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41 rattle
[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) glamra, skrölta2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) skrölta3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) setja út af laginu2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) glamur2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) hringla3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) hringla, halabrestur•- rattling- rattlesnake
- rattle off
- rattle through -
42 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) minnka, lækka2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) grennast3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) koma/setja í slæmt ástand•- reduction -
43 restricted
1) (limited; narrow, small: a restricted space.) takmarkaður2) (to which entry has been restricted to certain people: The battlefield was a restricted zone.) sem einungis er ætlaður tilteknum aðilum3) (in which certain restrictions (eg a speed limit) apply: a restricted area.) sem er háður reglum/takmörkunum -
44 rev
[rev](to increase the speed of revolution of (a car engine etc): He revved the engine (up); He was revving up in the yard.) auka snúningshraða vélar; þenja, gefa inn- revs -
45 set the pace
(to go forward at a particular speed which everyone else has to follow: Her experiments set the pace for future research.) ráða hraða í keppni -
46 sheer off/away
(to turn aside or swerve: The speed-boat sheered off course.) breyta um stefnu -
47 sonic boom
(a sudden loud noise heard when an aircraft which is travelling faster than the speed of sound passes overhead.) hljóðhögg -
48 sped
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49 speeded
past tense, past participle; see speed up -
50 speeding
noun (driving at (an illegally) high speed: He was fined for speeding.) hraðakstur -
51 suicidal
1) (inclined to suicide: She sometimes feels suicidal.) sjálfsmorðs-2) (extremely dangerous, or likely to lead to death or disaster: He was driving at a suicidal speed.) lífshættulegur -
52 supersonic
[su:pə'sonik](faster than the speed of sound: These planes travel at supersonic speeds.) hljóðfrár, yfir hljóðhraða -
53 synchronise
(to (cause to) happen at the same time, go at the same speed etc, as something else: In the film, the movements of the actors' lips did not synchronize with the sounds of their words; to synchronize watches.) stilla saman; hljóðsetja- synchronisation -
54 synchronize
(to (cause to) happen at the same time, go at the same speed etc, as something else: In the film, the movements of the actors' lips did not synchronize with the sounds of their words; to synchronize watches.) stilla saman; hljóðsetja- synchronisation -
55 tempo
['tempəu]plurals - tempos; noun(the speed at which a piece of music should be or is played.) (flutnings)hraði -
56 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) klukkan2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tíminn3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) stund, tímapunktur4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tími5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) (rétt) augnablik, tækifæri6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) sinnum7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tími, tímabil, stund(ir)8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) hraði, tempó2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) taka tímann á2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) tímasetja•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
57 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) hvetja2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) brÿna fyrir e-m2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) löngun, hvöt- urge on -
58 urgency
noun (need for immediate action, speed etc: This is a matter of great urgency.) brÿn þörf/nauðsyn -
59 velocity
[və'losəti](speed, especially in a given direction.) hraði -
60 vital
1) (essential; of the greatest importance: Speed is vital to the success of our plan; It is vital that we arrive at the hospital soon.) (lífs)nauðsynlegur2) (lively and energetic: a vital person/personality.) líflegur•- vitality
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