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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
- water down -
2 water vapour
(water in the form of a gas, produced by evaporation.) loftraki, vatn í gasformi -
3 water level
(the level of the surface of a mass of water: The water level in the reservoir is sinking/rising.) vatnsborð/-hæð -
4 water main
(a large underground pipe carrying a public water supply.) stór vatnsleiðsla, aðalæð -
5 water-colour
noun (a type of paint which is thinned with water instead of with oil.) vatnslitur -
6 water-skiing
noun (the sport of skiing on water, towed by a motor-boat.) sjóskíði -
7 water down
(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) þynna með vatni -
8 water-closet
noun (( abbreviation WC) a lavatory.) klósett, vatnssalerni -
9 water-melon
(a type of melon with green skin and red flesh.) vatnsmelóna -
10 water-ski
verb vera á sjóskíðum -
11 low tide/water
(the time when the sea is lowest at a particular place during ebb-tide: There is three feet of water in the harbour, even at low water.) lágflæði; fjara -
12 ship water
((of a boat) to let water in over the side: The boat shipped water and nearly capsized.) fá ágjöf -
13 fresh-water
adjective (of inland rivers or lakes; not of the sea: fresh-water fish.) ferskvatns- -
14 high water
(the time at which the tide or other water (eg a river) is at its highest point.) háflæði -
15 hold water
(to be convincing: His explanation won't hold water.) vera heldur, standast prófun -
16 in deep water
(in difficulties or trouble: He found himself in deep water when he took over the management of the firm.) í vandræðum; vera ekki vandanum vaxinn -
17 in(to) deep water
(in(to) trouble or danger: I got into deep water during that argument.) illa staddur -
18 mineral water
1) (a type of water containing small quantities of health-giving minerals.) ölkelduvatn, steinefnaríkt vatn2) (a fizzy, non-alcoholic drink such as lemonade.) sódavatn, vatn með gosi í -
19 soda-water
noun (water through which the gas carbon dioxide has been passed, making it fizzy.) sódavatn; vatn með gosi í -
20 feel like a fish out of water
(to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.) eins og fiskur á þurru landiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > feel like a fish out of water
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