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41 linger
['liŋɡə]1) (to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time: The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.) dvelja, verða eftir2) (to proceed slowly or delay: We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures.) staldra við -
42 pan
I [pæn] noun1) (a metal pot usually with a long handle, used for cooking food: a frying-pan; a saucepan.) panna; pottur2) ((American) a tin for baking or cooking food inside an oven: a cake pan.)•- pancakeII [pæn] past tense, past participle - panned; verb(to move (a film or television camera) so as to follow a moving object or show a wide view: The camera panned slowly across to the other side of the street.) pan, skim; panskot, hverfiskot -
43 pheasant
['feznt]plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) fashani2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) fashani -
44 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 -
45 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) teygja(st)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) ná; teygja/breiða (úr sér)2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) teyging2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) samfelldur kafli; samfelld lota•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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46 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tala2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) slúðra, kjafta3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala um, ræða2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) samræður, spjall2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) fyrirlestur3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) slúður, kjaftasaga4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) snakk, blaður•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
47 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 -
48 trough
[trof]1) (a long, low, open container for animals' food or water: a drinking-trough for the cattle.) trog2) (a low part between two waves (in the sea etc): The boat went down into a trough.) öldudalur3) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) lágþrÿstisvæði, lægð -
49 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) vilja, langa í2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) þarfnast, þurfa3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) vanta, skorta2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) ósk, þörf2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) fátækt3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) skortur•- wanted- want ad
- want for -
50 age-old
adjective (done, known etc for a very long time: an age-old custom.) aldagamall, ævaforn -
51 album
['ælbəm]1) (a book with blank pages for holding photographs, stamps etc.) albúm2) (a long-playing gramophone record: I haven't got the group's latest album.) breiðskífa -
52 axe
[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) öxi2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) segja upp2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) skera niður -
53 bedridden
adjective (in bed for a long period because of age or sickness: She has been bedridden since the car accident.) rúmfastur -
54 bench
[ben ]1) (a long (usually wooden) seat: a park bench.) bekkur2) (a work-table for a carpenter etc: tools on the workbench.) vinnubekkur/-borð -
55 blink
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56 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) opinberaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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57 bring (something) out into the open
(to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) opinberaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > bring (something) out into the open
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58 coma
['koumə](a long-continuing unconscious state: He was in a coma for several days after the accident.) dá -
59 compromise
((a) settlement of differences in which each side gives up something it has previously demanded: We argued for a long time but finally arrived at a compromise.) málamiðlun -
60 crane
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