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1 tie
1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) binda2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) hnÿta; reima3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) vera hnÿttur4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) jafna, gera jafntefli2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) hálsbindi2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) (vináttu)band, tengsl3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) jafntefli4) (a game or match to be played.) leikur í útsláttarkeppni•- tie someone down
- tie down
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2 cable
['keibl] 1. noun1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) kaðall, keðja, festar2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) kapall, leiðsla3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) vírkaðall4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) símskeyti5) (cable television.)2. verb(to telegraph by cable: I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada.) senda símskeyti- cable television
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3 knot
[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) hnútur2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) kvistur3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) hópur, þyrping4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) hnútur (1 sjómíla á klst.)2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) hnÿta, binda hnút- knotty -
4 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) band, snæri2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) (æða)strengur3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) strengur4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) kippa, festi2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) þræða upp á band2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) setja streng(i) í/á3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tína (strengi) úr4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) hengja•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
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5 tape
[teip] 1. noun1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) borði, band2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) markalínuband3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) límband; einangrunarlímband; segulband4) (a tape-measure.) málband2. verb1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) festa með límbandi2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) taka upp•- measuring-tape
- tape-recorder
- tape-record
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6 tether
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