta ára -
8 index
['indeks]1) (an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc eg at the end of a book.) atriðaskrá2) ((plural indices ['indisi:z]) in mathematics the figure which indicates the number of times a figure etc must be multiplied by itself etc: In 63 and 75, the figures 3 and 5 are the indices.) veldisvísar• -
9 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) tala, tölustafur2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) fjöldi3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) eintak, tölublað4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) lag2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) tölusetja, númera2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) telja til3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) telja•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number -
10 zero
['ziərəu]plural - zeros; noun1) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) núll2) (the point on a scale (eg on a thermometer) which is taken as the standard on which measurements may be based: The temperature was 5 degrees above/below zero.) núll3) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) í flugtak -
11 -dimensional
(of (a certain number of) dimensions: a three-dimensional figure.) með svo og svo margar víddir -
12 -sided
(having (a certain number or type of) sides: a four-sided figure.) -hliða -
13 carve
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14 circle
['sə:kl] 1. noun1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) hringur2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) hópur3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) klíka, hópur4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) svalir2. verb1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) mynda hring2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) teikna/gera hring -
15 cone
[koun]1) (a solid figure with a point and a base in the shape of a circle or oval.) keila2) (the fruit of the pine, fir etc: fir-cones.) köngull3) (a pointed holder for ice cream; an ice-cream cone.) kramarhús, ísform úr brauði4) (a warning sign placed next to roadworks etc or where parking is not allowed.) varúðarkeila•- conical -
16 crucifix
[-fiks]noun (a figure of Christ on the cross.) kross með Kristsmynd -
17 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
18 diamond
1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) demantur2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) demantsnál3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) tígullaga form4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) tígull•- diamonds -
19 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) greina á milli2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) greina, sjá3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) greina á milli4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) skara fram úr•- distinguished -
20 eight-
(having eight (of something): an eight-sided figure.) átt-; með átta hliðar
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