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1 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) lítill, smár2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) lítill3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) lítill, ekki mikill4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) lítill (stafur)•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
2 small beer
(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) lítilræði -
3 spray
[sprei] 1. noun1) (a fine mist of small flying drops (of water etc) such as that given out by a waterfall: The perfume came out of the bottle in a fine spray.) úði2) (a device with many small holes, or other instrument, for producing a fine mist of liquid: She used a spray to rinse her hair.) úðari3) (a liquid for spraying: He bought a can of fly-spray.) úði2. verb1) (to (cause liquid to) come out in a mist or in fine jets: The water sprayed all over everyone.) úðast2) (to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid: He sprayed the roses to kill pests.) úða -
4 mole
I [məul] noun(a small, permanent, usually dark, spot on the skin.) fæðingarbletturII [məul](a small burrowing animal with very small eyes and soft fur.) moldvarpa- molehill- make a mountain out of a molehill -
5 green
[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) grænn2) (not ripe: green bananas.) óþroskaður3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) grænn, reynslulaus, barnalegur4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) fölur, grænn2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) græna; grænn litur2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) grænn litur3) (an area of grass: a village green.) grasflöt, grænt svæði4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) (golf)flöt5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light -
6 triangle
1) (a two-dimensional figure with three sides and three angles.) þríhyrningur2) (a musical instrument consisting of a triangular metal bar that is struck with a small hammer.) þríhorn• -
7 twinkle
['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) blika, glitra2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) blika2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) blik2) (the act of twinkling.) blik -
8 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) blettur2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) doppa3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) bóla, blettur4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) staður, vettvangur5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smáskammtur2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) koma auga á2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) þekkja, finna út•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) lÿsa með kastljósi2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að•- on the spot
- spot on -
9 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true -
10 freckle
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11 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) vasi2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) vasi3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) afmarkað svæði; einangraður hópur4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) pyngja; tekjur, efni2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) setja í vasa2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) stela•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size -
12 pepper
['pepə] 1. noun1) (the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food: white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it.) pipar2) (the plant bearing these berries: a pepper plant.) piparrunni3) (any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food: red peppers stuffed with rice.) pipar, paprika4) (any of the plants which bear these.) piparrunni, papríkujurt2. verb1) (to put pepper in or on (some food): You don't have to pepper the soup.) pipra2) ((with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone): He peppered them with bullets.) láta rigna yfir•- peppery- peppercorn
- pepper-mill
- peppermint -
13 snip
[snip] 1. past tense, past participle - snipped; verb(to cut sharply, especially with a single quick action, with scissors etc: I snipped off two inches of thread.) klippa2. noun1) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) það að klippa2) (a small piece cut off: The floor was covered in snips of paper.) afklippa3) (a bargain: It's a snip at $3!) kjarakaup•- snippet -
14 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
15 tramp
[træmp] 1. verb1) (to walk with heavy footsteps: He tramped up the stairs.) þramma2) (to walk usually for a long distance: She loves tramping over the hills.) ganga2. noun1) (a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging: He gave his old coat to a tramp.) flakkari2) (a long walk.) löng ganga3) (the sound of heavy footsteps.) þramm4) ((also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route.) flutningaskip5) ((American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men.) -
16 catapult
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17 compact
I 1. [kəm'pækt] adjective(fitted neatly together in a small space: Our new house is very compact.) samanþjappaður2. ['kompækt] noun(a small container for women's face-powder: a powder-compact with a mirror.) púðurdósII ['kompækt](an agreement: The management and trade union leaders finally signed a compact.) samningur -
18 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
19 dab
[dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.) bera lauslega á2. noun1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) smáklípa, klína2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) létt snerting -
20 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy
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