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  • 1 cross

    [kros] I adjective
    (angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) reiður
    II 1. plural - crosses; noun
    1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kross
    2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kross
    3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kross
    4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kross
    5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kynblanda
    6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kross
    7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kross
    2. verb
    1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) fara yfir
    2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) krossleggja
    3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) skerast
    4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) farast á mis
    5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) setja þverstrik í
    6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) strika
    7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) kynblanda, krossvíxla
    8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) vinna gegn; svíkja
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    - crossing
    - crossbow
    - cross-breed
    - cross-bred
    - crosscheck     3. noun
    (the act of crosschecking.)
    - cross-country skiing
    - cross-examine
    - cross-examination
    - cross-eyed
    - cross-fire
    - at cross-purposes
    - cross-refer
    - cross-reference
    - crossroads
    - cross-section
    - crossword puzzle
    - crossword
    - cross one's fingers
    - cross out

    English-Icelandic dictionary > cross

  • 2 even

    I 1. [i:vən] adjective
    1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) jafn, í sömu hæð
    2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) sléttur, flatur
    3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) reglulegur, jafn
    4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) jafn, sléttur
    5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) jafn
    6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) jafnlyndi, jafnaðargeð
    2. verb
    1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) jafna
    2) (to make smooth or level.) jafna, slétta
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    - evenness
    - be/get even with
    - an even chance
    - even out
    - even up     II [i:vən] adverb
    1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) enn, ennþá; einu sinni; meira að segja
    2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) jafnvel
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    - even so
    - even though

    English-Icelandic dictionary > even

  • 3 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) langur
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) langur
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) langur, á lengd
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) langur, lengi
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) langur
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) löngu
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lengi
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    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!     II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) þrá, dauðlanga
    - longingly

    English-Icelandic dictionary > long

  • 4 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvíld, hlé
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvíld
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stuðningur, stoð
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) kyrrstaða
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) taka sér hvíld, sofa
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvíla, hallast (á/í/upp að e-u)
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvílast, vera rólegur
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) velta á e-m/e-u; reiða sig á e-n
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vera í höndum e-s
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]

    English-Icelandic dictionary > rest

  • 5 shell

    [ʃel] 1. noun
    1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skel; skurn
    2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) (hús)grind
    3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) fallbyssuskot
    2. verb
    1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) afhÿða, flysja
    2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) gera stórskotaárás á
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    - come out of one's shell
    - shell out

    English-Icelandic dictionary > shell

  • 6 compass

    ( noun)
    1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) áttaviti
    2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) sirkill
    3) (scope or range.) svið, takmörk
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    English-Icelandic dictionary > compass

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