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81 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) réttur2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) dómstóll3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) völlur4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) hirð5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) konungsgarður6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) húsagarður2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) stíga í vænginn við2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) sækjast eftir3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) bjóða (e-u óæskilegu) heim•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
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82 courthouse
noun (a building where legal cases are held.) dómhús -
83 crematorium
[kremə'to:riəm]noun (a place where cremation is carried out.) líkbrennsluhús, bálstofa -
84 crossing
1) (a place where a road etc may be crossed: a pedestrian-crossing; a level-crossing.) gangbraut2) (a journey over the sea: I was seasick as it was a very rough crossing.) sigling, sjóferð -
85 crossroads
noun singular (a place where two or more roads cross or meet: At the crossroads we'll have to decide which road to take.) gatnamót, vegamót -
86 crotch
[kro ](in humans, the place where the legs meet together and join the body.) klof -
87 customs
1) ((the government department that collects) taxes paid on goods coming into a country: Did you have to pay customs on those watches?; He works for the customs; ( also adjective) customs duty.) tollyfirvöld; innflutningstollur2) (the place at a port etc where these taxes are collected: I was searched when I came through customs at the airport.) tollheimta -
88 dad
[dæd](children's words for father: Where is your daddy?; What are you doing, Daddy?) pabbi -
89 dairy
['deəri]plural - dairies; noun1) (a shop supplying milk, butter, cheese etc: We bought milk at the dairy.) mjólkurbúð2) (the place on a farm etc where milk is kept and butter and cheese are made.) mjólkurhús•- dairy farm -
90 dent
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91 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) yfirgefa, fara frá2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) gerast liðhlaupi•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) eyðimörk -
92 disappear
[disə'piə]1) (to vanish from sight: The sun disappeared slowly below the horizon.) hverfa úr augsÿn2) (to fade out of existence: This custom had disappeared by the end of the century.) hverfa, glatast3) (to go away so that other people do not know where one is: A search is being carried out for the boy who disappeared from his home on Monday.) láta sig hverfa• -
93 dispensary
plural - dispensaries; noun (a place especially in a hospital where medicines are given out.) lyfjageymsla/-búr -
94 distillery
plural - distilleries; noun (a place where distilling (of whisky, brandy etc) is done.) áfengisgerð -
95 diverge
1) (to separate and go in different directions: The roads diverge three kilometres further on.) greinast2) (to differ (from someone or something else); to go away (from a standard): This is where our opinions diverge.) vera ólíkur•- divergent -
96 divide
1) (to separate into parts or groups: The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays.) skiptast; skipta í hópa2) ((with between or among) to share: We divided the sweets between us.) skipta með sér3) (to find out how many times one number contains another: 6 divided by 2 equals 3.) deila•- dividers- divisible
- division
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97 elbow
['elbəu] 1. noun(the joint where the arm bends: He leant forward on his elbows.) olnbogi2. verb(to push with the elbow: He elbowed his way through the crowd.) olnboga sig áfram, troðast- at one's elbow -
98 encampment
[in'kæmpmənt](a place where troops etc are settled in or camp.) tjaldbúðir; herbúðir -
99 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) athugun, skoðun2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) próf3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) yfirheyrsla, prófun -
100 explode
[ik'spləud] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) blow up with a loud noise: The bomb exploded; The police exploded the bomb where it could cause no damage.) springa; sprengja2) (suddenly to show strong feeling: The teacher exploded with anger; The children exploded into laughter.) brjótast út; springa (úr hlátri)3) (to prove (a theory etc) wrong.) hrekja, afsanna•- explosive 2. noun((a) material that is likely to explode: gelignite and other explosives.) sprengiefni; sprengifimt efni
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