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1 meals on wheels
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2 gear
[ɡiə]1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) tannhjólakerfi2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) gír3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) búnaður4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) útbúnaður•- gearbox- gear lever/change/stick -
3 wheel
[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) hjól2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) hjól; leirkerahjól, stÿri2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) rúlla, ÿta, aka (á undan sér)2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) (hring)snúa(st)3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) fljúga í hringi•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
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4 anticlockwise
adverb, adjective(moving in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock move: The wheels turn anticlockwise; in an anticlockwise direction.) andsælis -
5 belt
[belt] 1. noun1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) belti2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) drifreim3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) -belti, -svæði2. verb1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) gyrða, festa með belti2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) flengja (með belti)•- belted -
6 bicycle
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7 car
1) ((American automobile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people: What kind of car do you have?; `Did you go by car?') bíll2) (a section for passengers in a train etc: a dining-car.) lestarvagn, farþegarÿmi3) ((American) a railway carriage for goods or people: a freight car.) járnbrautavagn•- car park- car phone -
8 caravan
['kærəvæn]1) (a vehicle on wheels for living in, now pulled by car etc, formerly by horse: a holiday caravan; a gypsy caravan.) hjólhÿsi2) (a group of people travelling together for safety especially across a desert on camels: a caravan of merchants.) vagnlest -
9 cog
[koɡ](one of a series of teeth around the edge of a wheel which fits into one of a similar series in a similar wheel (or into a chain as in a bicycle) causing motion: The cogs in the gear-wheels of a car get worn down.) tönn, kíll -
10 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) horn2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) afvikinn staður, krókur, kimi3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) hornspyrna2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) króa af2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) taka beygjur•- cornered- cut corners
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11 crunch
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12 friction
['frikʃən]1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) núningur2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) núningsmótstaða3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) ósamlyndi -
13 machine
[mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) vél, tæki2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) farartæki2. verb1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) vinna í vél2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) sauma í saumavél•- machinist
- machine-gun 3. verbHe machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) skjóta á e-n með vélbyssu -
14 mainspring
noun (the chief spring, especially the spring that causes the wheels to move in a watch or clock.) gangfjöður -
15 meal
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16 mesh
[meʃ] 1. noun1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) möskvi2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) net2. verb((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) grípa; tengjast -
17 motor car
(a vehicle on four wheels, moved by a motor, but not a lorry or van; an automobile, car.) bifreið -
18 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) hlutlaus2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) sem stingur ekki í stúf3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) óhlaðinn2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) hlutlaus aðili2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) hlutlaus gír, frígír•- neutralize
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19 paddle-steamer
noun (a boat driven by paddle-wheels.) gufuskip með spaðahjóli -
20 pram
[præm]((American baby buggy/carriage) a kind of small carriage on wheels for carrying a baby, pushed by its mother etc.) barnavagn
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