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21 close call/shave
(a narrow (often lucky) escape: That was a close shave - that car nearly ran you over.) naum undankoma -
22 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) fara með, fylgja2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) leiða3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) stjórna4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) haga sér5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) stÿra, stjórna2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) hegðun2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) framkvæmd, stjórn•- conduction
- conductor -
23 confined
1) ((with to) kept in or shut up in: confined to bed with a cold.) rúmfastur2) (narrow, small: a confined space.) þröngur, lítill -
24 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) brotna2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) brjóta3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) brotna; smella4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) segja brandara5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) brjóta upp6) (to solve (a code).) ráða, lesa úr7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) brotna niður2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) sprunga2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rifa3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smellur4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) högg5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skens, háð, brandari6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) úrvals-- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack -
25 crevice
['krevis](a crack or narrow opening (in a wall, rock etc): Plants grew in the crevices.) sprunga -
26 cross-country skiing
noun (the sport of skiing with narrow skis across the countryside, through woods etc.) -
27 ditch
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28 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) vellíðan, þægindi2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) áreynsluleysi; hægð3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) frjálsleg framkoma; hispursleysi2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lina, draga úr2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) draga úr, lina, milda3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) mjaka•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) varlega! rólega- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease -
29 elongated
['i:loŋɡeitid, ]( American[) i'lo:ŋɡeitid]((made) long and narrow; stretched out: An oval looks like an elongated circle.) ílangur -
30 flask
1) (a container in which drinks can be carried: a flask of whisky.) (vasa)peli2) (a vacuum flask: The workmen carried flasks of tea.) hitabrúsi3) (a bottle, usually with a narrow neck.) flaska -
31 floorboard
noun (one of the narrow boards used to make a floor.) gólffjöl -
32 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) fótfesta2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) grunnur, undirstaða -
33 frieze
[fri:z](a narrow strip around the walls of a room, building etc near the top, usually decorated with pictures, carving etc: The walls were decorated with a frieze of horses.) myndræma -
34 gondola
['ɡondələ]1) (a long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice.) gondóll2) (a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.) öryggisbúr• -
35 gorge
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36 groove
[ɡru:v](a long, narrow cut made in a surface: the groove in a record.) gróp, rák, skora- grooved -
37 hour-glass
noun (a device that measures time in hours by passing sand from one glass container through a narrow tube into a lower container.) stundaglas -
38 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) enskur þumlungur, tomma2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) hársbreidd2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) þokast, mjakast -
39 isthmus
['isməs](a narrow strip of land joining two larger pieces: the Isthmus of Panama.) eiði, grandi -
40 ladder
['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) stigi2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) lykkjufall2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) gera/fá lykkjufall
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