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81 level off
(to make or become flat, even, steady etc: After rising for so long, prices have now levelled off.) jafnast; ná jafnvægi -
82 mallet
['mælit]1) (a type of small wooden hammer: We hammered the tent pegs into the ground with a mallet.) (tré)hamar2) (a long-handled wooden hammer for playing croquet or polo.) krokket-/pólókylfa -
83 march
1. verb1) (to (cause to) walk at a constant rhythm, and often in step with others: Soldiers were marching along the street.) marséra, ganga í takt2) (to go on steadily: Time marches on.) halda stöðugt áfram2. noun1) ((the) act of marching: a long march; the march of time.) ganga2) (a piece of music for marching to: The band played a march.) hergöngulag, mars -
84 mast
(a long upright pole especially for carrying the sails of a ship, an aerial, flag etc: The sailor climbed the mast.) mastur, siglutré- - masted -
85 medal
['medl](a piece of metal with a design, inscription etc stamped on it, given as a reward for bravery, long service, excellence etc, or made to celebrate a special occasion: He won a medal in the War.) minnis-/verðlaunapeningur; orða -
86 Morse
[mo:s](a code for signalling and telegraphy in which each letter is made up of dots and dashes, or short and long sounds or flashes of light.) morsstafróf -
87 mush
(something soft and wet: The potatoes have turned to mush after being boiled for so long.) þykkt mauk- mushy -
88 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) saumnál2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) nál; prjónn3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) nál, vísir4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) barrnál•- needlework -
89 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) nótt; kvöld2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) nótt•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman -
90 oar
[o:](a long piece of wood with a flat end for rowing a boat.) ár -
91 oddly enough
(it is strange or remarkable (that): I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.) það vill svo undarlega til -
92 opossum
[ə'posəm]((also possum) a furry animal with a long tail and a pouch for carrying its young which lives in trees; it is found especially in Australia, New Zealand and America.) -
93 overdo
[əuvə'du:]past tense - overdid; verb1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) ofgera2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) ofsjóða/-steikja -
94 passage
['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) gangur, húsasund2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) kaflabrot, hluti3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) (tímans) rás4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) sigling -
95 pencil
['pensl] 1. noun(a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing: This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; ( also adjective) a pencil sharpener.) blÿantur2. verb(to write or draw with a pencil: He pencilled an outline of the house.) skrifa/teikna með blÿanti -
96 pipeline
noun (a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc: an oil pipeline across the desert.) rörlögn -
97 pitchfork
noun (a large long-handled fork for lifting and moving hay.) heykvísl/-gaffall -
98 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) stólpi, póstur, staur- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) póstur2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) póstsenda- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) staða, starf2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) (varð)staða3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) verslunarstöð á strjálbÿlu svæði2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) senda (til starfa)IV [pəust] -
99 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) valda heilabrotum, rugla2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) velta fyrir sér2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) ráðgáta2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) þraut; krossgáta; pússluspil•- puzzling- puzzle out -
100 quiver
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