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1 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) vatn2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) vökva2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) fyllast af vatni3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) tárast, vökna•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) regnfrakki/-kápa4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) gera vatnsþétt- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
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2 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snúa(st)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snúa sér við/að3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) beygja4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) beina5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) breyta(st)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) verða, breyta2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) snúningur2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vafningur, snúningur3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) beygja4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tækifæri, skipti5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) atriði•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up -
3 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) slökkva á2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) skrúfa fyrir3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) slökkva á -
4 turn on
1) (to make water, elekctric current etc flow: He turned on the water / the gas.) kveikja á2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works: I turned on the tap.) skrúfa frá3) (to cause (something) to work by switching it on: He turned on the radio.) kveikja á4) (to attack: The dog turned on him.) ráðast á -
5 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) sjóða2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) sjóða•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) graftarkÿli -
6 solar panel
noun (a piece of equipment, usually installed on a roof, that absorbs energy from the sun to heat water or turn it into electricity.)
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