| C++ {prop} (C++)
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:: C plús plús {n}, sé plús plús {n}
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| ca {adv} (abbreviation of circa) SEE: ca.
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::
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| ca. {adv} (abbreviation of circa)
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:: u.þ.b., ca.
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| cab {n} (taxi) SEE: taxi
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::
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| cabbage {n} (plant)
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:: hvítkál {n}
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| cabbage {n} (leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable)
|
:: hvítkál {n}
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| cabin {n} (small dwelling, especially one made of logs)
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:: bjálkahús {n}
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| cabin {n} (private room on a ship)
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:: káeta {f}
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| cable car {n} (hanging carriage)
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:: kláfur {m}, loftferja {f}, kláfferja {f}
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| Cabo Verde {prop} (Cape Verde) SEE: Cape Verde
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::
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| cacao {n} (cacao tree)
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:: kakó
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| cachalot {n} (sperm whale) SEE: sperm whale
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::
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| cache {n} (computing: fast temporary storage for data)
|
:: skyndiminni {n}
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| cactus {n} (member of the Cactaceae)
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:: kaktus {m}
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| cadmium {n} (chemical element)
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:: kadmín {?}
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| caecum {n} (blind pouch connected to the large intestine)
|
:: botnristill {m}
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| Caesar {prop} (ancient Roman family name)
|
:: Sesar {m}
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| Caesar {n} (a title of Roman emperors)
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:: keisari {m}
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| Caesar cipher {n} (simple form of encryption)
|
:: reiknirit Sesars {n}
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| Caesarean section {n} (incision in the womb)
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:: keisaraskurður {m}
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| caesium {n} (a metallic chemical element)
|
:: sesín {?}
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| café {n} (coffee shop)
|
:: kaffihús {n}
|
| cafe {n} (café) SEE: café
|
::
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| cafetière {n} (cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee)
|
:: stimpilkanna {f}, pressukanna {f}
|
| caffeine {n} (alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants)
|
:: koffín {n}, kaffín {n} [dated]
|
| caffeinism {n} (toxic condition)
|
:: koffíneitrun {f}
|
| cage {n} (enclosure)
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:: búr {n}
|
| cagey {adj}
|
:: slóttugur {m}, slunginn {m}, aðgætinn og kænn {m}, út undir sig
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| cairn {n} (landmark)
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:: varða {f}
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| cairn {n}
|
:: varða {f}
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| Cairo {prop} (capital of Egypt)
|
:: Kaíró {m}
|
| cake {n} (a sweet dessert)
|
:: kaka {f}
|
| cake {n} (a block of solid material)
|
:: stykki {n}
|
| cake {n} (a trivially easy task or responsibility) SEE: piece of cake
|
::
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| cake slice {n} (a knife with a wide, triangular, unsharpened blade, designed to cut and serve slices of cake)
|
:: kökuhnífur {m}
|
| calaboose {n} (prison) SEE: prison
|
::
|
| calamari {n} (as mollusk) SEE: squid
|
::
|
| calamus {n} (fistula) SEE: fistula
|
::
|
| calamus {n} (quill) SEE: quill
|
::
|
| calamus {n} (sweet flag) SEE: sweet flag
|
::
|
| calcite {n} (calcium carbonate mineral)
|
:: kalkspat {n}, kalsít {n}
|
| calcium {n} (chemical element of atomic number 20)
|
:: kalsín
|
| calcium carbide {n} (CaC2)
|
:: kalsíumkarbíð {n}
|
| calcium chloride {n} (calcium salt of hydrochloric acid)
|
:: klórkalsíum {n}
|
| calcium hydroxide {n} (chemical compound)
|
:: kalsíumhýdroxíð {n}
|
| calculate {v} ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.)
|
:: reikna
|
| calculator {n} (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations)
|
:: reiknivél {f}
|
| calculus {n} (differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject)
|
:: deilda- og heildareikningur {m}, diffur- og tegurreikningur {m}, örsmæðareikningur {m}, reiknivísi {f}
|
| calculus {n} (stony concretion in an organ)
|
:: steinn {m}
|
| calculus of variations {n} (a form of calculus)
|
:: hnikareikningur {m}
|
| calendar {n} (system by which time is divided)
|
:: tímatal {n}, dagatal {n}
|
| calendar {n} (means to determine the date)
|
:: dagatal {n}
|
| calf {n} (young cow or bull)
|
:: kálfur {m}
|
| calf {n} (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee)
|
:: kálfi {m}
|
| Cali {prop} (California) SEE: California
|
::
|
| California {prop} (US state)
|
:: Kalifornía {f}
|
| californium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: kalifornín
|
| caliginous {adj} (dark, obscure) SEE: dark
|
::
|
| caliper {n} (calipers) SEE: calipers
|
::
|
| calipers {n} (device used to measure thickness between two surfaces)
|
:: rennimál {n}, skífmál {n}
|
| calisthenics {n} (gymnastic exercises)
|
:: leikfimiæfingar {f-p}
|
| call {n} (telephone conversation)
|
:: símtal {n}
|
| call {n} (social visit)
|
:: heimsókn {f}
|
| call {n} (cry or shout)
|
:: kall {n}, hróp {n}
|
| call {n} (beckoning or summoning)
|
:: kall {n}
|
| call {v} (to request, summon, or beckon)
|
:: kalla
|
| call {v} (to cry or shout)
|
:: kalla, hrópa
|
| call {v} (to contact by telephone)
|
:: hringja í
|
| call {v} (to pay a social visit)
|
:: heimsækja, heilsa upp á
|
| call {v} (to name or refer to)
|
:: kalla
|
| calligraphy {n} (art of writing with decorative strokes)
|
:: skrautskrift {n}, skrautritun {f}
|
| calling name {n} (nickname) SEE: nickname
|
::
|
| Calliope {prop} (the Muse of eloquence and epic)
|
:: Kallíópa {f}
|
| calloo {n} (long-tailed duck) SEE: long-tailed duck
|
::
|
| callous {adj} (emotionally hardened)
|
:: kaldgeðja {m}, tilfinningalaus {m}, harðgeðja {m}, harðlyndur {m}, harðbrjósta {m}, fólskulegur {m}
|
| callow {adj} (bald) SEE: bald
|
::
|
| callus {n} (hardened part of the skin)
|
:: sigg {n}
|
| calm before the storm {n} (peace before a disturbance or crisis)
|
:: lognið á undan storminum {n}
|
| calorie {n} (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C)
|
:: kaloría {f}
|
| calque {n} (word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language)
|
:: tökuþýðing {f}
|
| calumny {n} (falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another)
|
:: áburður {m}, illmælgi {f}, illmæli {n}, níð {n}, rógur {m}
|
| Calvinism {n} (Christian religious tradition)
|
:: kalvínstrú {f}
|
| Calvinist {n} (follower)
|
:: Kalvínstrúarmaður {m}
|
| Calvinist {adj} (of or pertaining to Calvinism, a Calvinist or Calvinists)
|
:: kalvínskur {m}
|
| calvous {adj} (lacking most or all of one's hair) SEE: bald
|
::
|
| calyx {n} (the sepals of a flower)
|
:: bikar {m}
|
| cam {n} (camera) SEE: camera
|
::
|
| camaraderie {n} (close friendship in a group of friends)
|
:: félagsandi {m}, góður kunningsskapur {m}, góð samskipti {n-p}
|
| Cambodia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia)
|
:: Kambódía {f}
|
| Cambrian symbol {n} (literary: vegetable emblematic of Wales) SEE: leek
|
::
|
| camel {n} (beast of burden)
|
:: úlfaldi {m}
|
| camelopard {n} (giraffe) SEE: giraffe
|
::
|
| camera {n} (still camera)
|
:: myndavél {f}
|
| camera {n} (movie camera)
|
:: myndavél {f}, upptökuvél {f}
|
| camera flash {n} (a device that produces a short flash of light) SEE: flash
|
::
|
| Cameroon {prop} (country in Central Africa)
|
:: Kamerún {n}
|
| camomile {n}
|
:: kamilla {f}
|
| camouflage {n}
|
:: dulbúningur {m}; dulklæði {n-p}
|
| camp {v} (to set up a camp)
|
:: tjalda
|
| camp {v} (to stay in an advantageous location in a video game)
|
:: campa, kampa
|
| campaign group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group
|
::
|
| camp bed {n} (a cot)
|
:: beddi {m}
|
| campfire {n} (fire at a campground)
|
:: varðeldur {m}
|
| camphor {n} (white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone)
|
:: kamfóra {f}
|
| camping {n} (recreational activity)
|
:: útilega
|
| can {v} (to be able)
|
:: geta
|
| can {v} (may)
|
:: mega
|
| can {n} (a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids)
|
:: dós {f}
|
| can {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot
|
::
|
| Canaan {prop} (historic region)
|
:: Kanan
|
| Canada {prop} (country in North America)
|
:: Kanada {n}
|
| Canadian {adj} (of or pertaining to Canada)
|
:: kanadískur
|
| Canadian {n} (person from Canada)
|
:: Kanadamaður {m}
|
| canal {n} (artificial waterway)
|
:: skurður {m}, síki {n}
|
| Canary Islands {prop} (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa)
|
:: Kanaríeyjar {f-p}
|
| cancer {n} (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)
|
:: krabbamein {n}, krabbi {m} [colloquial]
|
| Cancer {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Krabbinn {m}
|
| Cancer {prop} (astrological sign)
|
:: Krabbinn {m}
|
| Cancer {n} (Someone with a Cancer star sign)
|
:: krabbi {m}
|
| candle {n} (a light source)
|
:: kerti {n}
|
| candle holder {n} (candle holder) SEE: candlestick
|
::
|
| candlelight {n} (the light of a candle)
|
:: kertaljós {n}
|
| candlestick {n} (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle)
|
:: kertastjaki {m}
|
| candlewick {n} SEE: candle
|
::
|
| candy {n} (piece of candy)
|
:: sælgæti {n}, nammi {n}
|
| candy floss {n} (sweet)
|
:: [wool candy] ullarbrjóstsykur {m}, [sugar foam] sykurfrauð {n}
|
| cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick
|
::
|
| cane {n} (sugar cane) SEE: sugar cane
|
::
|
| cane sugar {n} (sugar from the sugar cane plant)
|
:: reyrsykur {m} {n}
|
| canine {n} (pointy tooth) SEE: canine tooth
|
::
|
| canine tooth {n} (tooth)
|
:: augntönn {f}, vígtönn {f}
|
| canned laughter {n} (previoursly recorded laughter that is edited into the soundtrack of a TV programme)
|
:: dósahlátur {m}
|
| cannibal {n} (an organism which eats others of its own species)
|
:: [human cannibal] mannæta {f}
|
| cannon {n} (artillery piece)
|
:: fallbyssa {f}
|
| cannonade {n} (firing artillery in a large amount for a length of time)
|
:: stórskotahríð {f}
|
| canon {n} (member of cathedral chapter)
|
:: kanúki {m}, kanoki {m}, kórsbróðir {m}, kórbróðir {m}
|
| canonical form {n} ((linguistics) lemma or dictionary form) SEE: lemma
|
::
|
| can opener {n} (device used to open tin cans)
|
:: dósahnífur {m}
|
| can-opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener
|
::
|
| cantaloupe {n} (melon)
|
:: kantalúpmelóna {f}, cantaloup-melóna {f}
|
| canteen {n} (small cafeteria or snack bar)
|
:: mötuneyti {n}, matsalur {m}
|
| canteen {n} (box with compartments)
|
:: hnífaparakassi {m}
|
| canteen {n} (military mess kit)
|
:: mataráhöld hermanna {n-p}
|
| canteen {n} (water bottle)
|
:: vatnsbrúsi {m}
|
| Canterbury {prop} (cathedral city in England)
|
:: Kantaraborg {f}
|
| Canticle of Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs
|
::
|
| Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs
|
::
|
| canton {n} (state of Switzerland)
|
:: kantóna {f}
|
| canton {n} (subdivision of Luxembourg)
|
:: kantóna {f}
|
| Canute {prop} (Male given name)
|
:: Knútur
|
| canvasback {n} (Aythya valisineria)
|
:: dúkönd {f}
|
| canyon {n} (a valley cut in rock by a river)
|
:: gljúfur {n}
|
| capacitance {n} (property of an element of an electrical circuit)
|
:: rafrýmd {f}
|
| capacitor {n} (electronic component)
|
:: þéttir {m}, rafþéttir {m}, rafmagnsþéttir {m}
|
| cape gooseberry {n} (fruit)
|
:: blæjuber {n}
|
| capelin {n} (small fish)
|
:: loðna {f}
|
| Cape of Good Hope {prop} (a cape in southwestern South Africa)
|
:: Góðrarvonarhöfði {m}
|
| caper {n} (crime) SEE: crime
|
::
|
| caper {n} (capercaillie) SEE: capercaillie
|
::
|
| caper {n} (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa)
|
:: kapers
|
| caper {n} (Dutch vessel) SEE: privateer
|
::
|
| capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus)
|
:: þiður
|
| Cape Town {prop} (legislative capital of South Africa)
|
:: Höfðaborg {f}
|
| Cape Verde {prop} (country in Western Africa)
|
:: Grænhöfðaeyjar {f-p}
|
| Cape Verdean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language)
|
:: grænhöfðeyskur {m}
|
| capillarity {n} (interaction between the surface of a solid and liquid)
|
:: hárpípukraftur {m}, hárpípuhrif {n}, hárpípuverkun {f}, sogpípukraftur {m}
|
| capillary {n} (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins)
|
:: háræð {f}
|
| capillary action {n} (drawing of a liquid up interstices)
|
:: hárpípuverkun {f}, hárpípukraftur {m}
|
| capital {n} (money and wealth)
|
:: fjármagn
|
| capital {n} (uppermost part of a column)
|
:: súluhöfuð {n}
|
| capital {n} (capital city) SEE: capital city
|
::
|
| capital city {n} (city designated as seat of government)
|
:: höfuðborg {f}
|
| capital goods {n} (produced means of production)
|
:: fjárfestingarvörur {f-p}
|
| capitalism {n} (socio-economic system based on private property rights)
|
:: auðvaldsskipulag
|
| capital punishment {n} (punishment by death)
|
:: dauðarefsing {f}
|
| capon {n} (cockerel grown for food)
|
:: geldhani
|
| Cappadocia {prop} (ancient region)
|
:: Kappadókía
|
| caprice {n} (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action)
|
:: dyntur {m}, duttlungur {m}
|
| capricious {adj} (Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim)
|
:: duttlungasamur {m}, mislyndur {m}, kenjóttur {m}, dyntóttur {m}, duttlungafullur {m}
|
| Capricorn {prop} (constellation) SEE: Capricornus
|
::
|
| Capricornus {prop} (constellation)
|
:: Steingeit {f}
|
| capsaicin {n} (chemical compound)
|
:: kapsaísín {n}, capsæsín {n}
|
| capsicum spray {n} (pepper spray) SEE: pepper spray
|
::
|
| capsize {v} ((intransitive) to overturn)
|
:: kollsigla
|
| capslock {n} (a mode in which capitalization of typed letter is reversed)
|
:: hástafalás {m}
|
| capslock {n} (a key on the keyboard that activates capslock)
|
:: hástafalás {m}
|
| Caps Lock {n} (capslock) SEE: capslock
|
::
|
| capstone {n} (any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall)
|
:: lokasteinn {m}, höfuðsteinn {m}
|
| capstone {n} (a crowning achievement)
|
:: kórónan á verk(ið)
|
| capsule {n} (weasel) SEE: weasel
|
::
|
| capsule {n} (small container containing a dose of medicine)
|
:: hylki {n}
|
| captain {n} (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)
|
:: kafteinn {m}, höfuðsmaður {m}
|
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel)
|
:: skipstjóri {m}
|
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of an airliner)
|
:: flugstjóri {m}
|
| captain {n} (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions)
|
:: fyrirliði {m}
|
| capybara {n} (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
|
:: flóðsvín {n}
|
| car {n} (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver)
|
:: bíll {m}, bifreið {f}
|
| car {n} (passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not)
|
:: vagn {m}
|
| car {n} (railway car, railroad carriage) SEE: carriage
|
::
|
| carambola {n} (fruit) SEE: star fruit
|
::
|
| caramel {n} (confection)
|
:: karamella {f}
|
| carapace {n} (hard protective covering)
|
:: bakskjöldur {m}
|
| caravel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel)
|
:: karavella {f}
|
| carbohydrate {n} (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose)
|
:: kolvetni {n}
|
| carbon {n} (chemical element)
|
:: kolefni {n}
|
| carbon {n} (informal: a sheet of carbon paper)
|
:: kolefnis pappír
|
| carbonado {v} (to cut or hack) SEE: cut
|
::
|
| carbonate {n} (any salt or ester of carbonic acid)
|
:: karbónat {n}
|
| carbon cycle {n} (cycle of carbon)
|
:: hringrás kolefnis {f}
|
| carbon dioxide {n} (CO₂)
|
:: koltvísýringur {m}
|
| carbonic acid {n} (A weak unstable acid, H2CO3)
|
:: kolsýra {f}
|
| carburetor {n} (a device in an internal combustion engine)
|
:: blöndungur {m}, karbúrator {m}
|
| carburettor {n} (motor car part) SEE: carburetor
|
::
|
| carcass {n} (body of a dead human) SEE: corpse
|
::
|
| card {n} (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.)
|
:: kort {m}
|
| card {n} (playing card) SEE: playing card
|
::
|
| cardboard {n} (material resembling heavy paper)
|
:: pappi
|
| cardia {n} (section of the esophagus that connects to the stomach)
|
:: munnahluti maga {m}
|
| cardiac {adj} (pertaining to the heart)
|
:: hjarta-
|
| cardiac {adj} (pertaining to the cardia)
|
:: munnamaga-
|
| cardiac arrest {n} (cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood)
|
:: hjartastopp {n}
|
| cardinal {adj} (of fundamental importance)
|
:: höfuð-, aðal-, megin-, grundvallar- [prefix in a compound word]
|
| cardinal {adj} (having a bright red color)
|
:: hárauður
|
| cardinal {n} (number indicating quantity)
|
:: frumtala {f}
|
| cardinal {n} (official of the Catholic Church)
|
:: kardináli {m}
|
| cardinal {n} (colour)
|
:: hárauður {m}
|
| cardinal {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral
|
::
|
| cardinal direction {n} (principal compass direction) SEE: cardinal point
|
::
|
| cardinality {n} ((set theory))
|
:: fjöldatala {?}
|
| cardinal number {n} (number denoting quantity)
|
:: fjöldatala {f}, höfuðtala {f}
|
| cardinal number {n} (number used to denote the size of a set)
|
:: fjöldatala {f}, höfuðtala {f}
|
| cardinal number {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral
|
::
|
| cardinal numeral {n} (grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number)
|
:: frumtala {f}
|
| cardinal point {n} (cardinal point)
|
:: höfuðátt {f}
|
| cardinal sin {n} (cardinal sin)
|
:: höfuðlöstur {m}
|
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation {n} (a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest)
|
:: hjarta-lungnalífgun {f}
|
| care {v} (to be concerned about)
|
:: sama
|
| Care Bear {n} (fictional animal) SEE: Care Bears
|
::
|
| Care Bears {prop} (fictional group of multi-colored bear characters)
|
:: Kærleiksbirnirnir {m-p}
|
| career {n} (one's calling in life; a person's occupation)
|
:: ævistarf {n}
|
| carefree {adj} (worry free, light hearted, etc.)
|
:: áhyggjulaus, kátur
|
| care home {n} (place of residence for people with significant deficiencies) SEE: nursing home
|
::
|
| careless {adj} (not giving sufficient attention or thought)
|
:: kærulaus, hirðulaus
|
| careless {adj} (not concerned or worried) SEE: carefree
|
::
|
| cargo {n} (freight carried by a ship)
|
:: farmur {m}
|
| Caribbean Sea {prop} (a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere)
|
:: Karíbahaf
|
| caricature {n} (pictorial representation of someone for comic effect)
|
:: skopmynd {f}
|
| caricature {n} (grotesque misrepresentation)
|
:: skopstæling {f}
|
| Carl {prop} (male given names cognate to Carl) SEE: Charles
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::
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| carmaker {n} (company)
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:: bílaframleiðandi {m}
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| carnage {n} (death and destruction)
|
:: eyðing {f}
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| carnivore {n} (meat-eating animal)
|
:: kjötæta {f}
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| caron {n} (háček diacritic) SEE: háček
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::
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| carp {n} (Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)
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:: vatnakarfi {m}
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| carp {v} (To complain about a fault)
|
:: finna að, gagnrýna, gagnrýna smugulega, vera með sparðatíning, kvarta
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| car park {n} (outdoor parking area) SEE: parking lot
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::
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| car park {n} (multistorey parking facility) SEE: parking garage
|
::
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| carpenter {n} (carpentry person)
|
:: smiður {m}, húsasmiður {m}, snikkari {m}, timburmaður {m}
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| carpentry {n} (trade of cutting and joining timber)
|
:: trésmíði {m}
|
| carpentry {n} (carpenter's workshop)
|
:: trésmiðja {f}
|
| carpet {n} (a fabric used as a floor covering)
|
:: teppi {n}
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| carpet {v} (to lay carpet)
|
:: teppaleggja
|
| carrack {n} (ship)
|
:: karkari {m}
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| carriage {n} (railroad car)
|
:: vagn {m}
|
| carriage return {n} (The action on a typewriter or printer that returns it to the beginning of the line)
|
:: vending {f}
|
| carrier set {n} (underlying set of an algebraic structure)
|
:: burgarmengi {n}
|
| carrier wave {n} (wave that can be modulated to transmit signals)
|
:: burðarbylgja {f}
|
| carrot {n} (Daucus carota ssp. sativus)
|
:: gulrót {f}
|
| carry {v} (to transport by lifting)
|
:: bera
|
| carry {v} (to carry) SEE: bear
|
::
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| carry coals to Newcastle {v} (do something unneeded or redundant)
|
:: bera í bakkafullan lækinn (carry water to an overflowing stream)
|
| carsick {adj} (feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle)
|
:: bílveikur
|
| carsickness {n} (motion sickness due to riding in a vehicle)
|
:: bílveiki {f}
|
| cart {n} (small, open, wheeled vehicle, see also: wagon)
|
:: kerra
|
| cartel {n} (group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices)
|
:: einokunarhringur {m}
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| Carthage {prop} (ancient city in North Africa)
|
:: Karþagó
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| cartilage {n} (dense connective tissue)
|
:: brjósk {n}
|
| cartographer {n} (one who makes maps or charts)
|
:: kortagerðarmaður {m}
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| carton {n} (box-like container)
|
:: ferna {f}
|
| carvel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) SEE: caravel
|
::
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| case {n} (grammar: set of grammatical cases or their meanings)
|
:: fall {n}
|
| case {n} (grammatical case) SEE: grammatical case
|
::
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| case in point {n} (example that illustrates a point)
|
:: dæmi {n}
|
| cash {n} (money in the form of notes/bills and coins)
|
:: reiðufé {n}
|
| cash dispenser {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine
|
::
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| cash in {v} (to die) SEE: die
|
::
|
| cash machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine
|
::
|
| cashpoint {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine
|
::
|
| cash register {n} (machine)
|
:: peningakassi {m}, kassi {m}, sjóðvél {f}
|
| casino {n} (public building or room for entertainment, especially gambling)
|
:: spilavíti
|
| casket {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin
|
::
|
| Caspian gull {n} (Larus cachinnans)
|
:: klapparmáfur {m}
|
| Caspian Sea {prop} (landlocked sea)
|
:: Kaspíahaf {n}
|
| cassette {n} (small flat case containing magnetic tape)
|
:: kassetta {f}
|
| cassock {n} (item of clerical clothing)
|
:: hempa {f}
|
| cast {v} (to throw forcefully)
|
:: kasta, varpa, fleygja
|
| Castilian {prop} (Spanish) SEE: Spanish
|
::
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| Castilian {prop} (standard variety of European Spanish)
|
:: kastilíska {f}
|
| cast iron {n} (hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon)
|
:: steypujárn {n}
|
| castle {n} (fortified building)
|
:: kastali {m}, borg, virki, höll {f}
|
| castle {v} (chess)
|
:: hrókera
|
| castle {n} (chess piece) SEE: rook
|
::
|
| castling {n} (move in chess)
|
:: hrókering {f}
|
| cast pearls before swine {v} (cast pearls before swine)
|
:: kasta perlum fyrir svín
|
| cat {n} (spiteful woman) SEE: bitch
|
::
|
| cat {n} (domestic species)
|
:: köttur {m}, kisa {f}
|
| cat {n} (member of the family Felidae)
|
:: köttur {m}
|
| Catalan {prop} (language of Catalonia)
|
:: katalónska
|
| Catalan {adj} (Of or pertaining to Catalonia)
|
:: katalónskur
|
| Catalonia {prop} (autonomous community in Spain)
|
:: Katalónía {f}
|
| Catalonian {adj} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan
|
::
|
| Catalonian {n} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan
|
::
|
| catalysis {n} (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst)
|
:: hvötun {f}
|
| catalyst {n} (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
|
:: efnahvati {m}, hvati {m}
|
| catalyst {n} (catalytic converter) SEE: catalytic converter
|
::
|
| catalytic {adj} (of, or relating to catalysts)
|
:: hvetjandi {m}
|
| catalytic converter {n} (a chamber which oxidises carbon dioxide from exhaust gases)
|
:: efnahvarfi {m}, hvarfakútur {m}
|
| catalyze {v} (to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction)
|
:: hvetja
|
| catapult {n} (slingshot) SEE: slingshot
|
::
|
| cataract {n} (waterfall)
|
:: foss {m}
|
| catatonia {n} (severe psychiatric condition)
|
:: geðstjarfi {m}
|
| catatonic {adj} (of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia)
|
:: stjarfur {m}
|
| categorical variable {n} (nominal variable) SEE: nominal variable
|
::
|
| categorize {v} (to assign a category)
|
:: flokka, draga í dilka
|
| category {n} (group)
|
:: flokkur {m}
|
| category {n} (collection in math)
|
:: ríki {n}
|
| category theory {n} (branch of mathematics)
|
:: ríkjafræði {f}
|
| caterpillar {n} (larva of a butterfly)
|
:: lirfa
|
| catharsis {n} (in drama, a release of emotional tension)
|
:: geðhreinsun {f}
|
| cathedral {n} (principal church of a bishop's diocese)
|
:: dómkirkja {f}
|
| Catherine {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Katrín {f}
|
| cathetus {n} (either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse)
|
:: skammhlið {f}
|
| cathode {n} (electrode through which current flows outward)
|
:: bakskaut {n}, mínusskaut {n}, neiskaut {n}, neikvætt rafskaut {n}, katóða {f}
|
| Catholic {adj} (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church)
|
:: kaþólskur
|
| Catholic Church {n} (24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome)
|
:: Kaþólska kirkjan {f}
|
| Catholicism {n} (faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church)
|
:: kaþólska kirkjan
|
| catholicity {n} (Catholicism) SEE: Catholicism
|
::
|
| catkin {n} (botany: a type of inflorescence)
|
:: rekill {m}
|
| cattle {n}
|
:: kýr, naut
|
| cattleshed {n} (small barn for cattle)
|
:: fjós {n}
|
| catwalk {n} (narrow elevated stage on which models parade)
|
:: tískupallur {m}
|
| cauliflower {n} (vegetable)
|
:: blómkál {n}
|
| cauliflower {n} (edible head of a cauliflower plant)
|
:: blómkál {n}
|
| causate {v} (cause) SEE: cause
|
::
|
| cause {n} (source or reason of an event or action)
|
:: orsök {f}
|
| cause {n} (goal, aim, principle)
|
:: málstaður {m}
|
| cause {v} (to set off an event or action)
|
:: valda
|
| cavalry {n} (military service that fights with riding horses)
|
:: riddaralið {f}
|
| cave {n} (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground)
|
:: hellir {m}
|
| caviar {n} (roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar))
|
:: kavíar {m}
|
| cavy {n} (guinea pig) SEE: guinea pig
|
::
|
| CD burner {n} (CD burner)
|
:: skrifari {m}
|
| Cebuano {n} (language)
|
:: Sebúanó
|
| cee {n} (name of the letter C, c)
|
:: sé {n}
|
| ceil {n} (ceiling) SEE: ceiling
|
::
|
| ceiling {n} (upper limit of room)
|
:: loft {n}
|
| celeriac {n} (form of celery)
|
:: seljurót {f}
|
| celery {n} (herb)
|
:: sellerí {n}
|
| celery {n} (the stalks of this herb)
|
:: sellerí {n}
|
| cell {n} (room in a prison for containing inmates)
|
:: klefi {m}, fangaklefi {m}
|
| cell {n} (basic unit of a living organism)
|
:: fruma {f}
|
| cellar {n} (underground space)
|
:: kjallari {m}
|
| cell nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) SEE: nucleus
|
::
|
| cello {n} (musical instrument)
|
:: selló {n}, knéfiðla {f}
|
| cell phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone
|
::
|
| cellular {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone
|
::
|
| cellular phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone
|
::
|
| cellulase {n} (an enzyme)
|
:: sellulasi {m}
|
| cellulose {n} (the polysaccharide cellulose)
|
:: sellulósi {m}, beðmi {n}
|
| cell wall {n} (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae)
|
:: frumuveggur {m}
|
| Celtic {adj} (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)
|
:: keltneskur
|
| cembalo {n} (cembalo) SEE: harpsichord
|
::
|
| cement {n} (a powdered substance)
|
:: sement {n}
|
| cemetery {n} (a place where the dead are buried) SEE: graveyard
|
::
|
| census {n} (official count of members of a population)
|
:: manntal {n}
|
| cent {n} (one-hundredth of a euro)
|
:: sent {n}
|
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle)
|
:: miðja {f}
|
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere)
|
:: miðja {f}
|
| center {n} (point on a line midway between the ends)
|
:: miðja {f}
|
| center {n} (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates)
|
:: miðja {f}
|
| center {n} (place where a function or activity occurs)
|
:: miðstöð {f}
|
| center {n} (topic of particular importance)
|
:: miðpunktur {m}
|
| center {v} (cause to occupy the center)
|
:: miðja
|
| center of gravity {n} (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated)
|
:: þyngdarpunktur {m}
|
| centilitre {n} (1/100 of a litre)
|
:: sentilítri {m}
|
| centimetre {n} (one-hundredth of a metre)
|
:: sentimetri {m}
|
| centipede {n} (a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda)
|
:: margfætlur
|
| Central African {n} (A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent)
|
:: Mið-Afríkumaður {m}, Mið-Afríkumenn {m-p}
|
| Central African {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people)
|
:: miðafrískur
|
| Central Asia {prop} (smaller area of Central Asia)
|
:: Mið-Asía {f}
|
| central bank {n} (the principal monetary authority of a polity)
|
:: seðlabanki {m}
|
| Central Europe {prop} (geographical region in the center of Europe)
|
:: Mið-Evrópa {f}
|
| central limit theorem {n} (the theorem)
|
:: meginmarkgildissetning tölfræðinnar {f}, höfuðsetning tölfræðinnar {f}
|
| central nervous system {n} (that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord)
|
:: miðtaugakerfi {n}
|
| central processing unit {n} (part of a computer)
|
:: miðverk {n}
|
| centre {n} (center) SEE: center
|
::
|
| centre {v} (center) SEE: center
|
::
|
| centre-back {n} (a central defender)
|
:: miðvörður {m}
|
| centre of buoyancy {n} (centre of mass of displaced water)
|
:: flotþungamiðja {f}
|
| centrifugal force {n} (force)
|
:: miðflóttakraftur {m}
|
| centripetal force {n} (the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation)
|
:: miðsóknarkraftur {m}
|
| century {n} (100 years)
|
:: öld {f}
|
| cephalalgia {n} (headache) SEE: headache
|
::
|
| cereal {n} (breakfast cereal) SEE: breakfast cereal
|
::
|
| cerebral palsy {n} (group of non-contagious conditions)
|
:: heilalömun {f}
|
| ceremony {n} (official gathering to celebrate)
|
:: athöfn
|
| cerium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: serín
|
| certain {adj} (sure, positive, not doubting)
|
:: viss {m}, öruggur {m}
|
| certain {determiner} (having been determined but not specified)
|
:: ákveðinn {m}, viss {m}
|
| certification {n} (act of certifying)
|
:: vottun {f}
|
| cerumen {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax
|
::
|
| cervical cancer {n} (cancer of the cervix)
|
:: leghálskrabbamein {n}
|
| cervicovaginal {adj} (pertaining to the cervix and vagina)
|
:: legháls- og legganga-
|
| cervix {n} (neck) SEE: neck
|
::
|
| cervix {n} (neck-like part) SEE: neck
|
::
|
| cesarean section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section
|
::
|
| c'est la vie {phrase} (such is life) SEE: such is life
|
::
|
| cetology {n} (study of cetaceans)
|
:: hvalafræði
|
| cf. {v} (compare)
|
:: sbr.
|
| Chad {prop} (country)
|
:: Tsjad {n}
|
| chafe {n} (injury or wear caused by friction)
|
:: núningssár {n}
|
| chaffinch {n} (bird)
|
:: bókfinka {f}
|
| chain {n} (series of interconnected rings or links)
|
:: keðja {f}
|
| chainsaw {n} (saw with a power-driven chain)
|
:: keðjusög {f}
|
| chair {n} (furniture)
|
:: stóll
|
| chair {n} (chairperson) SEE: chairperson
|
::
|
| chairperson {n} (a person who presides over a meeting, a board)
|
:: formaður {m}
|
| chalazion {n} (a cyst in the eyelid)
|
:: augnaþrymill {m}
|
| chalice {n} (large drinking cup)
|
:: kaleikur {m}
|
| chalk {n} (a soft, white, powdery limestone)
|
:: krítarsteinn {m}
|
| chalk {n} (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)
|
:: krít {f}
|
| chamber {n} (enclosed space similar to a room)
|
:: klefi {m}
|
| chamber {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot
|
::
|
| chamber pot {n} (a container used for urination and defecation, see also: urinal; chemical toilet)
|
:: koppur, næturgagn, náttpottur
|
| chameleon {n} (reptile)
|
:: kameljón {n}, kamelljón {n}
|
| chamois {n} (A goat-like antelope)
|
:: gemsa {f}
|
| champagne {n} (sparkling white wine produced in Champagne)
|
:: kampavín {n}
|
| Champagne {n} (champagne) SEE: champagne
|
::
|
| champian {n} (field of inquiry or study) SEE: field
|
::
|
| champian {n} (flat expanse of land) SEE: plain
|
::
|
| champian {n} (species of landscape) SEE: plain
|
::
|
| champian {n} (level open countryside) SEE: plain
|
::
|
| champian {n} (battlefield) SEE: battlefield
|
::
|
| Champions League {prop} (the highest-level European club football tournament)
|
:: Meistaradeild {f}
|
| chancellor {n} (senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government)
|
:: Kanslari
|
| chancellor {n} (head of government in some German-speaking countries)
|
:: kanslari {m}
|
| chancellor {n} (short for Chancellor of the Exchequer) SEE: Chancellor of the Exchequer
|
::
|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer {prop} (minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury)
|
:: fjármálaráðherra {m}
|
| chandelier {n} (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling)
|
:: ljósakróna {f}
|
| chandler {n} (person who makes or sells candles)
|
:: [vendor of candles] kertasali {m}, [maker of candles] kertagerðarmaður {m}
|
| chandler {n} (dealer in provisions or supplies)
|
:: kaupmaður {m}, kaupsali {m}, mangari {m}, kramari {m}
|
| change {v} (to become something different)
|
:: breytast
|
| change {v} (to make something into something different)
|
:: breyta
|
| changeling {n} ((Mythology) an infant of a fairy, sprite or troll that the creature has secretly exchanged for a human infant)
|
:: umskiptingur {m}
|
| change of heart {n} (change of opinion)
|
:: sjá sig um hönd
|
| change one's mind {v} (to decide differently than one had decided before)
|
:: sjá sig um hönd, hringla með
|
| Chang Jiang {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze
|
::
|
| chanoyu {n} (tea ceremony) SEE: tea ceremony
|
::
|
| chanterelle {n} (Cantharellus cibarius)
|
:: kantarella {f}
|
| chaos {n} (state of disorder)
|
:: ringulreið {f}
|
| chaos theory {n} (chaos theory)
|
:: óreiðukenning {f}
|
| chapel {n} (place of worship)
|
:: kapella {f}
|
| chapter {n} (section in a book)
|
:: kafli {m}
|
| char {n} (fish)
|
:: bleikjuættkvísl {f}
|
| character {n} (being in a story)
|
:: persóna
|
| charcoal {n} (substance)
|
:: viðarkol
|
| charcoal drawing {n} (charcoal drawing) SEE: charcoal
|
::
|
| chargecard {n} (credit card) SEE: credit card
|
::
|
| Charites {prop} (Greek goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility)
|
:: Þokkagyðjur {p}
|
| charity {n} (providing of goods or money)
|
:: góðgerðarstarfsemi {f}
|
| charity {n} (organization)
|
:: góðgerðarstofnun {f}
|
| Charles {prop} (given name)
|
:: Karl
|
| charley horse {n} (a muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg)
|
:: harðsperrur {n-p}, þreytukrampi {m}
|
| Charlotte {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Charlotta, Karlotta, Lotta
|
| chart {n} (map) SEE: map
|
::
|
| chart {n} (table) SEE: table
|
::
|
| charter member {n} (original member of an organization) SEE: founding member
|
::
|
| chase {n} (hunt) SEE: hunt
|
::
|
| chase {v} (to hunt) SEE: hunt
|
::
|
| chase {n} (action of the verb "to chase")
|
:: eftirför
|
| chase {v} (to pursue, to follow at speed)
|
:: elta
|
| chasm {n} (gap)
|
:: gjá {f}
|
| chasma {n} (aurora) SEE: aurora
|
::
|
| chasten {v} (discipline) SEE: discipline
|
::
|
| chasuble {n} (liturgical vestment)
|
:: hökull {m}
|
| chat {v} (be engaged in informal conversation)
|
:: spjalla
|
| chauffeur {n} (a person employed to drive a motor car)
|
:: bílstjóri {m}, einkabílstjóri {m}
|
| cheap {adj} (low and/or reduced in price)
|
:: ódýr
|
| cheat {v} (violate rules to gain advantage)
|
:: svindla
|
| cheat {v} (being unfaithful)
|
:: halda framhjá
|
| cheat {n} (unfair advantage in a computer game)
|
:: svindl {n}
|
| cheater {n} (cheat) SEE: cheat
|
::
|
| Chechen {prop} (language)
|
:: téténska, tsjétsjénska
|
| Chechnya {prop} (republic of Russia)
|
:: Téténía {f}
|
| check {n} (bank order) SEE: cheque
|
::
|
| checkbox {n} (A place on a form that can be checked or not)
|
:: gátreitur {m}, merkireitur {m}
|
| checkbox {n} ((graphical user interface): a feature on a webpage that can be marked or not)
|
:: gátreitur {m}, merkireitur {m}
|
| checkers {n} (draughts) SEE: draughts
|
::
|
| checklist {n} (list of things to be verified)
|
:: gátlisti {m}, gaumlisti {m}
|
| checksum {n} (number serving to detect error)
|
:: prófsumma {f}, gátsumma {f}
|
| cheek {n} (part of face)
|
:: kinn
|
| cheerleader {n} (person (usually female) who encourages applause)
|
:: klappstýra {f}
|
| cheers {interj} (toast when drinking)
|
:: skál
|
| cheese {n} (dairy product)
|
:: ostur {m}
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| cheesecake {n} (dessert food)
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:: ostakaka {f}
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| cheese knife {n} (knife for cutting cheese)
|
:: ostahnífur {m}
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| cheesemaking {n} (production or making of cheese)
|
:: ostagerð {f}
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| cheese slicer {n} (instrument for slicing cheese)
|
:: ostaskeri {m}
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| cheetah {n} (Acinonyx jubatus)
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:: blettatígur {m}
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| chef {n} (head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant)
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:: kokkur {m}, yfirmatsveinn {m}, matreiðslumaður {m}, matsveinn {m}
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| chemical engineer {n} (person who practises chemical engineering)
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:: efnaverkfræðingur {m}
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| chemical engineering {n} (branch of engineering that deals with the process plants)
|
:: efnaverkfræði {f}
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| chemical equation {n} (symbolic representation of a chemical reaction)
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:: efnajafna {f}
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| chemical reaction {n} (process in which chemical substances are changed into others)
|
:: efnahvarf {n}, efnabreyting {f}
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| chemical weapon {n} (noxious substance in a delivery system)
|
:: efnavopn {n}
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| chemist {n} (person working in chemistry)
|
:: efnafræðingur {m}
|
| chemist {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy
|
::
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| chemist {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist
|
::
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| chemistry {n} (branch of natural science)
|
:: efnafræði {f}
|
| chemist's {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy
|
::
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| chemosynthesis {n} (production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds)
|
:: efnatillífun {f}
|
| cheque {n} (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)
|
:: ávísun {f}, tékki {m}
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| cherry {n} (fruit)
|
:: kirsuber {n}
|
| cherry {n} (tree)
|
:: kirsuberjatré {n}
|
| cherry {n} (wood)
|
:: kirsuberjaviður {m}
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| cherry blossom {n} (blossom of the cherry tree)
|
:: kirsuberjablóm {n}
|
| cherry pepper {n} (pimento) SEE: pimento
|
::
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| cherub {n} ((biblical) winged creature attending on God)
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:: kerúb {m} (kerúbím)
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| chervil {n} (spice)
|
:: kerfill {m}
|
| Cheshire cat {prop} (fictional grinning cat)
|
:: Glottsýslukötturinn {m}
|
| chess {n} (two-player board game)
|
:: skák {f}, skáktafl {n}, tafl {n}
|
| chessman {n} (chess piece) SEE: chess piece
|
::
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| chess piece {n} (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess)
|
:: maður {m}, taflmaður {m}, karl {m}, skákmaður {m}
|
| chesspiece {n} (chessman) SEE: chess piece
|
::
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| chest {n} (strong box)
|
:: kista {f}
|
| chest {n} (chest of drawers)
|
:: kommóða {f}
|
| chest {n} (thorax)
|
:: bringa {f}
|
| chest {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin
|
::
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| chest hair {n} (the androgenic hair of the man's anterior thorax)
|
:: bringuhár {n}
|
| chestnut {n} (nut of the chestnut tree)
|
:: kastaníuhneta {f}, kastanía {f}
|
| chestnut {n} (chestnut tree) SEE: chestnut tree
|
::
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| chestnut tree {n} (tree that bears chestnuts)
|
:: kastaníutré {n}, kastanía {f}
|
| chest of drawers {n} (furniture for the storage of clothes)
|
:: kommóða
|
| chevron {n} (diacritical mark) SEE: háček
|
::
|
| chevy {v} (to chase or hunt) SEE: chase
|
::
|
| chew {v} (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing)
|
:: tyggja
|
| chewing gum {n} (flavoured preparation for chewing)
|
:: tyggigúmmí {n}, tyggjó {n}, jórtúrleður
|
| chewy {adj} (having a pliable or springy texture when chewed)
|
:: seigur
|
| chicken {n} (bird)
|
:: hænsn, kjúklingur {m}, hæna {f}
|
| chickpea {n} (plant)
|
:: kjúklingabaun {f}
|
| chickpea {n} (seed)
|
:: kjúklingabaun {f}
|
| chickweed {n} (herb)
|
:: haugarfi {m}
|
| chicory {n} (common chicory (Cichorium intybus))
|
:: sikoría, kaffifífill
|
| chief {n} (leader of group, etc.)
|
:: höfðingi {m} [e.g. chief of a tribe], foringi {m}, leiðtogi {m}
|
| chief {n} (head of an organization)
|
:: yfirmaður {m}, forstöðumaður {m}, foringi {m}
|
| chief {n} (informal address)
|
:: meistari {m}
|
| chief {adj} (primary; principal)
|
:: aðal-, megin-
|
| chief executive officer {n} (highest-ranking corporate officer)
|
:: framkvæmdastjóri {m}
|
| chieftain {n} (A leader of a clan or tribe)
|
:: höfðingi
|
| Chișinău {prop} (capital city and a municipality of Moldova)
|
:: Kisínev
|
| child {n} (a female or male child, a daughter or son)
|
:: barn {n}, krakki {m}
|
| child {n} (a minor)
|
:: barn
|
| child {n} ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object)
|
:: barn
|
| child {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth
|
::
|
| childhood {n} (state of being a child)
|
:: barnæska {f}
|
| childhood {n} (time when one is a child)
|
:: barnæska {f}
|
| child labor {n} (child labor) SEE: child labour
|
::
|
| child labour {n} (work performed by children)
|
:: barnaþrælkun {f}
|
| child porn {n} (child pornography) SEE: child pornography
|
::
|
| child pornography {n} (pornographic materials depicting minors)
|
:: barnaklám {n}
|
| child's play {n} (something particularly simple or easy)
|
:: barnaleikur {m}, auðveldur {m}, leika sér að, leikur {m}, innanhandar
|
| Chile {prop} (country in South America)
|
:: Chile, Síle
|
| chili pepper {n} (fruit)
|
:: eldpipar {m}
|
| chimney {n} (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue)
|
:: reykháfur {m}, skorsteinn {m}, strompur {m}
|
| chimney {n} (UK: smokestack of a steam locomotive)
|
:: reykháfur {m}, strompur {m}
|
| chimney sweep {n} (occupation)
|
:: sótari {m}
|
| chimpanzee {n} (ape)
|
:: simpansi {m}
|
| chin {n} (bottom of a face)
|
:: haka {f}
|
| China {prop} (country in east Asia)
|
:: Kína {n}
|
| Chinese {prop} (any language spoken in China, see also: Literary Chinese; Mandarin; Cantonese; Wu; Min Nan)
|
:: kínverska {f}
|
| Chinese {n} (person born in China)
|
:: Kínverji {m}
|
| Chinese {adj} (relating to China)
|
:: kínverskur
|
| Chinese character {n} (CJKV character)
|
:: kínverskt tákn {n}
|
| Chinese checkers {n} (board game)
|
:: kínaskák {f}
|
| chip {n} (thin, crisp, fried piece of potato or vegetable)
|
:: flaga {f}, kartöfluflaga {f}
|
| chipmunk {n} (squirrel-like rodent)
|
:: jarðíkorni {m}
|
| chirality {n} (handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics)
|
:: hendni {f}
|
| chisel {v} (to cheat) SEE: cheat
|
::
|
| chisel {n} (tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal)
|
:: sporjárn {n}
|
| chi-square distribution {n} (probability distribution)
|
:: kí-kvaðratsdreifing {f}, kí-í-öðru dreifing {f}, kí-í-öðru-dreifing {f}, χ²-dreifing {f}
|
| chi-square test {n} (statistical hypothesis)
|
:: kí-í-öðru-próf {n}, χ²-próf {n}
|
| chit-chat {n} (gossip; mindless banter)
|
:: rabb {n}, mas {n}
|
| chiton {n} (mollusc)
|
:: nökkvar
|
| chive {n} (plant)
|
:: graslaukur {m}
|
| chive {n} (chives: herb)
|
:: graslaukur {m}
|
| chlorine {n} (chemical element)
|
:: klór {?}
|
| chloroform {n} ((chemistry) an anesthetic)
|
:: klóróform {n}
|
| chlorophyll {n} (green pigment)
|
:: blaðgræna, laufgræna, klórófýl
|
| chloroplast {n} (photosynthetic organelle)
|
:: grænukorn {n}
|
| chloroprene {n} (chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene)
|
:: klórópren {n}
|
| chocolate {n} (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans)
|
:: súkkulaði
|
| chocolate cake {n} (cake containing chocolate)
|
:: súkkulaðikaka {f}
|
| chocolate egg {n} (Easter treat) SEE: Easter egg
|
::
|
| choice {n} (option or decision)
|
:: val {n}
|
| choir {n} (singing group)
|
:: kór {m}
|
| choir {n} (part of a church for choir assembly)
|
:: kór {m}
|
| cholecyst {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder
|
::
|
| cholecystectomy {n} (surgical procedure)
|
:: gallblöðruaðgerð {f}
|
| cholecystitis {n} (inflammation of the gall bladder)
|
:: gallblöðrubólga {f}
|
| cholesterol {n} (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes)
|
:: kólesteról {n}
|
| choose {v} (to choose) SEE: take
|
::
|
| choose {v} (to pick)
|
:: velja
|
| choose {v} (to elect)
|
:: velja
|
| chopper {n} (helicopter (formal translations)) SEE: helicopter
|
::
|
| chopper {n} (axe/ax) SEE: axe
|
::
|
| chopstick {n} (single eating utensil)
|
:: matarprjónn {m}, prjónn {m}
|
| chordate {n} (a member of the phylum Chordata)
|
:: seildýr {n}
|
| chortle {v} (to laugh with a chortle or chortles)
|
:: hneggja af hlátri, rýta af hlátri
|
| chrism {n} (mixture of oil and balm)
|
:: krisma {f} {n}
|
| Christ {prop} (title for Jesus of Nazareth)
|
:: Kristur {m}
|
| Christian {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Kristján
|
| Christian {adj} (of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians)
|
:: kristinn
|
| Christianity {prop} (monotheistic religion)
|
:: kristindómur {m}, kristni {f}
|
| Christmas {prop} (Christian holiday)
|
:: jól {n-p}
|
| Christmas card {n} (greeting card that celebrates Christmas)
|
:: jólakort
|
| Christmas carol {n} (hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas)
|
:: jólalag {n}
|
| Christmas Day {n} (the 25th of December)
|
:: jóladagur {m}, fyrsti í jólum {m}
|
| Christmas Eve {prop} (evening before Christmas Day)
|
:: aðfangadagskvöld {n}, jólaaftann {m}
|
| Christmas Eve {prop} (day before Christmas Day)
|
:: aðfangadagur jóla {m}, aðfangadagur {m}
|
| Christmas Island {prop} (non self-governing territory of Australia)
|
:: Jólaeyja {f}
|
| Christmas light {n} (Christmas lights (plural))
|
:: jólaljós {n}
|
| Christmas season {n} (Advent) SEE: Advent
|
::
|
| Christmas tree {n} (tree used during the Christmas holiday season)
|
:: jólatré {n}
|
| Christopher {prop} (a male given name)
|
:: Kristófer
|
| chromatic {adj} (characterised by hue)
|
:: lit-, lita-
|
| chromatic number {n} (smallest number of colours needed to colour a graph)
|
:: litatala {f}
|
| chromium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: króm {n}
|
| chromosome {n} (structure in the cell nucleus)
|
:: litningur {m}
|
| chromosphere {n} (the faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope)
|
:: lithvolf {n}
|
| Chronicles {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Fyrsta Kroníkubók {m}, Annar Kroníkubók {m}
|
| chronology {n} (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history))
|
:: tímatalsfræði {f}
|
| chronology {n} (arrangement into chronological order)
|
:: tímatal {n}, tímasetning {f}
|
| chur {interj} (voicing of thanks) SEE: thanks
|
::
|
| chur {interj} (parting salutation) SEE: bye
|
::
|
| church {n} (house of worship)
|
:: kirkja {f}
|
| church {n} (a religious organization)
|
:: kirkja {f} [often used with definite article: kirkjan]
|
| church {n} (worship service)
|
:: messa {f}, guðsþjónusta {f}, kirkja {f}
|
| Church of England {prop} (established Christian church in England)
|
:: Enska biskupakirkjan {f}
|
| Church of Ireland {prop} (Anglican church in Ireland)
|
:: Írska biskupakirkjan {f}
|
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints {prop} (major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement)
|
:: Kirkja Jesú Krists hinna síðari daga heilögu
|
| Church of Scotland {prop} (national Presbyterian church of Scotland)
|
:: Skoska kirkjan {f}
|
| church service {n} (communal worship)
|
:: guðsþjónusta {f}
|
| churn {v} (agitate rapidly)
|
:: strokka
|
| churn {n} (vessel for churning)
|
:: kirna {f}
|
| chutzpah {n} (nearly arrogant courage)
|
:: óskammfeilni {f}
|
| chyme {n} (partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum)
|
:: fæðumauk {n}
|
| ciao {interj} (hello) SEE: hello
|
::
|
| ciao {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye
|
::
|
| cicatrice {n} (scar) SEE: scar
|
::
|
| cicatrix {n} (scar that remains after the development of new tissue) SEE: scar
|
::
|
| cicely {n} (Myrrhis odorata)
|
:: spánarkerfill {m}
|
| -cide {suffix} (killing of)
|
:: -dráp {n}, -eitur {n}
|
| -cide {suffix} (killer of)
|
:: -deyðir {m}, -eyðir {m}
|
| cider {n} (alcoholic beverage)
|
:: síder, eplavín
|
| cider {n} (soft drink) SEE: soft drink
|
::
|
| cigar {n} (tobacco product)
|
:: vindill {m}
|
| cigarette {n} (cigarette)
|
:: sígaretta {f}, sígó {f} [colloquial]
|
| cigarette lighter {n} (lighter) SEE: lighter
|
::
|
| Cinderella {prop} (fairy tale)
|
:: Öskubuska
|
| Cinderella {prop} (main character in this fairy tale)
|
:: Öskubuska
|
| cinema {n} (movie) SEE: movie
|
::
|
| cinema {n} (a film/movie theatre)
|
:: bíó {n}, kvikmyndahús {n}
|
| cinema {n} (the art of making films and movies)
|
:: kvikmyndalist {f}
|
| cinnamon {n} (Cinnamomum verum)
|
:: kaniltré {n}, kanill {m}
|
| cinnamon {n} (spice)
|
:: kanill {m}, kanell {m}
|
| cinnamon {n} (colour)
|
:: kanilbrúnn {m}
|
| cipher {n} (obsolete: zero) SEE: zero
|
::
|
| cipher {n} (cryptographic system)
|
:: dulritunaraðferð {f}
|
| cipher {n} (concealed message)
|
:: dulritaður texti {m}, dulrit {n}
|
| ciphertext {n} (encoded text)
|
:: dulritaður texti {m}, dulrit {n}
|
| circa {prep} (approximately, about)
|
:: um það bil, circa, sirka
|
| circadian {adj} (relating to rhythmic behavior with a period of 24 hours)
|
:: dægur-, sólarhrings-
|
| circadian rhythm {n} (internal body clock)
|
:: dægursveifla {f}, dægursveifla {f}
|
| circle {n} (geometry: set of points that are equally distant from a center)
|
:: hringur
|
| circuit {n} (enclosed path of electric current)
|
:: rafrás {f}, straumrás {f}, rafstraumsrás {f}, lína {f}, rás {f}
|
| circum- {prefix} (prefix meaning "around")
|
:: um-
|
| circumcise {v} (to remove the foreskin from the penis)
|
:: umskera
|
| circumcise {v} (to remove the clitoris or labia)
|
:: umskera
|
| circumcision {n} (removal of foreskin from penis)
|
:: umskurður {m}
|
| circumcision {n} (female circumcision) SEE: female circumcision
|
::
|
| circumference {n} (length of such line)
|
:: ummál {n}
|
| circumflex {n} (circumflex accent)
|
:: hattur {m}
|
| circumstance {n} (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
|
:: kringumstæður {n-p}
|
| cirque {n} (something in the shape of a circle) SEE: circle
|
::
|
| cirrhosis {n} (chronic disease of the liver)
|
:: skorpulifur {f}
|
| cirrostratus {n} (cloud)
|
:: blika {f}, skýjablika {f}
|
| cirrus {n} (cloud)
|
:: klósigar {m-p}, blikutrefjar {f-p}, blikufjaðrir {f-p}, vatnsklær {f-p}
|
| citation needed {phrase} (A portion of a wiki needs to be validated by a source.)
|
:: heimild vantar
|
| cite {v} (quote) SEE: quote
|
::
|
| citizen {n} (legal member of a state)
|
:: ríkisborgari {m}
|
| citizen {n} (legal resident of a city)
|
:: borgari {m}, íbúi
|
| citizenship {n} (state of being a citizen)
|
:: ríkisborgararéttur {m}, ríkisfang {n}
|
| citric acid {n} (2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7)
|
:: sítrónusýra {f}
|
| citrus {n} (fruit) SEE: citrus fruit
|
::
|
| citrus fruit {n} (fruit of genus Citrus)
|
:: sítrusávöxtur {m}
|
| city {n} (large settlement)
|
:: borg {f}
|
| city {n} (downtown) SEE: downtown
|
::
|
| city center {n} (downtown) SEE: downtown
|
::
|
| city hall {n} (building)
|
:: ráðhús {n}
|
| civil disobedience {n} (active and non-violent refusal to obey)
|
:: borgaraleg óhlýðni {f}
|
| civilian {adj} (not related to the military armed forces)
|
:: borgaralegur
|
| civilise {v}
|
:: siða
|
| civilization {n} (organized culture)
|
:: siðmenning {f}
|
| civilize {v} (civilise) SEE: civilise
|
::
|
| civil partnership {n} (arrangement for same-sex couples)
|
:: staðfest samvist {f}
|
| civil rights {n} (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances)
|
:: borgaraleg réttindi
|
| civil servant {n} (government employee)
|
:: opinber starfsmaður {m}, ríkisstarfsmaður {m}
|
| civil war {n} (war between factions within a single country)
|
:: borgarastyrjöld {f}
|
| Civil War {prop} (civil war) SEE: civil war
|
::
|
| clad {v} (to clothe)
|
:: klæða
|
| clad {v} (to cover with insulation)
|
:: húða, klæða
|
| claimant {n} (party who initiates a lawsuit) SEE: plaintiff
|
::
|
| clairvoyance {n} (the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses)
|
:: skyggnigáfa
|
| clamp {n} (woodworking tool)
|
:: þvinga {f}
|
| clapper {n} (the tongue of a bell)
|
:: kólfur {m}
|
| claque {n} (people hired to applaud or boo)
|
:: klapplið {n}
|
| clarified butter {n} (cooking fat made from butter)
|
:: skírt smjör {n}
|
| clarinet {n} (woodwind musical instrument)
|
:: klarínetta {f}, klarínett {n}
|
| clarinetist {n} (musician)
|
:: klarinettuleikari {m}
|
| class {n} (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes)
|
:: flokkur {m}
|
| class {n} (group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher)
|
:: bekkur {m}
|
| class {n} (group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year)
|
:: árgangur {m}
|
| class {n} (category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation)
|
:: farrými {n}
|
| class {n} (taxonomy: classification below Phylum and above Order)
|
:: flokkur {m}
|
| class {n} (object-oriented programming: set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior)
|
:: klasi {m}
|
| class {v} (to assign to a class)
|
:: flokka
|
| classical mechanics {n} (physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world)
|
:: hefðbundin aflfræði {f}, sígild aflfræði {f}
|
| classroom {n} (room in a school)
|
:: skólastofa {f}
|
| clause {n}
|
:: setning {f}
|
| clavicle {n} (collar bone)
|
:: viðbein {n}
|
| clavis {n} (glossary) SEE: glossary
|
::
|
| claw {n} (curved horny nail)
|
:: kló {f}
|
| clay {n} (mineral substance)
|
:: leir {m}
|
| clean {adj} (not dirty)
|
:: hreinn
|
| clean {adj} (in an unmarked condition)
|
:: auður
|
| clean {adj} (without restrictions or penalties)
|
:: hreinn
|
| clean {v} ((transitive) to remove dirt from a place or object)
|
:: þrífa, hreinsa
|
| clean {v} ((intransitive) to make things clean)
|
:: þrífa
|
| clean {adj} (empty) SEE: empty
|
::
|
| clear one's throat {v} (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs)
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:: ræskja sig
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| cleartext {n} (unencrypted text)
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:: ódulritaður texti {m}
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| cleave {v} (transitive to split or sever)
|
:: kljúfa, láta klofna
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| clef {n} (musical symbol)
|
:: lykill {m}
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| cleft chin {n} (cleft chin)
|
:: hökuskarð, pétursskarð, pétursspor
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| cleft lip {n} (harelip) SEE: harelip
|
::
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| clement {adj} (lenient or merciful; charitable)
|
:: miskunnsamur {m}
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| clement {adj} (mild)
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:: mildur {m}
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| clementine {n} (citrus fruit)
|
:: klementína {f}
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| cleric {n} (clergy member)
|
:: klerkur {m}
|
| clerk {n} (one working with records etc.)
|
:: skrifstofumaður {m}
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| clever {adj} (mentally quick or sharp)
|
:: snjall
|
| cliché {n} (overused phrase or expression)
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:: klisja {f}, tugga {f} [rare], gömul tugga {f}
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| cliche {n} (cliché) SEE: cliché
|
::
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| client {n} (a customer or receiver of services)
|
:: viðskiptavinur {m}, kaupandi {m}, kúnni {m}, skjólstæðingur {m}
|
| client {n} (computing: the role of a computer application or system)
|
:: biðlari {m}
|
| client {n} (person who receives help or advice from a professional person)
|
:: skjólstæðingur {m}
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| cliff {n} (a (near) vertical rock face)
|
:: klettur {m}, berg {n}, bjarg {n}, hamar {m}
|
| climate {n} (long-term atmospheric conditions)
|
:: loftslag
|
| climate change {n} (changes in the Earth's climate)
|
:: loftslagsbreytingar {f-p}
|
| climatology {n} (science)
|
:: veðurfarsfræði {n-p}
|
| climb {v} (to ascend, to go up)
|
:: klifra
|
| climb {v} (to mount, to move upwards on)
|
:: klífa
|
| clinical psychology {n} (branch of psychology)
|
:: klínísk sálfræði {f}
|
| clinker {n} (fetters) SEE: fetter
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::
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| Clio {prop} (the Muse of history and heroic poetry)
|
:: Klíó {f}
|
| clipboard {n} (physical object)
|
:: skrifbretti {n}
|
| clipboard {n} (in computing: buffer for temporary storage)
|
:: klemmuspjald {n}
|
| clipper {n} (fast sailing ship)
|
:: klippari
|
| clipping {n} (article clipped from a newspaper)
|
:: úrklippa {f}
|
| clitic {n} (morpheme attached to another word)
|
:: sníkill {m}
|
| clitoris {n} (elongated erectile organ)
|
:: snípur {m}
|
| cloak {n} (cape)
|
:: skikkja {f}, möntull {m}
|
| cloakroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
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| clock {n} (instrument to measure or keep track of time)
|
:: klukka {f}, úr {n}
|
| clock is ticking {phrase} (time is running out; a deadline is approaching)
|
:: klukkan tifar
|
| clockwork {n} (mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device)
|
:: klukkuverk {n}, úrverk {n}, gangverk {n}
|
| clog {n} (a type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole and an open heel)
|
:: klossi {m}, hnallur {m}, tréskór {m}
|
| clog {n} (a blockage)
|
:: stífla {f}
|
| clog {v} (to block or slow passage through)
|
:: stífla
|
| cloning {n} (production of a cloned embryo)
|
:: einræktun {f}, einun {f}, klónun {f}
|
| closed {adj} (in mathematics, such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it)
|
:: lokaður {m}
|
| close-fitting {adj} (tight)
|
:: þröngur {m}, aðskorinn {m}
|
| closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
| closet {n} (furniture)
|
:: skápur
|
| close-up {n} (photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale)
|
:: nærmynd {f}
|
| closure {n} (computing)
|
:: lokun {f}
|
| closure {n} (mathematical set)
|
:: lokun {f}
|
| cloth {n} (woven fabric)
|
:: klæði {n}
|
| clothe {v} (adorn with clothing)
|
:: klæða
|
| clothes {n} (apparel)
|
:: föt {n-p}
|
| clothesline {n} (rope or cord for drying clothes)
|
:: þvottasnúra {f}, snúra {f}
|
| clothes peg {n} (an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline)
|
:: þvottaklemma {f}
|
| clothespin {n} (a clip or fastener) SEE: clothes peg
|
::
|
| clothing {n} (clothes)
|
:: klæðnaður {m}, fatnaður {m}
|
| cloud {n} (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
|
:: ský {n}
|
| cloud {n} (mass of dust, steam or smoke)
|
:: ský {n}
|
| cloudberry {n} (fruit)
|
:: múltuber
|
| cloud computing {n} (computing services provided over the Internet)
|
:: tölvuský
|
| cloudless {adj} (without any clouds)
|
:: heiður, heiðskír
|
| cloudy {adj} (covered with or characterised by clouds)
|
:: skýjaður
|
| clove {n} (spice)
|
:: negull {m}
|
| clove {n} (constitutive bulb of garlic)
|
:: geiri {m}
|
| clover {n} (plant in genus Trifolium)
|
:: smári {m}
|
| clown {n} (performance artist working in a circus)
|
:: trúður {m}
|
| clown {n} (person acting in a silly fashion)
|
:: galgopi {m}, glanni {m}, grallari {m}
|
| club {n} (association of members)
|
:: klúbbur {m}
|
| club {n} (playing card symbol, ♣)
|
:: lauf {m}
|
| club moss {n} (any member of the family Lycopodiaceae)
|
:: jafni {m}
|
| clubs {n} (plural of club) SEE: club
|
::
|
| clubs {n} (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣)
|
:: lauf {n}
|
| clumsy {adj} (awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous)
|
:: klaufalegur
|
| clutch {n} (A device to interrupt power transmission)
|
:: kúpling
|
| clutch {n} (The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission)
|
:: kúpling {f}
|
| c'mere {contraction} (come) SEE: come
|
::
|
| c'mere {contraction} (here) SEE: here
|
::
|
| coach {n} (rail passenger car)
|
:: rúta
|
| coach driver {n} (driver of a horse-drawn coach)
|
:: ekill {m}, vagnstjóri {m}
|
| coachman {n} (male coach driver) SEE: coach driver
|
::
|
| coachwoman {n} (female coach driver) SEE: coach driver
|
::
|
| coadjutor {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant
|
::
|
| coal {n} (uncountable: carbon rock)
|
:: kol {n}
|
| coalfish {n} (blackish fish)
|
:: ufsi {m}
|
| coalition {n} (group of organizations)
|
:: bandalag {n}
|
| coast {n} (edge of land meeting ocean, sea, gulf, bay)
|
:: strönd {f}
|
| coaster {n} (nautical: merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters)
|
:: strandferðaskip {n}
|
| coat {n} (outer garment covering the upper torso and arms)
|
:: jakki {m}, frakki {m}
|
| coat hanger {n} (device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc)
|
:: herðatré {n}
|
| coat of arms {n} (hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon)
|
:: skjaldarmerki {n}
|
| coaxial {adj} (having a common central axis)
|
:: samása
|
| coaxial cable {n} (a transmission line)
|
:: samása kapall
|
| cob {n} (gull) SEE: gull
|
::
|
| cob {n} (bread roll) SEE: bread roll
|
::
|
| cob {n} (corncob) SEE: corncob
|
::
|
| cobalt {n} (chemical element)
|
:: kóbalt
|
| cobbler {n} (person who makes and repairs shoes)
|
:: skósmiður {m}, skómakari {m} [dated]
|
| co-brother-in-law {n} (one's spouse's brother-in-law)
|
:: svili {m}
|
| cobweb {n} (a spider’s web) SEE: spiderweb
|
::
|
| Coca-Cola {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke
|
::
|
| Coca-Cola {prop} (particular carbonated soft drink)
|
:: Coca-Cola {n}, kók {n}
|
| cocaine {n} (the narcotic)
|
:: kókaín {n}
|
| coccyx {n} ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae)
|
:: rófubein
|
| cochlea {n} (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)
|
:: kuðungur {m}
|
| cochlear implant {n} (aural implant)
|
:: kuðungsígræði {n}
|
| cock {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick
|
::
|
| cock {n} (any male bird)
|
:: karlfugl {m}
|
| cock {v} (to lift the cock of a firearm)
|
:: spenna
|
| cock {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) SEE: rooster
|
::
|
| cock-a-doodle-doo {interj} (cry of the rooster)
|
:: gaggalagó, gaggalagú
|
| cockchafer {n} (beetle of genus Melolontha)
|
:: aldinbori {m}
|
| cockeyed {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk
|
::
|
| cockeyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward) SEE: cross-eyed
|
::
|
| cockle {n} (wrinkle) SEE: wrinkle
|
::
|
| cockpit {n} (space for pilot and crew in an aircraft)
|
:: stjórnklefi {m}
|
| cockroach {n} (type of insect)
|
:: kakkalakki {m}
|
| cocktail {n} (alcoholic beverage)
|
:: hanastél {n}, kokkteill {m}
|
| coconut {n} (fruit of coco palm)
|
:: kókoshneta {f}
|
| coconut milk {n} (the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut)
|
:: kókosmjólk {f}
|
| cocoon {n} (protective case)
|
:: lirfuhýði {n}, egghylki {n}
|
| cod {n} (marine fish of the family Gadidae)
|
:: þorskur {m}
|
| codfish {n} (cod) SEE: cod
|
::
|
| cod liver oil {n} (nutritional supplement)
|
:: þorskalýsi {n}
|
| codomain {n} (target set of a function)
|
:: aðmengi {n}, ítak {n}, bakmengi {n}
|
| coefficient {n} (algebraic constant)
|
:: stuðull {m}
|
| coenzyme {n} (small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme)
|
:: kóensím {n}, hjálparhvati {m}, ensímbót {f}
|
| coetaneous {adj} (contemporary) SEE: contemporary
|
::
|
| coeval {adj} (of the same age)
|
:: samaldra {m}, jafnaldra {m}
|
| coeval {n} (something of the same era)
|
:: samaldri {m}, jafnaldri {m}, samtíðarmaður {m}
|
| coffee {n} (beverage)
|
:: kaffi {n}
|
| coffee {n} (colour)
|
:: kaffibrúnn {m}
|
| coffee {adj} (of a pale brown colour)
|
:: kaffibrúnn
|
| coffee bar {n} (establishment that sells coffee) SEE: café
|
::
|
| coffee cup {n} (cup for coffee)
|
:: kaffibolli {m}
|
| coffeehouse {n} (café) SEE: café
|
::
|
| coffeemaker {n} (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee)
|
:: kaffivél {f}
|
| coffee plunger {n} (cafetière) SEE: cafetière
|
::
|
| coffee pot {n} (pot for coffee)
|
:: kaffikanna {f}
|
| coffee shop {n} (café) SEE: café
|
::
|
| coffin {n} (box in which a dead person is buried)
|
:: líkkista {f}, kista {f}
|
| coffin {v} (place in a coffin)
|
:: kistuleggja
|
| cognac {n} (type of brandy)
|
:: koníak {n}
|
| cognate {adj} (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language)
|
:: samstofna, skyldur
|
| cognate {n} (word derived from the same roots as a given word)
|
:: samstofna orð
|
| cognitive {adj} (relating to mental functions)
|
:: skilvitlegur
|
| cognitive dissonance {n} (conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs)
|
:: hugarmisræmi {n}
|
| cognitive psychology {n} (branch of psychology)
|
:: hugræn sálfræði
|
| cohort {n} (colleague) SEE: colleague
|
::
|
| coiffure {n} (hairstyle) SEE: hairstyle
|
::
|
| coil {n} (something wound)
|
:: spírall {m}, verri {m}
|
| coil {n} (electrical)
|
:: spóla {f}
|
| Coimbra {prop} (city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal)
|
:: Coimbra
|
| coin {n} ((currency) a piece of currency)
|
:: mynt {f}
|
| coin {v} (to create coins)
|
:: slá mynt
|
| coin {v} (to make up or invent, and establish)
|
:: búa til
|
| coinage {n} (currency) SEE: currency
|
::
|
| coinage {n} (neologism) SEE: neologism
|
::
|
| coitus interruptus {n} (sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis)
|
:: rofnar samfarir {f-p}
|
| coke {n} (coal product)
|
:: koks {n}
|
| coke {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke
|
::
|
| Coke {n} (informal: any cola-flavored drink)
|
:: kók {f}
|
| colander {n} (a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta)
|
:: dörslag {n}
|
| cold {adj} (having a low temperature)
|
:: kaldur
|
| cold {adj} (unfriendly)
|
:: kaldlyndur
|
| cold {n} (illness)
|
:: kvef {n}
|
| cold-hearted {adj} (callous or heartless)
|
:: kaldgeðja, kaldlyndur, harðlyndur
|
| cold war {n} (a period of hostile relations)
|
:: kalda stríðið {n}
|
| Cold War {prop} (a period of history from 1945–1991)
|
:: Kalda stríðið {n}
|
| cole {n} (cabbage) SEE: cabbage
|
::
|
| colic {n} (abdominal pain)
|
:: kveisa {f}, magakveisa {f}
|
| collaborate {v} (to work together on a piece of work)
|
:: vinna saman
|
| collaborate {v} (to cooperate treasonably)
|
:: vinna með
|
| collar {n} (fabric garment part fitting around throat)
|
:: kragi {m}
|
| collarbone {n} (clavicle) SEE: clavicle
|
::
|
| collared pratincole {n} (Glareola pratincola)
|
:: þernutrítill
|
| Collatz conjecture {prop} (the conjecture)
|
:: tilgáta Collatz {f}
|
| colleague {n} (fellow member of a profession)
|
:: starfsfélagi {m}, vinnufélagi {m}, samstarfsmaður {m}, kollegi {m}, félagi {m}
|
| collect {v} (to gather together)
|
:: safna, safna saman
|
| collect {v} (to get from someone)
|
:: innheimta
|
| collect {v} (to accumulate items for a hobby)
|
:: safna
|
| collect {n} (prayer said before reading of the epistle lesson)
|
:: kollekta {f}
|
| collective bargaining {n} (trade unions: negotiation emplyee/emplyer)
|
:: almennir kjarasamningar {m-p}
|
| collective noun {n} (noun referring to a group of similar things)
|
:: safnheiti {n}
|
| college {n} (politics: electoral college) SEE: electoral college
|
::
|
| collinear {adj} (on the same straight line)
|
:: samlína, á sömu línu
|
| collinear {adj} (coaxial)
|
:: samása
|
| collinearity {n} (the condition of being collinear)
|
:: samlínuleiki, línulega
|
| collision {n} (instance of colliding)
|
:: árekstur {m}, ákeyrsla {f}
|
| Colman {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Kalman {m}
|
| Cologne {prop} (city in Germany)
|
:: Köln {f}, Kolni {f} [archaic]
|
| Colombia {prop} (country in South America)
|
:: Kólumbía {f}
|
| colonoscope {n} (flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon)
|
:: ristilspegill {m}
|
| colonoscopy {n} (examination of the colon using a colonoscope)
|
:: ristilspeglun {m}
|
| colony {n} (region or governmental unit)
|
:: nýlenda
|
| coloproctology {n} (branch of medicine) SEE: proctology
|
::
|
| coloproctology {n} (colorectal surgery) SEE: proctology
|
::
|
| color {n} (spectral composition of visible light)
|
:: litur {m}
|
| color {n} (particular set of the visible spectrum)
|
:: litur {m}
|
| color {n} (hue as opposed to achromatic colors)
|
:: litur {m}
|
| color {v} (give something color)
|
:: lita
|
| color {v} (draw using crayons)
|
:: lita
|
| color {v} (become red through increased blood flow)
|
:: roðna
|
| color {v} (affect without completely changing)
|
:: lita
|
| colorful {adj} (possessing prominent and varied colors)
|
:: litríkur
|
| Colossians {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Kólussubréfið {f}
|
| colostrum {n} (a form of milk)
|
:: broddmjólk {f}, broddur {m}
|
| colourless {adj} (having no colour)
|
:: litlaus
|
| coltsfoot {n} (Tussilago farfara)
|
:: hóffífill {m}
|
| Columba {prop} (St. Columba)
|
:: Kólumkilli {m}
|
| columbine {n} (any plant of the genus Aquilegia)
|
:: vatnsberi, vatnsberar {p}
|
| coma {n} (Deep sleep)
|
:: dá {n}, svefndá {n}, dauðadá {n}
|
| comb {n} (toothed implement for grooming the hair)
|
:: greiða {f}, kambur {m}
|
| comb {v} (to groom the hair with a toothed implement)
|
:: greiða, kemba
|
| comb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) SEE: honeycomb
|
::
|
| combat {n} (a battle; a fight)
|
:: slagsmál
|
| combinatorics {n} (a branch of mathematics)
|
:: talningarfræði {f}
|
| combine {n} (combine harvester) SEE: combine harvester
|
::
|
| combine harvester {n} (combine)
|
:: þreskivél
|
| combust {v} (be consumed by fire) SEE: burn
|
::
|
| come {v} (to move nearer)
|
:: koma
|
| come {v} (to orgasm)
|
:: fá það
|
| comedian {n} (entertainer)
|
:: grínisti {m}
|
| come in {v} (to enter) SEE: enter
|
::
|
| come into its own {v} (to be helpful in a situation)
|
:: njóta sín
|
| come on {interj} (expression of encouragement)
|
:: áfram
|
| come on {interj} (expression of disbelief)
|
:: láttu ekki svona!
|
| comet {n} (a celestial body, generally with a tail)
|
:: halastjarna {f}
|
| come to light {v} (become known)
|
:: koma í ljós
|
| comfort {n}
|
:: hugga
|
| comforter {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier
|
::
|
| comic strip {n} (series of illustrations)
|
:: myndasyrpa {f}
|
| coming {n} (act of arriving; an arrival)
|
:: koma {f}
|
| Comintern {prop} (international association of Communist parties)
|
:: Komintern
|
| comitative case {n} (case used to denote companionship)
|
:: samvistarfall {n}
|
| comma {n} (punctuation mark ',')
|
:: komma {f}
|
| commandment {n} (a command or edict)
|
:: boðorð {n}
|
| comment {v} (to comment) SEE: observe
|
::
|
| comment {n} (spoken remark)
|
:: athugasemd {f}
|
| comment {n} (programming: remark not affecting behavior)
|
:: athugasemd {f}
|
| commerce {n} (large scale trade)
|
:: verslun {f}
|
| commercial at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign
|
::
|
| commie {n} (communist) SEE: communist
|
::
|
| committee {n} (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose)
|
:: nefnd {f}
|
| committee {n} (guardian) SEE: guardian
|
::
|
| commo {n} (communist) SEE: communist
|
::
|
| common blackbird {n} (Turdus merula) SEE: blackbird
|
::
|
| common bullfinch {n} (Eurasian bullfinch) SEE: Eurasian bullfinch
|
::
|
| common dandelion {n} (most common and well-known dandelion)
|
:: túnfífill {m}
|
| common denominator {n} (common denominator in mathematics)
|
:: samnefnari {m}
|
| common fraction {n} (fraction with two integers)
|
:: almennt brot {n}
|
| common gender {n} (a grammatical gender)
|
:: samkyn {n}
|
| Common Germanic {prop} (Proto-Germanic) SEE: Proto-Germanic
|
::
|
| common greenshank {n} (Tringa nebularia)
|
:: lyngstelkur
|
| common gull {n} (Larus canus)
|
:: stormmáfur
|
| common loon {n} (great northern diver) SEE: great northern diver
|
::
|
| common multiple {n} (in math)
|
:: samfeldi {n}, sameiginlegt margfeldi {n}
|
| common murre {n} (Uria aalge)
|
:: langvía {f}
|
| common noun {n} (noun that denotes any member or all members of a class)
|
:: samnafn {n}
|
| common redpoll {n} (Acanthis flammea)
|
:: auðnutittlingur {m}
|
| common redshank {n} (Tringa totanus)
|
:: stelkur {m}
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| common redstart {n} (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
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:: garðaskotta {f}
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| common sandpiper {n} (Actitis hypoleucos)
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:: lindastelkur
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| common seal {n} (Phoca vitulina) SEE: harbor seal
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::
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| common sense {n} (ordinary understanding)
|
:: almenn skynsemi {f}
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| common shelduck {n} (bird)
|
:: brandönd {f}
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| common snipe {n} (the species Gallinago gallinago)
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:: hrossagaukur {m}, mýrarskítur {m}, mýriskítur {m}, mýrifugl {m}, mýrisnípa {f}, mýrispói {m}, mýrispýta {f}
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| common woodrush {n} (Luzula multiflora)
|
:: vallhæra {f}
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| commune {n}
|
:: kommúna {f}
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| communism {n} (philosophy)
|
:: kommúnismi
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| communist {adj} (of or relating to communism)
|
:: kommúnistískur, kommúnista-
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| communist {n} (person who follows a communist philosophy)
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:: kommúnisti {m}
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| Communist {n} (communist) SEE: communist
|
::
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| Communist {adj} (communist) SEE: communist
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::
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| community college {n} (secondary school) SEE: secondary school
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::
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| commutative {adj} (mathematics: such that order of operands does not affect result)
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:: víxlinn {m}
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| commutativity {n} (mathematics, physics: The state of being commutative.)
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:: víxlni {f}
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| compact disc {n} (optical disc used to store data)
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:: geisladiskur {m}
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| compact disk {n} (CD) SEE: compact disc
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::
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| companion {n} (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company)
|
:: félagi {m}, kumpáni {m}
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| company {n} (in legal context, a corporation)
|
:: fyrirtæki {n}
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| comparable {adj} (similar) SEE: similar
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::
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| comparative {n} (grammatical construction)
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:: miðstig {n}
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| comparative degree {n} ((grammar)) SEE: comparative
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::
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| compare {v} (to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another)
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:: bera saman, miða við
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| comparison {n} (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees)
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:: stigbreyting {f}
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| compass {n} (instrument to determine cardinal directions)
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:: áttaviti {m}, kompás {m}
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| compass {n} (pair of compasses) SEE: pair of compasses
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::
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| competitor {n} (person against whom one is competing)
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:: keppinautur {m} (in a contest), samkeppnisaðili {m} (competitor for market share, etc.)
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| competitor {n} (participant in a competition)
|
:: keppandi {m}
|
| compilator {n} (compiler) SEE: compiler
|
::
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| compiler {n} (computer program)
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:: þýðandi {m}, vistþýðandi {m}, þýðingarforrit {n}
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| complain {v}
|
:: kvarta
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| complementary angles {n}
|
:: lagshorn {n}
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| complete {adj} (finished; ended; concluded; completed)
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:: algjör
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| completely {adv} (to the fullest extent or degree)
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:: aldeilis
|
| completely {adv}
|
:: algerlega
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| complex {n} (problem) SEE: problem
|
::
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| complex analysis {n} (the branch of mathematics that studies holomorphic functions)
|
:: tvinnfallafræði {f}, tvinnfallagreining {f}
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| complex conjugate {n} (mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number)
|
:: samok {n}, samoka tala {f}, samoka tvinntala {f}
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| complex function {n} (a function whose range is a subset of the set of complex numbers)
|
:: tvinnfall {n}, tvinngilt fall {n}
|
| complexity theory {n} (the study and classification of decision problems by the computational resources)
|
:: margbreytikenning {f}
|
| complex number {n} (number of the form a + bi)
|
:: tvinntala {f}
|
| compose {v}
|
:: semja
|
| composer {n} (one who composes music)
|
:: tónskáld {m}
|
| composite {adj} (not prime; having factors)
|
:: samsettur {m}, þættanlegur {m}
|
| composite number {n} (number that is the product of two natural numbers other than itself and 1)
|
:: samsett tala {f}, þættanleg tala {f}
|
| compound {n} (chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements)
|
:: efnasamband {n}
|
| compound eye {n} (a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans)
|
:: samsett auga {n}
|
| compress {v} (to encode digital information into less bits)
|
:: þjappa
|
| compressed air {n} (air increased in pressure)
|
:: þrýstiloft {n}
|
| compression {n} ((computing) the process by which data is compressed)
|
:: þjöppun {f}
|
| computer {n} (device)
|
:: tölva {f}, rafheili {m} [obsolete], rafreiknir {m} [obsolete], rafeindareiknir {m} [obsolete]
|
| computer game {n} (electronic game)
|
:: tölvuleikur {m}
|
| computer program {n} (software)
|
:: tölvuforrit {n}
|
| computer science {n} (study of computers and their architecture)
|
:: tölvunarfræði {f}
|
| comrade {n} (title used in leftist circles)
|
:: félagi
|
| concatenate {v} (computing: to join two strings together)
|
:: skeyta saman
|
| concatenation {n} (programming: joining two or more character strings)
|
:: samskeyting {f}
|
| concave {adj} (curved inward)
|
:: íhvolfur
|
| conceal {v} (to hide something)
|
:: fela, hylja
|
| concentric {adj} (having a common center)
|
:: sammiðja {m}
|
| concept {n} (something understood and retained in the mind)
|
:: hugtak
|
| conception {n} (initiation of an embryonic animal life)
|
:: getnaður {m}
|
| concert {n} (a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part)
|
:: tónleikar {m-p}
|
| concert grand {n} (large grand piano)
|
:: konsertflygil
|
| concert hall {n} (building)
|
:: tónleikasalur {m}
|
| concord {n} ((grammar) Agreement of words with one another) SEE: agreement
|
::
|
| concord {n} (A state of agreement; harmony; union)
|
:: samhugur {m}
|
| concordance {n} (agreement) SEE: agreement
|
::
|
| concrete {n} (building material)
|
:: steinsteypa {f}, steypa {f}
|
| concubine {n} (slave-girl) SEE: slave-girl
|
::
|
| concupiscence {n} (Ardent desire)
|
:: girnd {f}, losti {m}, fýsn {f}, frygð {f}
|
| concur {v} (To unite or agree)
|
:: vera sammála, samsinna
|
| concur {v} (To run together; to meet)
|
:: hittast
|
| concurrency {n} (computer science: having several processes executing at the same time)
|
:: samskeiðun {f}
|
| concurrent {adj} (involving more than one thread of computation)
|
:: samskeiða {m}
|
| condensation {n} (the act or process)
|
:: þétting {?}
|
| condenser {n} (capacitor) SEE: capacitor
|
::
|
| conditional {n} (grammar: mode/mood)
|
:: skildagatíð {f}
|
| conditional mood {n} (conditional) SEE: conditional
|
::
|
| conditional tense {n} (conditional mood)
|
:: skildagatíð {f}
|
| condom {n} (flexible sleeve worn on the penis)
|
:: smokkur {m}
|
| conductivity {n} (ability to conduct)
|
:: leiðni {f}
|
| conductor {n} (something which can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound)
|
:: leiðari {m}, leiðir {m}
|
| cone {n} (surface of revolution)
|
:: keila {f}
|
| cone {n} (solid of revolution)
|
:: keila {f}
|
| cone {n} (fruit of conifers)
|
:: köngull {m}
|
| confederacy {n} (a decentralized state made up of sovereign units) SEE: confederation
|
::
|
| Confederate States of America {prop} (nation existing from 1861-1865)
|
:: Suðurríkjasambandið {n}, Sambandsríki Ameríku {n}
|
| confederation {n} (union or alliance of states)
|
:: sviss {n}
|
| confess {v} (to disclose everything to a Catholic priest)
|
:: skrifta
|
| confessor {n} (priest who hears confession)
|
:: játari {m}
|
| confidant {n} (person in whom one can confide)
|
:: trúnaðarmaður {m}, trúnaðarvinur {m}, [obsolete, female] rún, [obsolete, female] rúna {f}
|
| confide {v}
|
:: trúa fyrir
|
| confident {adj} (self-confident) SEE: self-confident
|
::
|
| confidential {adj} (meant to be kept secret within a certain circle)
|
:: leynilegur, heimullegur
|
| confidentiality {n} (something told in confidence) SEE: secret
|
::
|
| confidentially {adv} (in a confidential manner)
|
:: í trúnaði, undir fjögur augu
|
| confine {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison
|
::
|
| confirm {v} (to confer the confirmation)
|
:: ferma
|
| confirmation {n} (Christian ceremony or sacrament)
|
:: ferming {f}
|
| confiscate {v} (take possession of by authority)
|
:: gera upptækan
|
| conflagration {n} (a large, ferocious, and destructive fire)
|
:: eldsvoði {m}, bál {n}, stórbruni {m}
|
| confound {v} (to confuse)
|
:: rugla
|
| confound {v} (to confuse right and wrong)
|
:: að sjá ekki mun á
|
| confound {v} (to make something worse)
|
:: gera vont verra, [idiom] bæta gráu ofan á svart
|
| confound {v} (to cause to be ashamed)
|
:: niðurlægja
|
| confound {v} (to defeat)
|
:: að sigra
|
| confound {v} (to damn)
|
:: að bölva
|
| confound {v} (to frustrate)
|
:: að ergja
|
| confound {v} (to bring to ruination)
|
:: að eyðilegga, að eyða
|
| Confucianism {n} (philosophy)
|
:: konfúsíusismi {m}
|
| Confucius {prop} (Chinese philosopher)
|
:: Konfúsíus
|
| confusion {n} (lack of clarity or order)
|
:: ruglingur {m}, brengl {n}
|
| confusion {n} (state of being confused; misunderstanding)
|
:: ruglingur {m}, brengl {n}
|
| congeal {v} (to change from a liquid to solid state)
|
:: hlaupa
|
| congenial {adj}
|
:: viðkunnanlegur
|
| congenital {adj} (present since birth)
|
:: meðfæddur
|
| conglomerate {n} (corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations)
|
:: samsteypa {f}, fjölgreinafyrirtæki {n}
|
| conglomerate {n} (rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix)
|
:: völuberg {n}
|
| conglomerate {adj} (clustered together into a mass)
|
:: samsettur {m}, sundurleitur {m}
|
| conglomerate {v} (to combine together into a larger mass)
|
:: safna saman, steypa saman, hlaupa í kökk
|
| congratulations {interj} (expressing approbation)
|
:: til hamingju, gott hjá þér
|
| congregation {n} (religious gathering of people in a place of worship)
|
:: söfnuður {m}
|
| congregation {n} (large gathering of people)
|
:: mannsöfnuður {m}
|
| Congregational church {n} (any Protestant church run independently by its own congregation)
|
:: safnaðarkirkja {f}
|
| congress {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse
|
::
|
| congress {n} (legislative body)
|
:: þing {n}
|
| congressman {n} (member of congress)
|
:: þingmaður {m}
|
| congresswoman {n} (female member of congress)
|
:: þingkona {f}
|
| congruence {n} (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number)
|
:: leifajafna {f}, samleifing {f}
|
| congruence {n} (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape)
|
:: samsnið {n}, aljöfnuður {m}
|
| congruent {adj} (with difference divisible by modulus)
|
:: samleifa {m}
|
| congruent {adj} (coinciding when superimposed)
|
:: samsniða {m}, aljafn {m}, eins {m}
|
| conical {adj} (cone-shaped)
|
:: keilulaga, kónískur
|
| conifer {n} (plant)
|
:: barrtré {n}
|
| conjecture {n} (statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven)
|
:: tilgáta {f}
|
| conjugate {n} (math: complex conjugate) SEE: complex conjugate
|
::
|
| conjugation {n} (coming together of things)
|
:: samkoma {f}
|
| conjugation {n} (in some languages, one of several classifications of verbs)
|
:: beyging {f}
|
| conjugation {n} (act of conjugating a verb)
|
:: sagnbeyging {f}, persónubeyging sagna {f}, beyging {f}
|
| conjunction {n} (grammar: word used to join words or phrases)
|
:: samtenging {f}
|
| conjunction {n} (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator)
|
:: ogun {f}
|
| conjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood
|
::
|
| conjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood
|
::
|
| connective {n} (function that operates on truth values)
|
:: samtenging {f}, tenging {f}, tengill {m}
|
| conquer {v} (defeat in combat)
|
:: sigra
|
| conscience {n} (moral sense)
|
:: samviska {f}
|
| conscientious {adj} (thorough, careful, or vigilant)
|
:: samviskusamur
|
| conscientiousness {n} (state or characteristic of being conscientious)
|
:: samviskusemi {f}
|
| conscientious objector {n} (someone refusing to fight in an armed conflict because of religious or moral principles)
|
:: samviskumótmælandi {m}
|
| consciousness {n} (awareness)
|
:: meðvitund {f}
|
| conscription {n} (involuntary labor, especially military service)
|
:: herkvaðning {f}
|
| consecrate {v} (declare holy, or make holy by some procedure)
|
:: helga
|
| consent {v} (to express willingness)
|
:: samþykkja, fallast á
|
| consent {n} (voluntary agreement)
|
:: samþykki {n}
|
| consequence {n} (that which follows something on which it depends)
|
:: afleiðing {f}
|
| conservatism {n} (political philosophy that favors maintaining limited government involvement)
|
:: íhald {n}
|
| conservative {n} (one who favors the status quo)
|
:: íhaldssinni
|
| conservativism {n} (conservatism) SEE: conservatism
|
::
|
| consist {v} (to be composed (of))
|
:: samanstanda (af)
|
| consonant {n} (sound)
|
:: samhljóð {n}
|
| consonant {n} (letter)
|
:: samhljóði {m}
|
| conspiracy {n} (act of working in secret to obtain some goal)
|
:: samsæri {n}
|
| constellation {n} (formation of stars perceived as figure)
|
:: stjörnumerki {n}
|
| constipation {n} (state of bowels)
|
:: harðlífi {n}, hægðatregða {f}
|
| constitution {n} (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions)
|
:: stjórnarskrá
|
| constitution {n} (legal document describing such a formal system)
|
:: stjórnarskrá {f}
|
| constitutional monarchy {n} (monarchy limited by laws and a constitution)
|
:: þingbundin konungsstjórn
|
| constraint {n} (something that constrains)
|
:: ófrelsi {n}
|
| construction site {n} (place where something is being constructed)
|
:: byggingarsvæði {n}
|
| construe {v} (to translate) SEE: translate
|
::
|
| consul {n} (official who protects the interests of citizens)
|
:: konsúll {m}, ræðismaður {m}
|
| consulate {n} (the residency of a consul)
|
:: ræðisskrifstofa {f}, konsúlat {n}
|
| consumption {n} (pulmonary tuberculosis) SEE: pulmonary tuberculosis
|
::
|
| contact {n} (an act of touching physically)
|
:: snerting {f}
|
| contact {n} (an establishment of communication)
|
:: samband {n}
|
| contact {n} (someone with whom one is in communication)
|
:: tengiliður {m}
|
| contact {v} (establish communication with)
|
:: hafa samband við
|
| contact lens {n} (thin lens placed directly on the eye)
|
:: augnlinsa {f}
|
| contacts {n} (Plural form of contact) SEE: contact
|
::
|
| contagious {adj} (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)
|
:: smitandi
|
| contagiousness {n} (state or condition of being contagious)
|
:: smithætta {f}
|
| contain {v} (to contain) SEE: hold
|
::
|
| contemporary {n} (someone living at the same time)
|
:: jafnaldri {m}, samtíðarmaður {m}
|
| contempt {n} (a feeling or attitude)
|
:: fyrirlitning {f}
|
| contempt {n} (a state of being despised or dishonored)
|
:: óvirðing {f}
|
| contempt {n} (law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)
|
:: óvirðing {f}
|
| contents {n} (table of contents) SEE: table of contents
|
::
|
| contest {n} (combat) SEE: combat
|
::
|
| contested {adj} (controversial) SEE: controversial
|
::
|
| context-free {adj} (linguistics, formal language: which can be decided by a pushdown automaton or a context-free grammar)
|
:: samhengisfrjáls {m}
|
| context-free grammar {n} (formal grammar)
|
:: samhengisfrjáls mállýsing {f}
|
| context-sensitive {adj} (sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation)
|
:: samhengisháður
|
| context-sensitive {adj} (involving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny)
|
:: samhengisháður
|
| context-sensitive {adj} (relating to a context-sensitive grammar)
|
:: samhengisháður
|
| contextualize {v} (place in a context)
|
:: setja í samhengi, skoða í samhengi
|
| contiguous {adj} (connected, touching, abutting)
|
:: aðlægur, samlægur, samliggjandi
|
| contiguous {adj} (adjacent, neighboring)
|
:: aðlægur, samlægur, samliggjandi
|
| contiguous {adj} (connecting without a break)
|
:: samlægur, samliggjandi
|
| continent {n} (each of main land-masses on earth's surface)
|
:: heimsálfa {f}
|
| continental quilt {n} (duvet) SEE: duvet
|
::
|
| continental shelf {n} (the area of sea around a land mass)
|
:: landgrunn {n}
|
| continued fraction {n} (number theory)
|
:: keðjubrot {n}
|
| continuum hypothesis {n} (hypothesis that there is no cardinality between that of ℤ and that of ℝ)
|
:: samfellutilgátan {f}
|
| contrabassoon {n} (contrabassoon)
|
:: kontrafagott {n}
|
| contract {n} (agreement that is legally binding)
|
:: samningur {m}
|
| contract {v} (intransitive: draw together; shorten; lessen)
|
:: herpa
|
| contraction {n} (phonetics: loss of sounds from within a word) SEE: syncope
|
::
|
| contract killer {n} (person who kills for money) SEE: hitman
|
::
|
| contradiction in terms {n} (expression in which components contradict one another)
|
:: augljós mótsögn í hugtökum {f}
|
| contradistinction {n} (distinction by contrast)
|
:: til aðgreiningar frá, sem annars konar fyrirbæri en
|
| contrail {n} (artificial cloud from jet aircraft)
|
:: flugslóði {m}, flugvélarslóði {m}
|
| contraindicate {v} (to make inadvisable)
|
:: mæla gegn
|
| contrapositive {n} (the inverse of the converse of a given proposition)
|
:: mótskilyrðing {f}
|
| contraption {n}
|
:: tæki {n}
|
| contrariwise {adv} (on the other hand) SEE: on the other hand
|
::
|
| contrariwise {adv} (on the contrary) SEE: on the contrary
|
::
|
| contrary to {prep} (despite) SEE: despite
|
::
|
| contravariant functor {n} (category theory: functor)
|
:: hjávarpi {m}, andbrigður varpi {m}, mótbrigður varpi {m}
|
| control tower {n} (airport control tower)
|
:: flugturn {m}
|
| controversial {adj} (arousing controversy)
|
:: umdeildur
|
| controvertible {adj} (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed)
|
:: umdeilanlegur
|
| convalescence {n} (gradual healing)
|
:: afturbati {m}, bati {m}
|
| convalescence {n} (healing period)
|
:: afturbataskeið {n}
|
| convenient {adj} (of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient)
|
:: hentugur
|
| convergence {n} (the process of approaching some limiting value)
|
:: samleitni {f}
|
| convergent {adj} (that converges or focuses)
|
:: samleitinn
|
| conversation {n} (expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people)
|
:: samtal {n}
|
| converse {v} (to engage in conversation)
|
:: spjalla, tala saman
|
| converse {n} (proposition of the specific form)
|
:: andhverfing {f}
|
| conversely {adv} (from another point of view) SEE: on the other hand
|
::
|
| convex {adj} (curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle)
|
:: kúptur, ávalur
|
| conveyor belt {n} (continuous band moved to transport objects)
|
:: færiband {n}
|
| convince {v} (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something)
|
:: sannfæra
|
| convolution {n} (mathematics: form of moving average)
|
:: földun {f}
|
| convoy {n} (group of vehicles traveling together for safety, especially one with an escort)
|
:: bílalest {f}
|
| coo {n} (murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon)
|
:: kurr {n}
|
| coo {v} (to make a soft murmuring sound)
|
:: kurr, hjala ljúflega, hvísla blíðuorðum
|
| cook {n} (person who prepares food)
|
:: kokkur
|
| cook {v} (to prepare (food) for eating)
|
:: elda
|
| cookbook {n} (book of cooking recipes)
|
:: matreiðslubók {f}
|
| cookie {n} (bun) SEE: bun
|
::
|
| cookie {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: biscuit)
|
:: kex {n}, smákaka {f}
|
| Cook Islands {prop} (self-governing country in Oceania)
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:: Cookseyjar {f-p}
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| cool {adj} (having a slightly low temperature)
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:: svalur
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| coolant {n} (a fluid)
|
:: kælivökvi {m}, kæliefni {n}
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| cooling glasses {n} (sunglasses) SEE: sunglasses
|
::
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| cooper {n} (craftsman)
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:: beykir {m}
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| cooperate {v} (to work together)
|
:: vinna saman
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| cooperation {n} (act of cooperating or being cooperative)
|
:: samvinna {f}, samstarf {n}
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| Coordinated Universal Time {prop} (the world's primary time standard)
|
:: máltími {m}
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| coordinating conjunction {n} (type of conjunction)
|
:: aðaltenging {f}
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| cootie {n} (louse) SEE: louse
|
::
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| cootie catcher {n} (origami shape with hidden messages in the folds)
|
:: goggur {m}
|
| cooze {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina
|
::
|
| cop a feel {v} (to stealthily fondle someone)
|
:: [to cop a feel] káfa, [to fondle someone] káfa á einhverjum
|
| cope {n} (ceremonial cloak)
|
:: kápa {f}, kórkápa {f}, biskupskápa {f}
|
| Copenhagen {prop} (capital of Denmark)
|
:: Kaupmannahöfn {f}, Kaupinhafn, Köben {f}
|
| copper {n} (chemical element Cu)
|
:: eir {m} {n}, kopar {m}
|
| coppern {adj} (made of copper) SEE: copper
|
::
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| coppersmith {n} (person)
|
:: koparsmiður {m}
|
| coprime {adj} ((of two or more positive integers) having no factors in common)
|
:: ósamþátta {m}, ósamþættur {m}
|
| Coptic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language)
|
:: koptískur
|
| Coptic {n} (language)
|
:: koptíska {f}
|
| copula {n} (grammar: linking kind of word)
|
:: tengisögn {f}
|
| copulate {v} (copulate) SEE: cover
|
::
|
| copulate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) SEE: make love
|
::
|
| copulate {v} (take part in a sexual act) SEE: have sex
|
::
|
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) SEE: bed
|
::
|
| copulation {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse
|
::
|
| copy {n} (writing paper of a particular size) SEE: bastard
|
::
|
| copyright {n} (right to publish)
|
:: höfundarréttur
|
| coral {n} (substance)
|
:: kórall
|
| cor anglais {n} (woodwind instrument)
|
:: enskt horn {n}, englahorn {n}
|
| cordial {adj} (hearty)
|
:: hjartanlegur {m}, alúðlegur {m}
|
| corduroy {n} (heavy fabric with vertical ribs)
|
:: flauel {n}
|
| coreference {n} (grammar: the relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent)
|
:: samvísun {f}
|
| Corinthians {prop} (book in the Bible)
|
:: Korintubréf {f}
|
| cork {n} (bark of the cork oak)
|
:: korkur {m}
|
| cork {n} (cork oak) SEE: cork oak
|
::
|
| cork oak {n} (a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber)
|
:: korkeik {f}
|
| corkscrew {n} (implement for opening bottles sealed by a cork)
|
:: tappatogari {m}
|
| Cormac {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Kormákur
|
| cormorant {n} (seabird)
|
:: skarfur {m}
|
| corn {n} (grain crop of species Zea mays) SEE: maize
|
::
|
| corncob {n} (core of an ear of corn)
|
:: maískólfur {m}, kólfur {m}
|
| corncrake {n} (the bird Crex crex)
|
:: engirella {f}
|
| corner {n} (point where two converging lines meet) SEE: angle
|
::
|
| corner {n} (space in the angle between converging lines or walls)
|
:: horn {n}
|
| corner {n} (football: corner kick) SEE: corner kick
|
::
|
| corner kick {n} (in soccer)
|
:: hornspyrna {f}
|
| cornerstone {n} (ceremonial stone)
|
:: hornsteinn
|
| Cornish pastie {n} (a kind of meat pie)
|
:: kornbresk kjötbaka
|
| Cornish pasty {n} (a kind of meat pie)
|
:: kornbresk kjötbaka
|
| cornucopia {n} (mythical horn endlessly overflowing with food and drink)
|
:: nægtahorn {n}
|
| corollary {n} (proposition which follows easily)
|
:: fylgisetning {f}
|
| corona {n} (of a star)
|
:: kóróna {f}
|
| corona {n} (crown)
|
:: kóróna {f}, krúna {f}
|
| coronavirus {n} (member of the family Coronaviridae)
|
:: kórónaveira {f}
|
| corp. {n} (corporation)
|
:: hf.
|
| corpse {n} (dead body)
|
:: lík {n}, hræ {n} [animal], nár {m} [poetic]
|
| corpulent {adj} (large in body; fat)
|
:: feitur, feitlaginn
|
| corpus {n} (body) SEE: body
|
::
|
| corpus callosum {n} (Band of nerves connecting hemispheres)
|
:: hvelatengsl {n-p}
|
| correct {adj} (free from error)
|
:: rétt
|
| correct {v} (To make something become right that was previously wrong)
|
:: leiðrétta
|
| corroborate {v} (To confirm or support with additional evidence)
|
:: styrkja
|
| corrode {v} (to eat away)
|
:: æta
|
| corrugated iron {n} (building material)
|
:: bárujárn {n}
|
| corruption {n}
|
:: spilling {f}
|
| corselet {n} (thorax) SEE: thorax
|
::
|
| corset {n} (woman's garment)
|
:: lífstykki {n}
|
| Corsica {prop} (island in the Mediterranean)
|
:: Korsíka {f}
|
| Corsican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Corsica)
|
:: korsískur {m}, korsíkanskur {m}
|
| Corsican {n} (person from Corsica or of Corsican descent)
|
:: korsíkubúi {m}
|
| Corsican {prop} (language)
|
:: korsíska {f}, korsíkanska {f}
|
| corticosteroid {n} (corticosteroid)
|
:: barksteri {m}
|
| corvette {n} (modern warship)
|
:: korvetta
|
| cos {conj} (because) SEE: because
|
::
|
| cosecant {n} (reciprocal of the sine function)
|
:: kósekans {m}
|
| cosine {n} (trigonometric function)
|
:: kósínus {m}
|
| co-sister-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother's wife)
|
:: svilkona {f}
|
| co-sister-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother's wife)
|
:: svilkona {f}
|
| cosmic ray {n} (energetic particle)
|
:: geimgeisli {m}
|
| cosmic ray {n} (cosmic radiation)
|
:: geimgeislun {f}
|
| cosmologist {n} (person who studies cosmology)
|
:: heimsfræðingur {m}
|
| cosmology {n} (study of the physical universe)
|
:: heimsfræði {f}
|
| cosmos {n} (the universe)
|
:: alheimur {m}
|
| Cossack {n} (member of a population)
|
:: kósakki {m}
|
| Cossack {n} (member of a Cossack military unit)
|
:: kósakki {m}
|
| cost {v} (to incur a charge, a price)
|
:: kosta
|
| Costa Rica {prop} (country)
|
:: Kosta Ríka {f}, Kostaríka {f}
|
| costly {adj} (expensive)
|
:: kostnaðarsamur
|
| cost of living {n} (average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life)
|
:: framfærslukostnaður {m}
|
| cosy {adj} (affording comfort and warmth)
|
:: huggulegur {m}
|
| cot {n} (folding bed) SEE: camp bed
|
::
|
| coterminous {adj} (adjoining)
|
:: með sameiginleg landamæri; sem liggur innan einna og sömu landamæra; samlægur
|
| coterminous {adj} (having the same scope, range, or extent)
|
:: með sameiginleg landamæri; sem liggur innan einna og sömu landamæra; samlægur
|
| coterminous {adj} (of leases: linked or related)
|
:: samlægur
|
| cottage cheese {n} (cheese curd product)
|
:: kotasæla {f}
|
| cotton {n} (any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium)
|
:: baðmull {f}, bómull {f}
|
| cotton {n} (fabric)
|
:: baðmull {f}
|
| cotton candy {n} (cotton candy) SEE: candy floss
|
::
|
| cotton swab {n} (a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod)
|
:: eyrnapinni {m}
|
| cotyledon {n} (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant)
|
:: kímblað {n}
|
| couch {n} (furniture for seating of more than one person)
|
:: sófi
|
| couch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass
|
::
|
| couch grass {n} (species of grass)
|
:: húsapuntur {m}
|
| couch potato {n} (person)
|
:: sófakartafla {f}
|
| cough {v} (push air from the lungs)
|
:: hósta
|
| cough {n} (expulsion of air from the lungs)
|
:: hósti {m}
|
| coulomb {n} (unit of electrical charge)
|
:: kúlomb {?}
|
| council {n} (committee that leads or governs)
|
:: ráð {n}
|
| count {v} (to enumerate or determine number)
|
:: telja
|
| count {v} (to be of significance; to matter)
|
:: skipta máli, teljast með
|
| count {n} (the act of counting)
|
:: talning {f}
|
| count {n} (the result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set)
|
:: tala {f}
|
| count {n} (ruler of a county (male))
|
:: greifi {m}
|
| Count Dracula {prop} (fictional vampire)
|
:: Drakúla greifi {m}
|
| countenance {n} (face)
|
:: andlit {n}
|
| countenance {v} (tolerate, support, sanction)
|
:: láta viðgangast
|
| counter {n} (table or board on which business is transacted)
|
:: afgreiðsluborð {n}, búðarborð {n}
|
| counter {n} (computing: variable etc. for keeping count)
|
:: teljari {m}
|
| counterculture {n} (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture)
|
:: mótmenning {f}
|
| counterfoil {n} (the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record)
|
:: svunta {f}
|
| countess {n} (wife of a count or earl)
|
:: greifafrú {f}, greifynja {f}, jarlsfrú {f}
|
| country {n} (region of land)
|
:: land
|
| country {n} (nation state)
|
:: land {n}, ríki {n}
|
| country music {n} (style of music)
|
:: sveitatónlist {f}
|
| coup {n} (coup d'état) SEE: coup d'état
|
::
|
| coup d'état {n} (sudden overthrow of a government)
|
:: valdarán, hallarbylting, ríkisbylting
|
| couple {n} (two partners)
|
:: par {n}
|
| coupling {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse
|
::
|
| courage {n} (quality of a confident character)
|
:: hugrekki {f} {n}, kjarkur {m}
|
| courageous {adj} (brave) SEE: brave
|
::
|
| courgette {n} (a small marrow/squash)
|
:: kúrbítur {m}, dvergbítur {m}
|
| course {n} (learning program)
|
:: námskeið {n}, námsbraut {f}
|
| course {n} (golf course) SEE: golf course
|
::
|
| court {n} (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered)
|
:: dómstóll {m}
|
| court {n} (tribunal established for the administration of justice)
|
:: dómstóll {m}
|
| cousin {n} (nephew or niece of a parent)
|
:: frændi {m} [male], frænka {f} [female]
|
| cover {v} (to conceal or protect)
|
:: þekja
|
| covered {adj} (overlaid or enclosed within something)
|
:: þakinn {m}
|
| covert {n} (disguise) SEE: disguise
|
::
|
| covet {v}
|
:: girnast, ágirnast
|
| cow {n} (female domesticated ox or other bovine)
|
:: kýr {f}, belja {f} [informal]
|
| cow {n} (any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age)
|
:: nautgripur {m}, kýr {f} [in plural only]
|
| cow {n} (female of various species of mammal)
|
:: kýr {f} [of bovines, manatees, whales; also of reindeer and elk/moose]
|
| cow {n} (derogatory: despicable woman)
|
:: belja {f}
|
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of joy) SEE: yes
|
::
|
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of amazement or enthusiasm) SEE: wow
|
::
|
| cowardice {n} (the lack of courage)
|
:: gunguskapur {m}, heigulsháttur {m}, ragmennska {f}, bleyði {f}
|
| cowbell {n} (bell worn by cows)
|
:: kúabjalla {f}
|
| cowbell {n} (musical instrument)
|
:: kúabjalla {f}
|
| cowberry {n} (shrub and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry
|
::
|
| cowboy hat {n} (high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys)
|
:: kúrekahattur {m}
|
| cowl {n} (monk's hood or robe)
|
:: munkahetta {f}
|
| cowl {n} (covering over engine)
|
:: vélarhlíf {f}
|
| cowmilk {n} (cow's milk) SEE: cow's milk
|
::
|
| cow parsley {n} (a weedy biennial umbellifer)
|
:: skógarkerfill
|
| cowper {n} (cooper) SEE: cooper
|
::
|
| cow's milk {n} (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a cow)
|
:: kúamjólk {f}
|
| coy {adj}
|
:: feiminn, óframfærinn, hæglátur, ekki jafn feiminn og hann lætur
|
| coyote {n} (canine)
|
:: sléttuúlfur {m}
|
| crab {n} (crustacean)
|
:: krabbi {m}
|
| crab louse {n} (insect)
|
:: flatlús {f}
|
| crabmeat {n} (meat of a crab)
|
:: krabbakjöt {n}
|
| crab spider {n} (spiders that hunt in flowers)
|
:: krabbakónguló {f}, krabbakönguló {f}
|
| crack {v} (to form cracks)
|
:: springa
|
| crack {v} (of voice: to change rapidly in register)
|
:: brotna
|
| crack {v} (to break open or crush to small pieces)
|
:: brjóta
|
| crack {v} (to open slightly)
|
:: setja rifu á
|
| crack {v} (to solve a difficult problem)
|
:: leysa
|
| crack {n} (thin space opened in a previously solid material)
|
:: sprunga {f}
|
| crack {n} (narrow opening)
|
:: glufa {f}, rifa {f} [referring to a slightly open door, window, etc.]
|
| crack {n} (variety of cocaine)
|
:: krakk {n}
|
| crack {n} (sharp sound made when solid material breaks)
|
:: brestur {m}
|
| crack {n} (vulgar: space between buttocks)
|
:: skora {f}, rassaskora {f}
|
| crack {n} (attempt at something) SEE: try
|
::
|
| cracked {adj} (broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface)
|
:: brotinn {m}
|
| cracked {adj} (crazy; crackpot)
|
:: klikkaður {m}
|
| crackle {n} (a fizzing, popping sound)
|
:: snark {n}
|
| crackle {v} (make a fizzing sound)
|
:: snarka
|
| crack of dawn {n} (sunrise) SEE: sunrise
|
::
|
| Cracow {prop} (city)
|
:: Kraká {f}
|
| cradle {n} (oscillating bed for a baby)
|
:: vagga {f}
|
| cradle {n} (figuratively: place of origin)
|
:: vagga {f}
|
| cradle song {n} (lullaby) SEE: lullaby
|
::
|
| craft {n} (skilled practice of practical occupation)
|
:: iðn {n}
|
| craft {n} (particular kind of skilled work)
|
:: iðngrein {f}
|
| craftsman {n} (male artisan)
|
:: handverksmaður {m}
|
| cramp {n} (clamp for carpentry or masonry) SEE: clamp
|
::
|
| cranberry {n} (berry)
|
:: trönuber {n}
|
| crane {n} (bird)
|
:: trana {f}
|
| crane {n} (machinery)
|
:: krani {m}
|
| cranefly {n} (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha)
|
:: hrossafluga {f}
|
| cranium {n} (skull) SEE: skull
|
::
|
| crater {n} (geology: opening of a volcano)
|
:: gígur {m}
|
| craven {n} (coward)
|
:: heigull {m}, raggeit {f}, bleyða {f}
|
| crawdad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish
|
::
|
| crawfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish
|
::
|
| crawl {v} (to move along the ground)
|
:: skríða
|
| crawl {n} (swimming stroke)
|
:: skriðsund {n}
|
| crawldad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish
|
::
|
| crawler {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant
|
::
|
| crawler {n} (software bot)
|
:: vefskriðill {m}, vefkönguló {f}, skriðill {m}, könguló {f}
|
| crawlfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish
|
::
|
| crayfish {n} (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster)
|
:: vatnakrabbi {m}
|
| creak {v} (to make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound)
|
:: ískra
|
| cream {n} (oily part of milk)
|
:: rjómi {m}
|
| cream {n} (the best part)
|
:: rjómi {m}
|
| cream {n} (product to apply to the skin)
|
:: krem {n}
|
| cream {adj} (colour)
|
:: kremaður
|
| cream {v} (to obliterate, to win over someone else quite decisively)
|
:: rústa, bursta
|
| cream cake {n} (a cake filled, layered or topped with cream or custard)
|
:: rjómakaka {f}
|
| cream cheese {n} (milk-based cheese product)
|
:: rjómaostur {m}
|
| cream-colored courser {n} (Cursorius cursor)
|
:: sandlápa
|
| cream of tartar {n} (potassium hydrogen tartrate)
|
:: vínsteinn {m}, vínsteinsduft {n}
|
| crease {n} (mark made by folding)
|
:: brot {n}
|
| create {v} (to put into existence)
|
:: skapa
|
| credit card {n} (card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services)
|
:: kreditkort {n}
|
| credit rating {n} (estimate used by creditors to determine maximum amount of credit)
|
:: lánstraust {n}
|
| credit union {n} (financial cooperative)
|
:: lánasamvinnufélag {n}
|
| creed {n} (reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents)
|
:: trúarjátning {f}
|
| creep {v} (to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground) SEE: crawl
|
::
|
| creepy {adj} (producing a fearful sensation)
|
:: hrollvekjandi
|
| cremaster {n} (thin muscle attached to the testicles)
|
:: kólfvöðvi {m}
|
| crepitus {n} (grating, crackling or popping sounds)
|
:: [crepitus of the joints; crepitatio articuli] liðmarr {n}, [crepitus of the joints; crepitatio articuli] liðbrak {n}, [crepitus of tissue] vefjamarr {n}, [crepitus of a fracture; crepitus fragminum ossis] beinbrotsbrak {n}
|
| cress {n} (a plant)
|
:: karsi {m}, krassi {m}
|
| Cretan {adj} (relating to Crete)
|
:: krítverskur
|
| Cretan {n} (inhabitant)
|
:: Krítverji {m}
|
| Crete {prop} (island)
|
:: Krít {f}
|
| crew {n} (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment)
|
:: áhöfn {f}
|
| crib death {n} (the unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping)
|
:: vöggudauði {m}
|
| cricket {n} (insect)
|
:: krybba {f}
|
| cricket {n} (game)
|
:: krikket {n}
|
| crime {n} (specific act committed in violation of the law)
|
:: glæpur {m}
|
| crime against humanity {n} (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against a body of people)
|
:: glæpur gegn mannkyni {m}
|
| criminal {n} (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law)
|
:: glæpamaður {m}
|
| criminal law {n} (area of law)
|
:: hegningarlög {n-p}, refsilög {n-p}, refsiréttur {m}
|
| criminal offence {n} (crime) SEE: crime
|
::
|
| criminology {n} (the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour)
|
:: afbrotafræði {f}
|
| crimson {n} (deep, slightly bluish red)
|
:: fagurrauður, djúprauður
|
| crimson {adj} (having a deep red colour)
|
:: fagurrauður, djúprauður
|
| crimson {v} (blush) SEE: blush
|
::
|
| crimson tide {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation
|
::
|
| crinoid {n} (animal of the class Crinoidea)
|
:: sælilja {f}
|
| crinoid {adj} (of or pertaining to a crinoid)
|
:: sælilju-
|
| crisis {n} (unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs)
|
:: kreppa {f}
|
| crisis {n} (traumatic or stressful change in a person's life)
|
:: kreppa
|
| crisp {n} (thin slice of potato) SEE: potato crisp
|
::
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| crispbread {n} (Nordic-style flat dry bread)
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:: hrökkbrauð {n}, hleifabrauð {n}
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| critical mass {n} (amount of fissile material needed to a nuclear chain reaction)
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:: markmassi {m}
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| criticize {v} (to find fault)
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:: setja út á, gagnrýna
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| criticize {v} (to evaluate)
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:: gagnrýna
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| Croat {n} (language) SEE: Croatian
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::
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| Croat {n} (citizen of Croatia or person of Croatian ethnicity)
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:: Króati {m}
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| Croatia {prop} (country in Europe)
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:: Króatía {f}
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| Croatian {adj} (of or pertaining to Croatia)
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:: króatískur
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| Croatian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian)
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:: króatíska {f}
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| Croatian Sheepdog {n} (Croatian Sheepdog)
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:: króatískur fjárhundur {m}
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| crochet {v} (to make needlework using a hooked needle)
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:: hekla
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| crochetwork {n} (crochet) SEE: crochet
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::
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| crocodile {n} (reptile)
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:: krókódíll {m}
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| crocodile tear {n} (display of tears that is forced or false)
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:: hræsnistár {n-p}, krókódílstár {n-p}, uppgerðarhryggð {f}
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| crocus {n} (plant of genus Crocus)
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:: krókus {m}
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| croft {n} (cave or cavern) SEE: cave
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::
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| croft {n} (enclosed piece of land)
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:: hjáleigubóndi {m}, smábóndi {m}
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| crook {n} (a criminal who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things)
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:: glæpamaður {m}, þorpari {m}
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| crook {n} (a shepherd's crook)
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:: hirðingjastafur {m}
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| crosier {n} (staff of a bishop or abbot)
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:: biskupsstafur {m}, krókstafur {m}, bagall {m}
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| cross {n} (geometrical figure)
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:: kross {m}
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| cross- {prefix} (indicating a direction (across))
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:: þver-
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| crossbeam {n} (a horizontal structural beam; a girder)
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:: biti {m}, slá {f}
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| crossbill {n} (finch of the genus Loxia)
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:: krossnefur {m}
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| crossbow {n} (mechanised weapon based on the bow)
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:: lásbogi {m}
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| crosseyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily)
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:: rangeygður
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| cross-eyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward)
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:: rangeygður
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| crosshair {n} (reticle)
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:: þráðkross {m}, sjónkvarði {m}, hárkross {m}
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| crosshairs {n} (set of two lines used to align the gun with the target) SEE: crosshair
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::
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| crosshead {n} (metal beam)
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:: krosshaus {m}
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| crossing guard {n} (a person who directs vehicular traffic, see also: lollipop man; lollipop lady; school crossing attendant)
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:: gangbrautarvörður {m}
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| cross product {n} (vector product) SEE: vector product
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| cross swords {v} (idiomatic, vulgar: to urinate such that the streams intersect)
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:: pissa í kross
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| cross the Rubicon {v} (to make an irreversible decision)
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:: taka örlagaríka ákvörðun
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| crossword {n} (word puzzle)
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:: krossgáta {f}
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| crossword puzzle {n} (crossword) SEE: crossword
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::
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| crotch {n} (area of a person’s body)
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:: klof {n}
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| crotchet {n} (musical note)
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:: fjórðapartsnóta {f}, fjórðipartur {m}
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| crotchet rest {n} (quarter rest) SEE: quarter rest
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::
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| crow {n} (any bird of the genus Corvus)
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:: kráka {f}
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| crow {n} (bar of iron)
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:: kúbein {n}
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| crow {n} (cry of the rooster)
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:: hanagal {n}
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| crow {v} (to make the sound of a rooster)
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:: gala
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| crowbar {n} (iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart)
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:: kúbein {n}
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| crowberry {n} (fruit)
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:: krækiber {n}
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| crowd {n} (group of people)
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:: þyrping
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| crowd {n} (group of things)
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:: þyrping
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| crowfoot {n} (buttercup) SEE: buttercup
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::
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| crown {n} (royal headdress)
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:: kóróna {f}
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| crown {n} (imperial or regal power)
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:: krúna {f}
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| crown {n} (topmost part of the head)
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:: krúna {f}
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| crown {adj} (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown)
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:: krón-
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| crown {v} (to place a crown on the head of)
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:: krýna
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| crown {v} (to formally declare one a king or emperor)
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:: krýna
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| crown {n} (religion: round spot shaved clean on the top of the head) SEE: tonsure
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::
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| crown prince {n} (next king)
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:: krónprins {m}
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| crown princess {n} (the heiress apparent to the throne in a monarchy)
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:: krónprinsessa {f}
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| crucible {n} (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
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:: deigla {f}, digull {m}
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| crucible steel {n} (high-grade steel used in tools and dies)
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:: deiglustál {n}
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| crucifer {n} ((religion) person who carries a cross)
|
:: krossberi {m}
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| crucifix {n} (object)
|
:: róðukross {m}
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| crucify {v} (to execute a person by nailing to a crucifix)
|
:: krossfesta
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| crude {n} (crude oil) SEE: crude oil
|
::
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| crude oil {n} (unrefined oil)
|
:: hráolía {f}
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| cruel {adj} (that intentionally causes pain and suffering)
|
:: grimmur {m}, vondur {m}
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| cruise ship {n} (passenger ship)
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:: skemmtiferðaskip {n}
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| crunch {v} (to crush something with a noisy crackling sound)
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:: bryðja
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| crust {n} (any solid, hard surface layer)
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:: skorpa {f}
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| crustacean {n} (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea)
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:: krabbadýr
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| crutch {n} (crotch) SEE: crotch
|
::
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| crutch {n} (device to assist in motion as a cane)
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:: hækja {f}
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| crutch {n} (something that supports)
|
:: stoð {f}, styrkur {m}
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| crux {n} ((heraldry) cross on a coat of arms) SEE: cross
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::
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| cry {v} (intransitive: to weep)
|
:: gráta
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| cry foul {v} (resent) SEE: resent
|
::
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| cryolite {n} (mineral)
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:: krýólít {n}
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| cry one's eyes out {v} (to weep for an elongated time)
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:: hágráta
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| cry over spilt milk {v} (to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened)
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:: ekki er hægt að sjá við öllum leka
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| cryovolcano {n} (cryovolcano)
|
:: lághitaeldstöð
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| cryptanalysis {n} (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers)
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:: dulmálsgreining {f}
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| cryptanalysis {n} (analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher)
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:: dulmálsgreining {f}
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| cryptogam {n} (plant)
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:: byrkningur {m}
|
| cryptography {n} (discipline concerned with communication security)
|
:: dulritunarfræði {f}
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| cryptology {n} (practice)
|
:: dulmálsfræði {f}
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| cryptomeria {n} (Japanese cedar)
|
:: hindartré {n}, keisaraviður {m}
|
| cryptozoology {n} (study of postulated animals)
|
:: duldýrafræði {f}
|
| C-section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section
|
::
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| C-sharp {n} (C♯ - a musical note)
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:: cís {n}
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| Côte d'Ivoire {prop} (the Ivory Coast)
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:: Fílabeinsströndin {f}
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| cub {n} (young fox)
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:: yrðlingur {m}
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| Cuba {prop} (country and largest island in Caribbean)
|
:: Kúba
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| Cuban {n} (a person from Cuba)
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:: Kúbumaður, Kúbumenn, Kúbverji, Kúbverjar
|
| Cuban {adj} (of or pertaining to Cuba)
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:: kúbverskur
|
| cubbyhole {n} (glove compartment) SEE: glove compartment
|
::
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| cube {n} (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces)
|
:: teningur {m}
|
| cube {n} (object more or less in the form of a cube)
|
:: teningur {m}, kubbur {m}
|
| cubic foot {n} (measure of volume)
|
:: rúmfet {n}
|
| cubic meter {n} (cubic metre) SEE: cubic metre
|
::
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| cubic metre {n} (unit of volume)
|
:: rúmmetri {m}
|
| cuckold {n} (man married to an unfaithful wife)
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:: kokkáll {m}
|
| cuckoo {n} (the bird)
|
:: gaukur {m}
|
| cuckooflower {n} (Cardamine pratensis)
|
:: hrafnaklukka {f}
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| cucumber {n} (edible fruit)
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:: gúrka {f}, agúrka {f}
|
| cud {n} (food chewed for a second time by ruminants)
|
:: jórtur {n}, jórturtugga {f}
|
| cuddle {v} (embrace, lie together snugly)
|
:: kúra
|
| cudgel one's brain {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain
|
::
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| cue {n} (action or event that is a signal to do something)
|
:: stikkorð {n}, markorð {n}
|
| cue {n} (name of the letter Q, q)
|
:: kú
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| cue {n} (straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool)
|
:: kjuði {m}
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| cuirass {n} (piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle)
|
:: bolbrynja {f}
|
| cul-de-sac {n} (medicine: a sacklike cavity or tube)
|
:: blindpoki {m}
|
| cul-de-sac {n} (blind alley) SEE: dead end
|
::
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| culinary {adj} (relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking)
|
:: matreiðslu
|
| culottes {n} (a divided skirt)
|
:: buxnapils {n}
|
| cultural appropriation {n} (exploitative or oppressive cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture)
|
:: menningarnám {n}
|
| culture {n} (arts, customs and habits)
|
:: menning {f}
|
| cum {n} (slang: semen)
|
:: brundur {m}
|
| cum {v} (slang: have an orgasm; ejaculate)
|
:: fá það
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| cumin {n} (its seed used as spice)
|
:: broddkúmen {n}
|
| cummerbund {n} (broad sash)
|
:: lindi {m}
|
| cumulonimbus {n} (cloud)
|
:: skúraský {n}, þrumuský {n}, skúraflákar {m-p}, útsynningsklakkar {m-p}
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| cuneiform {adj} (having the form of a wedge)
|
:: fleyglaga
|
| cuneiform {n} (ancient writing system)
|
:: fleygrúnir {f-p}, fleygletur {n}
|
| cunt {n} (genitalia)
|
:: píka {f}, kunta {f}
|
| cunt {n} (unpleasant or objectionable person)
|
:: tussa {f}
|
| cup {n} (drinking vessel)
|
:: bolli {m}
|
| cup {n}
|
:: bolli
|
| cup {n} (suction cup) SEE: suction cup
|
::
|
| cupboard {n} (enclosed storage)
|
:: skápur {m}
|
| cupcake {n} (small cake)
|
:: bollakaka {f}
|
| Cupid {prop} (god of love, son of Venus)
|
:: Kúpídó {m}, Amor {m}
|
| curd {n} (part of milk that coagulates)
|
:: ystingur {m}
|
| curd cheese {n} (cottage cheese) SEE: cottage cheese
|
::
|
| curfew {n} (a regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time)
|
:: útgöngubann {n}
|
| curiosity {n} (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore)
|
:: forvitni {f}
|
| curium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: kúrín
|
| curl {n} (lock of curling hair)
|
:: lokkur {m}
|
| curlew sandpiper {n} (Calidris ferruginea)
|
:: spóatíta
|
| currency {n} (money or other item used to facilitate transactions)
|
:: gjaldmiðill {m}, gjaldeyrir {m}
|
| currency {n}
|
:: gjaldmiðill {m}, gjaldeyrir {m}
|
| currency {n} (fluency) SEE: fluency
|
::
|
| curriculum vitae {n} (written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.)
|
:: ferilskrá {f}
|
| curry {n} (curry powder) SEE: curry powder
|
::
|
| curry powder {n} (mixture of spices)
|
:: karrí {n}
|
| curse {n} (supernatural detriment)
|
:: bölvun {f}
|
| curse {v} (to place a curse upon)
|
:: bölva
|
| curse {v} (to utter a vulgar curse)
|
:: bölva
|
| curse {v} (to use offensive language)
|
:: blóta
|
| curse word {n} (vulgarity) SEE: swear word
|
::
|
| cursor {n} (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device)
|
:: bendill {m}, músarbendill {m} [mouse cursor]
|
| cursor {n} (GUI: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place)
|
:: bendill {m}, [mouse cursor] músarbendill {m}
|
| cursor {n} (database: reference to a row)
|
:: bendir {m}
|
| cursor {n}
|
:: bendill {m}
|
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth covering a window)
|
:: gluggatjald {n}, gardína {f}
|
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth in a theater)
|
:: leikhústjald {n}, tjald {n}
|
| curtsey {n} (small bow of knees and lowered body, usually by a female)
|
:: hneiging {f}, hnébeyging {f}
|
| curtsey {v} (to make a curtsey)
|
:: hneigja sig í hnjáliðunum
|
| curved woodrush {n} (Luzula arcuata)
|
:: fjallhæra {f}
|
| cusk {n} (cod-like fish)
|
:: keila
|
| custom {n} (frequent repetition of the same act)
|
:: siðvenja {f}
|
| customer {n} (one who purchases or receives a product or service)
|
:: viðskiptavinur {m}, kaupandi {m}, skiptavinur {m} [dated], kúnni {m}
|
| custom house {n} (official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit)
|
:: tollgæsla
|
| customs {n} (custom house) SEE: custom house
|
::
|
| customs declaration {n} (statement)
|
:: tollskýrsla {f}
|
| customs value {n} (value of an item for the purposes of customs)
|
:: tollvirði {n}
|
| cut {v} (to perform an incision)
|
:: skera
|
| cut {v} (to divide with a sharp instrument)
|
:: [with a knife] skera, [with scissors] klippa
|
| cut {v} (to enter a queue in a wrong place)
|
:: troðast, troða sér
|
| cut {v} (to reduce)
|
:: skera niður
|
| cut {v} (colloquial, not to attend a class)
|
:: skrópa
|
| cut {v} (to divide a pack of playing cards)
|
:: skipta, skera, draga
|
| cut {n} (act of cutting)
|
:: skurður {m}
|
| cut {n} (result of cutting)
|
:: afskurður {m}
|
| cut {n} (opening resulting from cutting)
|
:: skurður {m}
|
| cut {n} (manner or style a garment is fashioned in)
|
:: snið {n}
|
| cut {n} (haircut) SEE: haircut
|
::
|
| cutaneous {adj} (of, or relating to the skin)
|
:: húð-
|
| cute {adj} (having features mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals)
|
:: sætur {m}, snotur {m}
|
| cutler {n} (One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery)
|
:: hnífasmiður {m}
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| cut one's coat according to one's cloth {v} (to live within one's means)
|
:: sníða sér stakk eftir vexti
|
| cutter {n} (single-masted sailing ship type)
|
:: kútter {m}
|
| cuttlefish {n} (any of various squidlike mollusks)
|
:: blekfiskur {m}
|
| cut up {v} (to cut into smaller pieces)
|
:: brytja
|
| cyanide {n} (potassium cyanide) SEE: potassium cyanide
|
::
|
| cybernetic {adj} (relating to the mathematical study of control)
|
:: stýrifræðilegur
|
| cybernetics {n} (science of communication and control)
|
:: stýrifræði {f-p}
|
| cycle of fifths {n} (music theory: sequence of bass notes)
|
:: fimmundahringurinn {m}
|
| cycle path {n} (path segregated for bicycles) SEE: bicycle path
|
::
|
| cyclic redundancy check {n} (type of hash function)
|
:: lotubundin viðaukaprófun {f}
|
| cycling {n} (The sport of riding and racing bicycles)
|
:: hjólreiðum {m}
|
| cyclogenesis {n} (the process which leads to the formation of tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes)
|
:: lægðarmyndun {f}
|
| cyclops {n} (giant of mythology)
|
:: kýklópi {m}, kýklópur {m}
|
| cylinder {n} (geometry: surface)
|
:: sívalningur {m}
|
| cylindrical {adj} (shaped like a cylinder)
|
:: sívalningslaga, sívalur
|
| Cyprus {prop} (country)
|
:: Kýpur {f} {n}
|
| cystitis {n} (inflammation of the urinary bladder)
|
:: blöðrubólga {f}
|
| cytology {n} (biology: the study of cells)
|
:: frumufræði {f}
|
| cytoplasm {n} (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus)
|
:: umfrymi {n}
|
| cytosine {n}
|
:: sýtósín {n}, sýtosín {n}
|
| Czech {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country, people, culture or language)
|
:: tékkneskur
|
| Czech {n} (person)
|
:: Tékki {m}
|
| Czech {n} (language)
|
:: tékkneska {f}
|
| Czechia {prop} (country in Europe)
|
:: Tékkland {n}
|
| Czechoslovakia {prop} (former country in Central Europe)
|
:: Tékkóslóvakía {f}
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| Czech Republic {prop} (country in Central Europe)
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:: Tékkneska lýðveldið {n}, Tékkland {n}
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