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1 round the clock
(the whole day and the whole night: to work round the clock.) allan sólarhringinn -
2 round figures/numbers
(the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers: Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).) rúnnaðar/jafnaðar tölur -
3 the North Pole
(the northern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.) norðurpóllinn -
4 the South Pole
(the southern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns.) suðurpóllinn -
5 the Arctic
(the area round the North Pole.) norðurskautssvæðið -
6 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) kringlóttur, hringlaga, hnöttóttur2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) bústinn, þybbinn2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) snúa (sér) við2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) í hring; árið um kring3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) frá einum til annars4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) hingað og þangað5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) ummál6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) fara til (e-s)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) umhverfis, í kringum2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) í kringum3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) út um allan4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) umferð/-gangur, hringur2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) hringur, yfirferðarsvæði3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) hrina, kviða4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skot5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) umferð6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) keðjusöngur5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) sem er ekki beinn- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up -
7 round up
to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep (noun round-up) safna saman, smala -
8 round off
1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) gera ávalann, rúnna2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) ljúka, ganga frá -
9 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) telja (e-m) hughvarf2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) fara í kringum efnið -
10 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) árið um kring -
11 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) árið um kring -
12 get (a)round to
(to manage to (do something): I don't know when I'll get round to (painting) the door.) takast e-ð, komst í að gera e-ð -
13 turn the corner
1) (to go round a corner.) beygja fyrir horn2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) komast yfir það versta -
14 pass/send round the hat
(to ask for or collect money on someone's behalf.) safna fjárframlögum -
15 sun
1. noun1) (the round body in the sky that gives light and heat to the earth: The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.) sól2) (any of the fixed stars: Do other suns have planets revolving round them?) sól3) (light and heat from the sun; sunshine: We sat in the sun; In Britain they don't get enough sun; The sun has faded the curtains.) sól, sólskin2. verb(to expose (oneself) to the sun's rays: He's sunning himself in the garden.) sóla sig- sunless- sunny
- sunniness
- sunbathe
- sunbeam
- sunburn
- sunburned
- sunburnt
- sundial
- sundown
- sunflower
- sunglasses
- sunlight
- sunlit
- sunrise
- sunset
- sunshade
- sunshine
- sunstroke
- suntan
- catch the sun
- under the sun -
16 pupil
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17 pea
[pi:]1) (the round seed of a kind of climbing plant, eaten as a vegetable: We had roast beef, potatoes and peas for dinner.) baun, erta2) (the plant which produces these seeds: We planted peas and beans this year.) garðerta, baunagras -
18 solar system
(the Sun or any star and the planets which move round it.) sólkerfi -
19 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true -
20 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) snarsnúa(st)2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) spinna2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) snarsnúningur2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) ökuferð, bíltúr•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out
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