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1 gas
[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) lofttegund2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gas3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) svæfingagas4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) táragas2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) beita gasi á- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
- gasworks -
2 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.)2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.)2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.)II [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) aðdáandi -
3 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) sessa; púði, koddi2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) loftpúði2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) draga úr -
4 flea market
noun (an open-air market that sells cheap, old or used articles.) -
5 fresh
[freʃ]1) (newly made, gathered, arrived etc: fresh fruit (= fruit that is not tinned, frozen etc); fresh flowers.) ferskur2) ((of people etc) healthy; not tired: You are looking very fresh this morning.) frísklegur3) (another; different; not already used, begun, worn, heard etc: a fresh piece of paper; fresh news.) ferskur, nÿr4) ((of weather etc) cool; refreshing: a fresh breeze; fresh air.) svalur, hressandi5) ((of water) without salt: The swimming-pool has fresh water in it, not sea water.) ferskvatn•- freshen- freshly
- fresh-water -
6 inflate
[in'fleit](to blow up or expand (especially a balloon, tyre or lungs with air): He used a bicycle pump to inflate the ball.) blása upp- inflation
- inflationary -
7 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land, ríki3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) landareign4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) jarðareign2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lenda2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) lenda; landa3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) koma (sér) í•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
8 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) (vatns)dæla, pumpa2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) (loft)pumpa2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) dæla (upp)2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) pumpa (e-n), veiða upp úr•- pump up -
9 respirator
['respə]1) (a sort of mask worn to purify the air breathed in eg by firemen.) öndunargríma2) (a piece of apparatus used to help very ill or injured people to breathe.) öndunarvél -
10 rocket
['rokit] 1. noun1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) eldflaug; flugskeyti; flugeldur2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) eldflaug2. verb(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) snarhækka -
11 seal
I 1. [si:l] noun1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) innsigli2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) innsigli3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) (vatns)þéttiefni2. verb1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) innsigla2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) loka vel3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) gera út um, ákvarða•- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) selur- sealskin -
12 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) blístra2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) blístra, flauta3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvína4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvína2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) blístur2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) flauta3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) flauta
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