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1 washing
1) ((an) act of cleaning by water: I don't mind washing, but I hate ironing.) þvottur2) (clothes washed or to be washed: I'll hang the washing out to dry.) þvottur -
2 washing-up
noun (dishes etc cleaned or to be cleaned after a meal etc: I'll help you with the washing-up.) uppvask -
3 washing-machine
noun (an electric machine for washing clothes: She has an automatic washing-machine.) þvottavél -
4 washing-powder
noun (a powdered detergent used when washing clothes.) þvottaefni -
5 dish-washing
noun (the job of washing soiled dishes.) uppþvottur/-vask -
6 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) þvo2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) þola þvott3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) gjálfra, skvampa4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) skola(st) (burt)2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) þvottur2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) þvottur3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) gljálfur4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) skol5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) þunnt litarlag6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) kjölfar•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
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7 shampoo
[ʃæm'pu:] 1. plural - shampoos; noun1) (a soapy liquid or other substance for washing the hair and scalp or for cleaning carpets, upholstery etc: a special shampoo for greasy hair; carpet shampoo.) sjampó2) (an act of washing etc with shampoo: I had a shampoo and set at the hairdresser's.) hárþvottur með sjampói2. verb(to wash or clean with shampoo: She shampoos her hair every day; We shampooed the rugs yesterday.) þvo með sjampói -
8 soda
['səudə]1) (the name given to several substances formed with sodium, especially one (washing soda or sodium carbonate) in the form of crystals, used for washing, or one (baking soda or sodium bicarbonate) used in baking.) natríum; sódi2) (soda-water: whisky and soda.) sódavatn3) ((American) a drink made with flavoured soda-water and usually ice-cream.) gosdrykkur• -
9 appliance
noun (an instrument or tool used for a particular job: washing-machines and other electrical appliances.) áhald, tæki -
10 automatic
1. adjective1) ((of a machine etc) working by itself: an automatic washing-machine.) sjálfvirkur2) ((of an action) without thinking: an automatic response.) ósjálfráður2. noun(a self-loading gun: He has two automatics and a rifle.) sjálfvirkur, sjálfhlaðandi- automatically
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11 basin
['beisn]1) (a bowl for washing oneself in: a wash-hand basin.) þvottaskál, vaskafat, vaskur2) (a wide, open dish for preparing food in: a pudding-basin.) skál3) (the area drained by a river: the basin of the Nile.) vatnasvæði4) (the deep part of a harbour: There were four yachts anchored in the harbour basin.) hafnarkví -
12 bath
1. plural - baths; noun1) (a large container for holding water in which to wash the whole body: I'll fill the bath with water for you.) baðker2) (an act of washing in a bath: I had a bath last night.) bað3) (a container of liquid etc in which something is immersed: a bird bath.) bað, baðker2. verb(to wash in a bath: I'll bath the baby.) baða, þvo- bathroom
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13 bathtub
noun (a bath (for washing in).) baðker -
14 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) vera í miðju kafiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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15 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) vera í miðju kafiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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16 clatter
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17 detergent
[di'tə:‹ənt](a (soapless) substance used for cleaning: She poured detergent into the washing-machine.) hreinsiefni -
18 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) stefna, átt2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) leiðsögn3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) leiðbeiningar4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) leiðbeina -
19 dish
[diʃ]1) (a plate, bowl etc in which food is brought to the table: a large shallow dish.) diskur2) (food mixed and prepared for the table: She served us an interesting dish containing chicken and almonds.) réttur•- dish-washing
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20 dishwasher
noun (a machine for washing dishes.)
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