| dab {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint
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::
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| dacryocystitis {n} (infection)
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:: tárapokabólga {f}
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| dad {n} (informal: a father)
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:: pabbi {m}
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| daddy {n} (father)
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:: pabbi
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| daddy longlegs {n} (cranefly) SEE: cranefly
|
::
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| daffodil {n} (flower)
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:: páskalilja {f}
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| Daffy Duck {prop} (comic duck)
|
:: Oddur Önd
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| dagga {n} (cement) SEE: cement
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::
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| dagger {n} (a stabbing weapon)
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:: rýtingur {m}
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| daily {adj} (that occurs every day)
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:: daglegur {m}
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| daily bread {n} (things needed to sustain physical life)
|
:: daglegt brauð {n}
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| daily bread {n} (things needed to sustain spiritual life)
|
:: daglegt brauð {n}
|
| dairy {n} (place, where milk is processed)
|
:: mjólkurbú {n}
|
| dairy {n} (shop selling dairy products)
|
:: mjólkurbúð {f}
|
| dairy {n} (products produced from milk)
|
:: mjólkurafurðir {f}
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| dairy product {n} (foodstuff made from milk)
|
:: mjólkurvara {f}, mjólkurmatur {m}
|
| daisy {n} (Bellis perennis)
|
:: fagurfífill {m}
|
| dale {n} (valley)
|
:: dalur {m}
|
| Dalmatia {prop} (region in Croatia)
|
:: Dalmatía {f}
|
| Dalmatian {adj} (relating to Dalmatia or its people)
|
:: dalmatískur
|
| Dalmatian {n} (person from Dalmatia)
|
:: Dalmatíumaður {m}
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| Dalmatian {n} (breed of dog)
|
:: dalmatíuhundur {m}
|
| Dalmatian {prop} (extinct Romance language of Croatia)
|
:: dalmatíska {f}
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| dam {n} (structure placed across a flowing body of water)
|
:: stífla {f}
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| damages {n} (money awarded to a claimant)
|
:: skaðabætur {f-p}
|
| Damian {prop} (male given name)
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:: Damjan
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| damn {v} (theology: to condemn to hell)
|
:: fordæma
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| damp {n} (moisture)
|
:: raki {m}
|
| dance {n} (movements to music)
|
:: dans {m}
|
| dance {v} (move rhythmically to music)
|
:: dansa
|
| dancer {n} (person who dances)
|
:: dansari {m}
|
| dandelion {n} (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)
|
:: fífill {m}
|
| dandruff {n} (skin flakes)
|
:: flasa {f}
|
| Dane {n} (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
|
:: Dani {m}
|
| Danelaw {prop} (part of Great Britain)
|
:: Danalög {n-p}
|
| dang {adj} (damn) SEE: damn
|
::
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| danger {n} (exposure to likely harm)
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:: hætta {f}, háski {m}, voði {m}
|
| danger {n}
|
:: hætta
|
| dangerous {adj} (full of danger)
|
:: hættulegur
|
| Danicize {v} (to make (more) Danish)
|
:: danska
|
| Daniel {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Daníel {m}
|
| Daniel {prop} (biblical person)
|
:: Daníel {m}
|
| Daniel {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Daníel {m}
|
| Danify {v} (Danicize) SEE: Danicize
|
::
|
| Danish {prop} (language)
|
:: danska {f}
|
| Danish {adj} (of Denmark)
|
:: danskur
|
| Danish {n} (native of Denmark) SEE: Dane
|
::
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| Danish crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow
|
::
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| danse macabre {n} (a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing)
|
:: dauðadans
|
| Danube {prop} (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea)
|
:: Dóná {f}
|
| dark {adj} (having an absolute or relative lack of light)
|
:: dökkur, dimmur
|
| darken {v} (to make dark(er) in colour)
|
:: dekkja
|
| darken {v} (to become dark(er) in colour)
|
:: dökkna
|
| dark horse {n} (possessor of unexpected talents or favorable characteristics)
|
:: [to be a dark horse] leyna á sér
|
| dark magic {n} (black magic) SEE: black magic
|
::
|
| dark matter {n} (particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation)
|
:: hulduefni
|
| darkness {n} (state of being dark)
|
:: myrkur {n}, dimma {f}, nifl {n}, ljósleysa {f}
|
| darknet {n} (network)
|
:: huldunet {n}
|
| dark-skinned {adj} (having dark skin)
|
:: hörundsdökkur
|
| darling {n} (person who is dear to one)
|
:: elskan
|
| darling {adj} (dear, cherished)
|
:: kær {m}, ástkær {m}
|
| darn {adj} (damn) SEE: damn
|
::
|
| darn {interj} (damn) SEE: damn
|
::
|
| darn {v} (damn) SEE: damn
|
::
|
| Darth Vader {n} (Malevolent individual)
|
:: Svarthöfði {m}
|
| dash {n} (colloquial: hyphen) SEE: hyphen
|
::
|
| data {n} (information)
|
:: gögn {n-p}
|
| databank {n} (database) SEE: database
|
::
|
| database {n} (collection of information)
|
:: gagnagrunnur {m}
|
| database {n}
|
:: gagnagrunnur
|
| data type {n} (classification or category of data)
|
:: gagnatag {n}, gagnagerð {f}
|
| date {n} (fruit of the date palm)
|
:: daðla {f}
|
| date {n} (that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc.)
|
:: dagsetning {f}
|
| date {n} (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place)
|
:: dagsetning {f}
|
| date {n} (pre-arranged social meeting)
|
:: stefnumót {n}
|
| date {n} (meeting with a lover or potential lover; a person so met)
|
:: stefnumót {n}
|
| date {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm
|
::
|
| date of birth {n} (birthday) SEE: birthday
|
::
|
| date of birth {n} (date and year when something was born)
|
:: fæðingardagur {m}
|
| date palm {n} (Phoenix dactylifera)
|
:: döðlupálmi
|
| date tree {n} (date palm) SEE: date palm
|
::
|
| dative {adj} (grammar: noting the case of noun which expresses indirect object)
|
:: þágufalls-
|
| dative {n} (dative case) SEE: dative case
|
::
|
| dative case {n} (case used to express direction towards an indirect object)
|
:: þágufall {n}
|
| daughter {n} (female offspring)
|
:: dóttir
|
| daughter-in-law {n} (wife of one's child)
|
:: tengdadóttir {f}
|
| David {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Davíð
|
| daw {n} (Coloeus monedula) SEE: jackdaw
|
::
|
| daw {v} (dawn) SEE: dawn
|
::
|
| dawn {v} (to begin to brighten with daylight)
|
:: daga, birta af degi
|
| dawn {n} (morning twilight period)
|
:: dögun {f}, dagrenning {f}, morgunsár {n}, afturelding {f}
|
| dawn {n} (rising of the sun)
|
:: sólarupprás {f}, sólris {n}, sólaruppkoma {n}
|
| dawn {n} (time)
|
:: dögun {f}
|
| dawn {n} (beginning)
|
:: dögun {f}
|
| day {n} (period of 24 hours)
|
:: dagur {m}
|
| day after tomorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow; in two days - translation entry)
|
:: ekki á morgun heldur hinn, hinn daginn, hinn
|
| day before yesterday {n} (day before yesterday - translation entry)
|
:: fyrradagur, fyrridagur
|
| day before yesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday - translation entry)
|
:: í fyrradag
|
| daybook {n} (A daily chronicle; a diary) SEE: diary
|
::
|
| daydream {n} (a spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts)
|
:: dagdraumur {m}, dagdreymi {n}
|
| day in, day out {adv} (day in, day out)
|
:: daginn út og daginn inn, daginn út og inn
|
| deacon {n} (lay leader of a Protestant congregation)
|
:: djákni
|
| dead {adj} (no longer alive)
|
:: dauður, dáinn, látinn
|
| dead {n} (those who have died)
|
:: dánu {n}
|
| dead as a dodo {adj} (unquestionably dead)
|
:: steindauður {m}
|
| dead as a doornail {adj} (unquestionably dead)
|
:: steindauður
|
| dead calm {n} (condition of a flat sea without waves)
|
:: dauðalogn {m}
|
| dead end {n} (street or path that goes nowhere)
|
:: botnlangi {m}, blindgata {f}, botngata {f}
|
| dead-end {n} (road with no exit) SEE: dead end
|
::
|
| deadfall {n} (cheap, rough bar or saloon) SEE: dive
|
::
|
| dead ice {n} (former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier)
|
:: dauðís
|
| deadly {adj} (lethal)
|
:: banvænn
|
| dead meat {n} (someone in danger of being killed or severly punished)
|
:: dauðans matur {m}
|
| dead or alive {adj} (wanted poster term)
|
:: dauður eða lifandi; lífs eða liðinn {m}
|
| Dead Sea {prop} (lake in the Middle East)
|
:: Dauðahaf
|
| deaf {adj} (unable to hear)
|
:: daufur
|
| Deaf {adj} (relating to the culture of deaf signers)
|
:: heyrnarlaus, döff [colloquial]
|
| deal {v} (to conduct oneself) SEE: behave
|
::
|
| dealer {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer
|
::
|
| dear {adj} (loved; lovable)
|
:: kær
|
| dear {adj} (high in price; expensive) SEE: expensive
|
::
|
| death {n} (cessation of life)
|
:: dauði {m}, andlát {n}, fráfall {n}
|
| Death {prop} (the personification of death)
|
:: Dauðinn
|
| death camp {n} (facility)
|
:: útrýmingarbúðir {f-p}
|
| death erection {n} (post-mortem priapism)
|
:: dauðaholdris
|
| deathlike {adj} (deadly) SEE: deadly
|
::
|
| deathlore {n} (study of human aspects of death)
|
:: dauðafræði {f}
|
| death penalty {n} (state punishment of death)
|
:: dauðarefsing {f}
|
| death seat {n} (the front passenger seat of an automobile) SEE: shotgun
|
::
|
| death sentence {n} (sentence)
|
:: dauðadómur {m}
|
| debauch {n} (orgy) SEE: orgy
|
::
|
| debilitate {v} (to make feeble; to weaken)
|
:: veikja
|
| debone {v} (remove the bones from something)
|
:: úrbeina
|
| debt {n} (money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another)
|
:: skuld {f}
|
| debtor {n} (a person or firm that owes money)
|
:: skuldari {m}, skuldunautur {m}
|
| debug {v} (to search for malfunctioning elements)
|
:: [to comb] kemba, [to delouse] kemba
|
| debugger {n} (computer program)
|
:: kembiforrit {n}
|
| decade {n} (period of ten years)
|
:: áratugur {m}
|
| decadent {adj} (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
|
:: hnignandi, hrörnandi, spilltur, úrkynjaður
|
| decagon {n} (polygon with ten sides)
|
:: tíhyrningur {m}
|
| decahedron {n} (polyhedron with ten faces)
|
:: tíflötungur {m}
|
| Decalogue {prop} (the Ten Commandments) SEE: Ten Commandments
|
::
|
| decangle {n} (decagon) SEE: decagon
|
::
|
| decathlon {n} (athletic contest)
|
:: tugþraut {f}
|
| deceive {v} (trick or mislead)
|
:: blekkja
|
| December {prop} (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar)
|
:: desember {m}, desembermánuður {m}
|
| decent {adj} (fair; good enough; okay)
|
:: viðeigandi
|
| deception {n} (instance of actions fabricated to mislead)
|
:: blekking {f}
|
| decibel {n} (a common measure of sound intensity)
|
:: desibel {n}
|
| decide {v} (to resolve or settle)
|
:: ákveða
|
| deciduous tooth {n} (baby tooth) SEE: milk tooth
|
::
|
| deciliter {n} (decilitre) SEE: decilitre
|
::
|
| decilitre {n} (unit of volume)
|
:: desilítri {m}
|
| decimal fraction {n} (fractional part of a decimal number)
|
:: tugabrot {n}
|
| decimal system {n} (numerical system of counting in tens)
|
:: tugakerfi {n}
|
| decimate {v} (to collect or pay a tithe) SEE: tithe
|
::
|
| decipher {v} (to decode or decrypt a code or cipher)
|
:: dulráða
|
| decipherment {n} (the analysis of documents written in ancient languages)
|
:: dulráðning {f}, ráðning {f}
|
| decision {n} (choice or judgement)
|
:: ákvörðun {f}
|
| decision {n} (result arrived at by the judges)
|
:: úrskurður {m}
|
| deck {n} (any raised flat surface walked on)
|
:: pallur {m}
|
| deckhand {n} (a member of the crew)
|
:: háseti {m}
|
| declaration of war {n} (a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity)
|
:: Stríðsyfirlýsing {f}
|
| declension {n} (way of categorizing)
|
:: fallbeyging {f}, beyging falla {f}
|
| declination {n} (declension) SEE: declension
|
::
|
| decompress {v} (To restore compressed data to its normal size)
|
:: afþjappa
|
| decorticate {v} (peel or remove the bark, husk or outer layer from something)
|
:: afhýða
|
| decoy {n} (animal used by hunters to lure game)
|
:: lokkunarfugl {m}
|
| decrepit {adj} (weakened or worn out)
|
:: farlama, örvasa, hrumur
|
| dee {n} (name of the letter D, d)
|
:: dé
|
| deed {n} (action)
|
:: dáð {f}
|
| deem {n} (an opinion, judgment) SEE: opinion
|
::
|
| deen {n} (religion) SEE: religion
|
::
|
| deen {n} (Islam) SEE: Islam
|
::
|
| deep {adj} (having its bottom far down)
|
:: djúpur
|
| deep blue {adj} (dark blue) SEE: navy
|
::
|
| deep down {adv} (Fundamentally, in essence)
|
:: inn við beinið, undirniðri
|
| deep freeze {n} (freezer) SEE: freezer
|
::
|
| deeply {adv} (at depth)
|
:: djúpt
|
| deeply {adv} (to a deep extent)
|
:: djúpt
|
| deeply {adv} (profoundly)
|
:: djúpt
|
| deer {n} (animal of the family Cervidae)
|
:: hjörtur (krónhjörtur), rádýr {n}
|
| defamatory {adj} (damaging to someone's reputation)
|
:: ærumeiðandi
|
| defeat {v} (to overcome in battle or contest)
|
:: sigra, vinna
|
| defeat {n}
|
:: ósigur {m}, tap {n}
|
| defeatist {n} (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude)
|
:: uppgjafarsinni {m}
|
| defence {n} (defence) SEE: defense
|
::
|
| defend {v} (ward off attacks against)
|
:: verja
|
| defender {n} (sports term)
|
:: varnarmaður {m}
|
| defenestrate {v} (eject from a window)
|
:: henda út um glugga
|
| defense {n} (action of protecting from attack)
|
:: vörn {f}
|
| defenselessness {n} (vulnerability)
|
:: varnarleysi {n}
|
| defibrillator {n} (device)
|
:: hjartastillir {m}
|
| definite {adj}
|
:: ákveðinn, ákv.
|
| definite article {n} (article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered)
|
:: ákveðinn greinir {m}, ákv. gr. {m}
|
| definitely {adv} (without question and beyond doubt)
|
:: eflaust {n}
|
| definiteness {n} (the state or quality of being definite)
|
:: ákveðni {f}
|
| definition {n} (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
|
:: orðskýring {f}
|
| deflower {v} (to take the virginity of a woman or girl)
|
:: afmeyja
|
| defragmentation {n} (action of defragmenting)
|
:: samstykkjun {f}
|
| degauss {v} (to reduce a magnetic field)
|
:: afsegulmagna, upphefja segulkraft
|
| degree {n} (in geometry: unit of angle)
|
:: gráða {f}
|
| degree {n} (unit of temperature)
|
:: stig {n}, gráða {f}
|
| degree Celsius {n} (unit of temperature)
|
:: selsíusgráða {f}, celsíusgráða {f}
|
| dehumanize {v} (to take away humanity)
|
:: [make inhuman] gera ómennskan {m}, [make an insensible beast] gera að tilfinningalausri skepnu {f}
|
| deification {n} (Act of deifying)
|
:: dýrkun {f}
|
| Dei gratia {adv} (by the Grace of God) SEE: by the Grace of God
|
::
|
| deionization {n} (use of ion exchange to remove ionic substances from a solution)
|
:: afjónun {f}
|
| deionize {v} (remove ions)
|
:: afjóna
|
| deionized {adj} (that has been prepared by deionization)
|
:: afjónaður {m}
|
| delay {n} (period of time before an event occurs)
|
:: töf {f}
|
| deletion {n} (the act of deleting)
|
:: eyðing {f}
|
| deliberately {adv} (intentionally)
|
:: viljandi, vísvitandi, af ásettu ráði, af yfirlögðu ráði
|
| deliberately {adv} (slowly and carefully)
|
:: yfirvegað, rólega
|
| delicious {adj} (pleasing to taste)
|
:: bragðgóður, ljúffengur
|
| dell {n} (valley) SEE: valley
|
::
|
| delta {n} (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet)
|
:: delta {n}
|
| delta {n}
|
:: delta {n} , ós {m} , árós {m}
|
| delve {v} (to dig in the ground)
|
:: grafa (með skóflu, with a shovel), moka
|
| delve {v} (to search carefully for information)
|
:: rannsaka, kanna
|
| demand {v} (to request forcefully)
|
:: heimta, krefja, útheimta
|
| demarcate {v} (mark the limits or boundaries of something)
|
:: afmarka
|
| demersal {adj} (living near the bottom of a body of water)
|
:: botnlægur {m}
|
| democracy {n} (rule by the people)
|
:: lýðræði {n}
|
| democracy {n} (government under the rule of its people)
|
:: lýðræði
|
| democrat {n} (supporter of democracy)
|
:: demókrati {m}
|
| democratic {adj} (pertaining to democracy)
|
:: lýðræðislegur
|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo {prop} (large central African nation, formerly called Zaire)
|
:: Lýðræðislega Lýðveldið Kongó {n}, Austur-Kongó, Kongó-Kinsasa
|
| demonstrative {n} (demonstrative pronoun) SEE: demonstrative pronoun
|
::
|
| demonstrative {n} (demonstrative adjective) SEE: demonstrative adjective
|
::
|
| demonstrative {adj} ((grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to)
|
:: ábendingar-
|
| demonstrative adjective {n} (type of adjective)
|
:: hliðstætt ábendingarfornafn {n}
|
| demonstrative pronoun {n} (pronoun which replaces a noun)
|
:: ábendingarfornafn {n}, sérstætt ábendingarfornafn {n}
|
| demonstrator {n} (forefinger) SEE: forefinger
|
::
|
| dendr- {prefix} (Used to form words concerning trees or branching)
|
:: trjáhringja-
|
| dendrochronology {n} (science of counting tree rings)
|
:: árhringjatímatal {n}, trjáhringjatímatal {n}
|
| denigration {n} (blackening or defamation)
|
:: ófræging {f}, mannorðsspjöll {n}
|
| denim {n} (textile with diagonal pattern)
|
:: dením {n}
|
| Denmark {prop} (country in Northern Europe)
|
:: Danmörk {f}
|
| Denmark-Norway {prop} (former political entity)
|
:: Dansk-norska ríkið {n}
|
| denominator {n} (number or expression written below the line in a fraction)
|
:: nefnari {m}
|
| denotational semantics {n} (an approach to formalizing the meanings of programming languages)
|
:: stærðfræðileg merkingarfræði {f}
|
| de novo {adv} (anew) SEE: anew
|
::
|
| dense {adj} (having relatively high density)
|
:: þéttur
|
| density {n} (physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume)
|
:: þéttleiki {m}
|
| dental {adj} (of or concerning the teeth)
|
:: tann-
|
| dental {adj} (phonetics)
|
:: tannmæltur
|
| dental calculus {n} (crust on the teeth)
|
:: tannsteinn {m}
|
| dental floss {n} (cord of thin filaments used to clean the areas between the teeth)
|
:: tannþráður {m}
|
| denture {n} (set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit)
|
:: falskar tennur {f-p}
|
| denture {n} (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth)
|
:: falskar tennur {f-p}
|
| deny {v} (disallow) SEE: forbid
|
::
|
| deodorant {n} (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)
|
:: svitalyktareyðir {m}
|
| deontology {n} (Ethical study of duties, obligations, and rights)
|
:: skyldufræði {f}
|
| deoxyribonucleic acid {n} (deoxyribonucleic acid)
|
:: deoxýríbósakjarnsýra {f}
|
| department store {n} (store containing many departments)
|
:: vöruhús {n}
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| departure {n} (the act of departing)
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:: brottför {f}
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| dependent clause {n} (subordinate clause) SEE: subordinate clause
|
::
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| deperm {v} (to degauss or demagnetize) SEE: degauss
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::
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| depilation {n} (epilation) SEE: epilation
|
::
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| depilatory {adj} (that removes hair)
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:: [of or pertaining to depilation] háreyðingar-
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| depilatory {n} (preparation that removes hair from the body)
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:: [depilatory product] háreyðingarvara {f}
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| deplete {v} (exhaust) SEE: exhaust
|
::
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| depleted uranium {n} (uranium that contains reduced U-235)
|
:: sneytt úran {n}, rýrt úran {n}
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| deponent {n} (a deponent verb)
|
:: aflagssögn {f}, deponenssögn {f}
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| deposition {n} (transformation of gas into solid)
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:: hélun {f}
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| depressed {adj} (suffering from clinical depression)
|
:: þunglyndur
|
| depression {n} (psychology: state of mind)
|
:: þunglyndi {n}
|
| depression {n} (economics: period of major economic contraction)
|
:: Kreppa {f}
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| depth {n} (vertical distance below a surface)
|
:: dýpt {f}
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| depth-first search {n} (algorithm where one starts at the root and explores as far as possible down before going up)
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:: lóðleit {f}, dýptarleit {f}
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| depths {n} (plural of depth) SEE: depth
|
::
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| Derek {prop} (given name)
|
:: Diðrik, Þiðrik
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| derisive {adj} (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
|
:: háðslegur
|
| derivative {n} (in analysis: function) SEE: derived function
|
::
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| derived function {n} (calculus: a function)
|
:: afleiða {f}
|
| dermatologist {n} (one who is skilled, professes or practices dermatology)
|
:: húðsjúkdómafræðingur {m}
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| dermatology {n} (the study of the skin and its diseases)
|
:: húðsjúkdómafræði {f}
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| dernier {adj} (final, last) SEE: final
|
::
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| derring-do {n} (valiant deeds in desperate times)
|
:: þrekvirki {n}
|
| descendant {n} (one who is the progeny of someone)
|
:: afkomandi {m}, niðji {m}
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| descendant {n} (later evolutionary type)
|
:: afkomandi {m}
|
| describe {v} (to represent in words)
|
:: lýsa
|
| description word {n} (adjective) SEE: adjective
|
::
|
| descry {v} (see) SEE: see
|
::
|
| desecrate {v} (to profane or violate sacredness)
|
:: vanhelga
|
| desert {n} (barren area)
|
:: eyðimörk {f}, auðn {f}, öræfi {n-p}
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| desert island {n} (an uninhabited island)
|
:: eyðiey {f}, eyðieyja {f}
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| deserve {v} (to merit)
|
:: eiga skilið
|
| design {n} (plan)
|
:: hönnun {f}
|
| design {v} (to plan an artwork etc.)
|
:: hanna
|
| designation {n} (distinguishing mark or name)
|
:: heiti
|
| desire {v} (desire) SEE: want
|
::
|
| desire {n} (something wished for)
|
:: löngun {f}
|
| desk {n} (table for writing and reading)
|
:: skrifborð {n}
|
| desktop {n} (a desktop computer)
|
:: borðtölva {f}
|
| desktop {n} (on-screen background)
|
:: skjáborð {n}
|
| desktop computer {n} (a computer of a size designed to be used on a desk)
|
:: borðtölva {f}
|
| desktop picture {n} (picture)
|
:: skjáborðsmynd {f}
|
| desolate {adj} (deserted)
|
:: auður {m}, mannlaus {m}, yfirgefinn {m}
|
| desolate {adj} (barren / lifeless)
|
:: auðnarlegur {m}, ber {m}, eyðilegur {m}, gróðurlaus {m}, harðindalegur {m}, hrjóstrugur {m}, hörgralegur {m}, rýr {m}, óbyggilegur {m}
|
| desolate {adj} (hopeless)
|
:: vonlaus {m}, vansæll {m}
|
| despair {v} (to be hopeless)
|
:: örvænta
|
| desperate {n}
|
:: Örvæntingafullur
|
| despite {prep} (in spite of)
|
:: þrátt fyrir
|
| despondent {adj} (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)
|
:: krumpinn
|
| despotism {n} (government by a singular authority)
|
:: harðstjórn {f}
|
| dessert {n} (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal)
|
:: eftirréttur {m}
|
| destination {n} (the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent)
|
:: áfangastaður {m}
|
| destiny {n} (predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things) SEE: fate
|
::
|
| destroy {v} (to damage beyond use or repair)
|
:: eyðileggja, rústa, skemma
|
| destruction {n} (act of destroying)
|
:: eyðilegging {f}
|
| destruction {n} (results of a destructive event)
|
:: eyðilegging {f}
|
| detail {n} (something small enough to escape casual notice)
|
:: smáatriði {n}
|
| detain {v} (to detain) SEE: hold
|
::
|
| detect {v} (to detect) SEE: notice
|
::
|
| detention {n} (temporary custody or confinement)
|
:: eftirseta
|
| deter {v} (to prevent something from happening)
|
:: hindra
|
| determinant {n} (scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a square matrix)
|
:: ákveða {f}
|
| determine {v} (to set the limits of)
|
:: ákveða
|
| determine {v} (to ascertain definitely)
|
:: ákveða
|
| determined {adj} (decided or resolute)
|
:: staðráðinn
|
| deterministic {adj} (computing, having each stage depend only on the immediately previous state)
|
:: löggengur {m}
|
| detritivore {n} (organism that feeds on detritus)
|
:: grotætur
|
| dette {n} (debt) SEE: debt
|
::
|
| deuce {n} (playing card)
|
:: tvistur {m}
|
| deuterium {n} (isotope of hydrogen, see also: heavy hydrogen)
|
:: tvívetni {n}, þungt vetni {n}, þungavetni {n}
|
| Deuteronomy {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Fimmta Mósebók {m}
|
| develop {v} (to progress)
|
:: þróa
|
| development {n} (music: transformation and restatement of previous material)
|
:: úrvinnsla {f}
|
| development {n} (music: second section of sonata form)
|
:: úrvinnsla {f}
|
| devil {n} (a creature of hell)
|
:: djöfull {m}, fjandi {m}, skratti {m}, ári {m}, fjári {m}
|
| devil {n} (the devil: the chief devil)
|
:: djöfullinn {m}, andskotinn {m}, fjandinn {m}, skrattinn {m}, kölski {m}, fjárinn {m}, satan {m}
|
| devil {n} (wicked or naughty person)
|
:: andskoti {m}, fjandi {m}, djöfull {m}, skratti {m}
|
| devil {v} (annoy or bother)
|
:: djöflast í, plága, þjá
|
| dew {n} (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)
|
:: dögg {f}
|
| dewlap {n} (pendulous skin under neck)
|
:: hes {n}
|
| dew point {n} (temperature)
|
:: daggarmark {n}
|
| diabetes {n}
|
:: sykursýki {f}
|
| diachronic linguistics {n} (historical linguistics) SEE: historical linguistics
|
::
|
| diacritic {n} (diacritical mark) SEE: diacritical mark
|
::
|
| diacritical mark {n} (symbol)
|
:: stafmerki {n}, framburðartákn
|
| diadem {n} (ornamental headband)
|
:: ennishlað {n}, höfuðdjásn {n}
|
| diaeresis {n} (diacritic placed over a vowel letter)
|
:: tvídepill {m}
|
| diagnosis {n} (identification of the nature and cause of an illness)
|
:: greining {f}, sjúkdómsgreining {f}
|
| diagonal matrix {n} (type of matrix)
|
:: hornalínufylki {n}
|
| dial {n} (sundial) SEE: sundial
|
::
|
| dialect {n} (particular variety of a language)
|
:: mállýska {f}
|
| dialectology {n} (the study of dialects)
|
:: mállýskufræði {f}
|
| dialog {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) SEE: dialogue
|
::
|
| dialog {n} (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) SEE: dialogue
|
::
|
| dialog {n} (literary form resembling a conversation) SEE: dialogue
|
::
|
| dialog {n} (computing: dialogue box) SEE: dialogue
|
::
|
| dialogue {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals)
|
:: samtal {n}
|
| diameter {n} (line)
|
:: þvermál {n}
|
| diamond {n} (rhombus) SEE: rhombus
|
::
|
| diamond {n} (uncountable: mineral)
|
:: demantur {n}
|
| diamond {n} (gemstone)
|
:: demantur {m}
|
| diamond {n} (card games: card of the diamonds suit)
|
:: tígull {m}
|
| diangle {n} (digon) SEE: digon
|
::
|
| diaper {n} (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)
|
:: bleia {f}, bleyja {f}
|
| diarrhea {n} (medical condition)
|
:: niðurgangur {m}, [informal] ræpa {f}, [informal] drulla {f}
|
| diary {n} (daily log of experiences)
|
:: dagbók {f}
|
| diatomic {adj} (consisting of two atoms)
|
:: tvíatóma
|
| dibs {n} (the right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else)
|
:: pant
|
| dice {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) SEE: die
|
::
|
| dichasium {n} (cymose inflorescence)
|
:: kvíslskúfur {m}
|
| dick {n} (slang: penis)
|
:: typpi {n}, drjóli {m}, göndull {m}
|
| dicotyledon {n} (in botany)
|
:: tvíkímblöðungar
|
| dictation {n} (the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words)
|
:: upplestur {m}
|
| dictator {n} (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship)
|
:: einræðiherra {m}
|
| dictatorship {n} (a government led by a dictator)
|
:: einræði {m}
|
| dictionary {n} (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words)
|
:: orðabók {f}
|
| die {v} (to stop living)
|
:: deyja, drepast, andast, sálast, týna lífinu, skylja við, látast, láta lífið, lognast út af, falla frá, fara yfrum, verða bráðkvaddur, sofna svefninum langa, sofna hinsta svefni
|
| die {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance)
|
:: teningur {m}
|
| die hard {v} (be slow in changing)
|
:: vera lífseigur {m}
|
| die out {v} (to become extinct)
|
:: deyja út
|
| dietitian {n} (person who studies or practices dietetics)
|
:: næringarfræðingur {m}
|
| diffeomorphic {adj} (mathematics: having a diffeomorphism)
|
:: deildamóta {m}, diffurmóta {m}
|
| diffeomorphism {n} (mathematics: differentiable homeomorphism between differentiable manifolds)
|
:: deildamótun {f}, diffurmótun {f}
|
| difference {n} (quality of being different)
|
:: munur {m}
|
| difference {n} (arithmetic: result of a subtraction)
|
:: mismunur {m}
|
| different {adj} (not the same)
|
:: öðruvísi
|
| differentiable {adj} (having a derivative)
|
:: diffranlegur {m}, deildanlegur {m}
|
| differential {n} (differential gear) SEE: differential gear
|
::
|
| differential calculus {n} (calculus that deals with instantaneous rates of change)
|
:: deildareikningur {m}, diffurreikningur {m}
|
| differential gear {n} (differential gear)
|
:: mismunadrif {n}, mismunadrifshjól {n}
|
| different strokes for different folks {proverb} (there's no accounting for taste) SEE: there's no accounting for taste
|
::
|
| difficult {adj} (hard, not easy)
|
:: erfiður
|
| dig {v} (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
|
:: grafa
|
| dig {n} (archeological investigation)
|
:: uppgröftur {m}
|
| dig {v} (slang: to understand or show interest in)
|
:: skilja, vera með
|
| dig {v} (slang: to appreciate, or like)
|
:: fíla
|
| digest {v} (to separate food in the alimentary canal)
|
:: melta
|
| digestion {n} (process in gastrointestinal tract)
|
:: melting {f}
|
| digger {n} (spade (playing card)) SEE: spade
|
::
|
| digit {n} (numeral)
|
:: tala, tölustafur
|
| dignity {n} (quality or state)
|
:: virðuleiki {m}, reisn {f}
|
| digon {n} (polygon having two edges and two vertices)
|
:: tvíhyrningur {m}
|
| dig one's own grave {v} (to act in a way expected to backfire)
|
:: grafa sér gröf
|
| digression {n} (a departure from the main subject in speech or writing)
|
:: útúrdúr {m}
|
| digs {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes
|
::
|
| dilation {n} (delay) SEE: delay
|
::
|
| dilemma {n} (circumstance in which a choice must be made between two alternatives)
|
:: valkreppa {f}, valtvenna {f}, valþröng {f}, ógöngur {f-p} (sbr. ógöngurök, ógöngurökfærsla)
|
| dill {n} (fool) SEE: fool
|
::
|
| dilute {v} (to add more of a solvent to a solution; especially to add more water)
|
:: þynna
|
| dilute {v} (to weaken)
|
:: veikja, þynna
|
| dilute {adj} (having a low concentration)
|
:: þynntur {m}, þynnt {f} {n}
|
| dilute {adj} (weak)
|
:: veikur
|
| dim-bulb {adj} (slow-witted, stupid) SEE: stupid
|
::
|
| dimensional {adj} (having a stated number of dimensions)
|
:: -vídd {f}, -víður, -víddar-
|
| diminutive {n} (grammar: word form expressing smallness)
|
:: [diminutive suffix] smækkunarending {f}
|
| dimorphism {n} (biology: occurrence of two distinct forms of any part)
|
:: tvíbreytni {f}
|
| dimorphism {n} (biology: occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual)
|
:: tvíbreytni {f}
|
| dimorphism {n} (geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms)
|
:: tvíbreytni {f}
|
| dimple {n} (skin depression, especially at corners of the mouth)
|
:: spékoppur {n}
|
| ding-a-ling {n} (dick) SEE: dick
|
::
|
| dinghy {n} (small boat)
|
:: julla
|
| dining room {n} (room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten)
|
:: borðstofa {f}
|
| dinner {n} (main meal of the day)
|
:: kvöldmatur {m}
|
| dinner table {n} (table on which dinner is served)
|
:: matarborð {n}
|
| dinosaur {n} (extinct reptile)
|
:: risaeðla {f}
|
| diocese {n} (region administered by a bishop)
|
:: biskupsdæmi {n}
|
| diode {n} (electronic device)
|
:: díóða {f}, tvistur {m}, tvískauta rör {n}, tvískauti {m}
|
| diopter {n} (speculum) SEE: speculum
|
::
|
| diphtheria {n} (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract)
|
:: barnaveiki {f}
|
| diphthong {n} (complex vowel sound)
|
:: tvíhljóð {n}, tvíhljóði {m}
|
| diploid {adj} (of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome)
|
:: tvílitna
|
| diplomat {n} (person who is accredited to represent a government)
|
:: diplómat {m}, diplómati {m}
|
| diplomatic mission {n} (group of people)
|
:: sendiráð {n}
|
| diplomatist {n} (diplomat) SEE: diplomat
|
::
|
| direction {n} (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)
|
:: átt {f}, stefna {f}
|
| directions {n} (direction) SEE: direction
|
::
|
| directly {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately
|
::
|
| direct object {n} (the noun a verb is directly acting upon)
|
:: beint andlag {n}
|
| director {n} (supervisor, manager, see also: film director)
|
:: leikstjóri {m}
|
| dire wolf {n} (extinct canine)
|
:: gramúlfur {m}, ógnarúlfur {m}
|
| dirigible {n} (a self-propelled airship that can be steered)
|
:: loftskip {n}
|
| dirty {adj} (covered with or containing dirt)
|
:: óhreinn
|
| dis {v} (diss) SEE: diss
|
::
|
| dis {n} (diss) SEE: diss
|
::
|
| disaccharide {n} (a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides)
|
:: tvísykra {f}
|
| disallow {v} (to refuse to allow) SEE: forbid
|
::
|
| disappear {v} (to vanish)
|
:: hverfa
|
| disappointed {adj} (defeated of hope or expectation)
|
:: vonsvikinn, vonbrigðum
|
| disappointment {n} (emotion)
|
:: vonbrigði {n-p}
|
| disapprove {v} (to refuse to approve) SEE: reject
|
::
|
| disarm {v} (to deprive of arms)
|
:: afvopna
|
| disastrous {adj} (of the nature of a disaster; calamitous)
|
:: hrapallegur
|
| disc {n} (disk) SEE: disk
|
::
|
| Disciple {n} (one of the twelve disciples of Jesus)
|
:: lærisveinn {m}
|
| discipline {n} (controlled behaviour, self-control)
|
:: agi {m}
|
| disco {n} (discotheque)
|
:: diskó {n}, diskótek {n}
|
| disco {n} (type of music)
|
:: diskó {n}
|
| disco ball {n} (mirrored sphere)
|
:: diskókúla {f}
|
| discontent {n} (a discontented person)
|
:: einhver sem er óánægður {m}, einhver sem er óánægð {f}, eitthvað sem er óánægt, eitthvert sem er óánægt {n}, uppreisnarseggur {m}
|
| discontent {n} (dissatisfaction) SEE: dissatisfaction
|
::
|
| discontention {n} (discontent) SEE: discontent
|
::
|
| discotheque {n} (nightclub)
|
:: diskótek {n}
|
| discount {n} (reduction in price)
|
:: afsláttur {m}
|
| discourteous {adj} (impolite)
|
:: ókurteis
|
| discrepancy {n} (inconsistency)
|
:: misræmi {n}, ósamræmi {n}
|
| discrete mathematics {n} (mathematical field)
|
:: strjál stærðfræði {f}
|
| discrete topology {n} (topology on a set consisting of all subsets of that set)
|
:: sundurlaust grannmynstur {n}, strjált grannmynstur {n}
|
| discrete variable {n} (variable)
|
:: strjál breyta {f}
|
| discretionary {adj} (available at one's discretion)
|
:: geðþótta-, [chosen at will] valinn að vild {m}, [of one's own accord] að eigin ákvörðun
|
| discretization {n} (act of discretizing)
|
:: strjálun {f}
|
| discretize {v} (convert continuous space into discrete space)
|
:: strjála
|
| discrimination {n} (distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage)
|
:: mismunun {f}
|
| discus throw {n} (athletic event where a discus is thrown)
|
:: kringlukast {n}
|
| disease {n} (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction)
|
:: sjúkdómur, sýki, mein
|
| disembowel {v} (to take or let out the bowels)
|
:: aflima
|
| disgrace {n} (condition of being out of favor)
|
:: óvirðing {f}
|
| disguise {n} (attire to hide/assume an identity)
|
:: dulargervi {n}, dulbúningur {m}
|
| disguise {n} (that which masks what's beneath)
|
:: dulargervi {n}, dulbúningur {m}
|
| disguise {n} (act of disguising)
|
:: dulbúningur {m}
|
| disgusting {adj} (repulsive, distasteful)
|
:: viðbjóðslegur, ógeðslegur
|
| dish {n} (vessel for holding/serving food)
|
:: diskur {m}
|
| dish {n} (specific type of food)
|
:: réttur {m}, matarréttur {m}
|
| dishwasher {n} (machine)
|
:: uppþvottavél {f}
|
| dishwasher {n} (person)
|
:: uppvaskari {m}
|
| disjoint {adj} (having no members in common)
|
:: sundurlægur {m}, óskaraður {m}
|
| disjunction {n} (logic)
|
:: eðun {f}
|
| disjunctive {n} (disjunction) SEE: disjunction
|
::
|
| disk {n} (a thin, flat, circular plate)
|
:: diskur {m}
|
| diskette {n} (small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data) SEE: floppy disk
|
::
|
| disobedient {adj} (not obedient)
|
:: óhlýðinn
|
| disorder {n} (absence of order)
|
:: ringulreið {f}, glundroði {m}
|
| disorder {n} (physical or psychical malfunction)
|
:: röskun {f}, kvilli {m}
|
| disorient {v} (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
|
:: rugla, rugla í ríminu, gera ringlaðan, láta tapa áttum, villa um fyrir, slá út af laginu, gera áttavilltan
|
| disorientate {v} (to cause to lose orientation or direction)
|
:: rugla í ríminu, gera ringlaðan, láta tapa áttum, gera áttavilltan
|
| dispirited {adj} (without spirit) SEE: despondent
|
::
|
| displacement {n} (physics: vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component)
|
:: tilfærsla {f}
|
| disposition {n} (Temperamental makeup or habitual mood)
|
:: lund {f}
|
| diss {v} (to put someone down or show verbal disrespect)
|
:: abbast, abbast upp á, dissa [slang]
|
| diss {n} (insult or put-down)
|
:: diss {n}
|
| dissatisfaction {n} (unhappiness or discontent)
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:: óánægja {f}
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| dissect {v} (to study a dead animal's anatomy by cutting it apart)
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:: kryfja
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| dissection {n} (the act of dissecting, of cutting a dead body apart)
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:: líkskurður {m}
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| dissipated {adj} (wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure)
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:: uppurinn {m}, eyddur {m}, sóaður {m}
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| distaff {adj} (of, relating to, or characteristic of women)
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:: kven-
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| distance {n} (amount of space between two points)
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:: fjarlægð
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| distant {adj} (far off)
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:: fjarlægur
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| distilled water {n} (water that has been purified by distillation)
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:: eimað vatn
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| distress {n} ((cause of) discomfort)
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:: óþægindi {n}
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| distress {n} (serious danger)
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:: vá {f}, stórhætta {f}
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| distribute {v} (to divide into portions and dispense)
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:: deila út, útdeila, úthluta
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| distribute {v} (to supply to retail outlets)
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:: dreifa
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| distribute {v} (to deliver or pass out)
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:: útbýta, dreifa
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| distribute {v} (to scatter or spread)
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:: dreifa
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| distribute {v} (to apportion)
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:: dreifa
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| distribute {v} (to classify or separate into categories)
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:: skipta, flokka
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| distributive {adj} (math: property of functions)
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:: dreifinn {m}
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| distributivity {n} (fact of being distributive)
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:: dreifni {f}
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| ditch {n} (trench)
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:: skurður {m}, síki {n}, díki {n}, gröftur {m}, gröf {f}
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| ditransitive verb {n} (verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object)
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:: tvígild áhrifssögn {f}, tveggja andlaga sögn {f}
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| ditto {adv} (likewise) SEE: likewise
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::
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| diurnal {adj} (happening during daylight; primarily active during the day)
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:: dagdýr
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| dive {v} (to swim under water)
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:: kafa
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| diver {n} (someone who dives)
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:: kafari {m}
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| diverse {adj} (different)
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:: fjölbreyttur, margvíslegur
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| diversity {n} (quality of being diverse; difference)
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:: fjölbreytni
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| divest {v} (undress) SEE: undress
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::
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| divide {v} (split into two or more parts)
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:: hluta
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| divide and conquer {v} (Divide and conquer)
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:: deila og drottna
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| divide and rule {v} (Divide and conquer)
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:: deila og drottna
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| dividend {n} (arithmetic: a number or expression)
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:: deilistofn {m}
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| dividend {n} (finance: a payment of money by a company to its shareholders)
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:: arður {m}
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| divine {adj} (of or pertaining to a god)
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:: guðdómlegur
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| divine service {n} (a service of public Christian worship)
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:: guðsþjónusta {f}
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| diving board {n} (springboard) SEE: springboard
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::
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| divisibility {n} (property of being divisible)
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:: deilanleiki {m}
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| divisible {adj} (capable of being divided)
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:: deilanlegur
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| divisible {adj} (of an integer, that when divided leaves no remainder)
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:: deilanlegur
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| division {n} (act or process of dividing anything)
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:: skipting {f}, niðurskipting {f}, deiling {f}
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| division {n} (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another)
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:: deiling {f}
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| division {n} (large military unit)
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:: herdeild {f}, deild {f}
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| division {n} (section of a large company)
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:: deild {f}
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| division {n} (biology: taxonomic classification of plants)
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:: skipting {f}, fylking {f}
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| division sign {n} (Symbol)
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:: deilingarmerki {n}
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| divisor {n} (arithmetic: a number or expression)
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:: deilir {m}
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| divorce {n} (legal dissolution of a marriage)
|
:: skilnaður {m}, hjónaskilnaður {m}
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| divorcée {n} (a divorced woman)
|
:: fráskilin kona {f}
|
| divorcee {n} (a person divorced)
|
:: fráskilinn karlmaður {m}
|
| divvy up {v} (divide) SEE: divide
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::
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| Djibouti {prop} (Republic of Djibouti)
|
:: Djíbútí {n}
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| Djiboutian {n} (person)
|
:: Djíbúti, Djíbútar
|
| déjà vu {n} (something which one has or suspects to have seen or experienced before)
|
:: déjà vu
|
| DNA {n} (abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (see deoxyribonucleic acid for full forms))
|
:: DNA {n} DKS {n}
|
| do {v} (perform, execute)
|
:: gera, gjöra
|
| doable {adj} (possible to do) SEE: feasible
|
::
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| docent {n} (teacher or lecturer in university)
|
:: dósent {m}
|
| doctor {n} (person who has attained a doctorate)
|
:: læknir {m}, doktor {m}
|
| doctor {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian
|
::
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| doctor {n} (medical doctor) SEE: physician
|
::
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| doctorate {n} (highest degree awarded by a university faculty)
|
:: doktorsgráða {f}
|
| doctor's office {n} (clinic of a doctor)
|
:: læknastofa {f}
|
| document {n} (original or official paper)
|
:: skjal {n}
|
| documentary {adj} (of, related to or based on documents/that serves to document something)
|
:: heimilda-
|
| documentary {n} (documentary film)
|
:: heimildamynd {f}
|
| documentation {n} (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program)
|
:: hjálparskjöl
|
| dodecagon {n} (geometry)
|
:: tólfhyrningur {m}
|
| dodecahedron {n} (a polyhedron with 12 faces)
|
:: tólfflötungur {m}
|
| Dodecanese {prop} (an island chain consisting of twelve main islands)
|
:: Tylftareyjar
|
| dodo {n} (Raphus cucullatus)
|
:: dúdúfugl {m}
|
| dog {n} (slang: man) SEE: guy
|
::
|
| dog {n} (animal)
|
:: hundur {m}
|
| dogfish {n} (bowfin) SEE: bowfin
|
::
|
| dogfish {n} (small sharks of the Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae families)
|
:: háfur {m}
|
| doggerel {adj} (of a crude or irregular construction)
|
:: illa kveðinn {m}, stirðkveðinn {m}
|
| doggerel {adj} (comic or humorous verse)
|
:: [of humorous style and irregular construction] kímilegur í stíl og óreglulegur að formi til
|
| doggerel {n} (comic or humorous verse)
|
:: hnoð {n}, leirburður {m}, leirrensli {n}, lélegur kveðskapur {m}, lélegur skáldskapur {m}, vondur kveðskapur {m}
|
| doghouse {n} (kennel) SEE: kennel
|
::
|
| dog shit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) SEE: bullshit
|
::
|
| dog shit {n} (fecal matter produced by a dog)
|
:: hundaskítur {m}
|
| dogshit {n} (dog excrement) SEE: dog shit
|
::
|
| doldrum {adj} (boring, uninteresting) SEE: boring
|
::
|
| doldrums {n} (part of the ocean near the equator)
|
:: kyrrabelti {n}
|
| dole {n} (unemployment benefit)
|
:: atvinnuleysisbætur {f-p}
|
| doll {n} (a toy in the form of a human)
|
:: dúkka {f}, brúða {f}
|
| dollar {n} (designation for specific currency)
|
:: dollari {m}
|
| dollhouse {n} (miniature house for dolls) SEE: doll's house
|
::
|
| doll's house {n} (miniature house for dolls)
|
:: dúkkuhús {n}
|
| dolly {n} (doll) SEE: doll
|
::
|
| dolphin {n} (aquatic mammal)
|
:: höfrungur
|
| domain {n} ((mathematics) the set on which a function is defined)
|
:: formengi {n}, frámengi {n}, skilgreiningarmengi {n}, óðal {n}
|
| dome {n} (architectural element)
|
:: hvolfþak {m}
|
| domestic violence {n} (violence committed in a domestic setting)
|
:: heimilisofbeldi {n}
|
| Dominic {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Dóminik {m}
|
| Dominica {prop} (Commonwealth of Dominica)
|
:: Dóminíka
|
| Dominican {n} (person from Dominican Republic)
|
:: Dóminíki, Dóminíkar
|
| Dominican {n} (person from Dominica)
|
:: Dóminíkumaður, Dóminíkumenn
|
| Dominican {adj} (from the Dominican Republic)
|
:: dóminískur
|
| Dominican Republic {prop} (country in the Caribbean)
|
:: Dóminíska lýðveldið
|
| don {n} (professor) SEE: professor
|
::
|
| Donald Duck {prop} (Disney character)
|
:: Andrés Önd {m}
|
| donkey {n} (a domestic animal, see also: ass)
|
:: asni
|
| Don Quixote {prop} (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel)
|
:: Don Kíkóti {m}
|
| don't {v} (do not)
|
:: ekki + infinitive
|
| don't count your chickens before they're hatched {proverb} (don't count on things if you don't have them yet)
|
:: hrósa happi of snemma (count one's chickens before they're hatched), ekki er sopið kálið þótt í ausuna sé komið (the cabbage isn't in the mouth though it is in the ladle), ekki er sopið kálið þó í ausuna sé komið (the cabbage isn't in the mouth though it is in the ladle), fyrr skal fuglinn veiddur en steiktur (the bird shall be caught before it's cooked)
|
| don't let the door hit you on the way out {phrase} (good riddance) SEE: good riddance
|
::
|
| don't look a gift horse in the mouth {proverb} (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
|
:: ekki vera vanþakklátur
|
| don't mention it {phrase} (it is too trivial to warrant thanks)
|
:: ekki minnast á það, ekki að nefna það
|
| donut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough) SEE: doughnut
|
::
|
| doofer {n} (remote control for a television) SEE: remote control
|
::
|
| doomsday {n}
|
:: Dómsdagur
|
| door {n} (portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle)
|
:: dyr, hurð {f}
|
| do-or-die {adj} (desperate effort)
|
:: duga eða drepast
|
| door frame {n} (frame into which a door is fitted)
|
:: dyrakarmur {m}
|
| door handle {n} (mechanism used to open or close a door)
|
:: húnn {m}
|
| doorhandle {n} (door handle) SEE: door handle
|
::
|
| doorknob {n} (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
|
:: húnn {m}
|
| dopamine {n} (the neurotransmitter)
|
:: dópamín {n}
|
| dope fiend {n} (drug addict) SEE: drug addict
|
::
|
| dormer {n} (dormer-window) SEE: dormer-window
|
::
|
| dormer {n} (roofed projection)
|
:: kvistur {m}
|
| dormer-window {n} (upright window in a roof)
|
:: kvistgluggi {m}
|
| dormitory {n} (room for sleeping)
|
:: svefnsalur {m}, [usually for students] heimavist {f}, kojuherbergi {n}
|
| dormitory {n} (building or part thereof)
|
:: heimavist {f}
|
| dormouse {n} (rodent)
|
:: heslimús
|
| dorsal fin {n} (fin on a marine animal's back)
|
:: bakuggi {m}
|
| DOS {prop} (Disk Operating System)
|
:: diskstýrikerfi {n}
|
| dot {n} (small spot or mark)
|
:: punktur {m}
|
| dot {n} (diacritical mark)
|
:: depill {m}
|
| do the dishes {v} (to wash up dishes)
|
:: vaska upp
|
| do the trick {v} (to work)
|
:: duga, nægja
|
| dot matrix printer {n} (type of printer)
|
:: punktaprentari {m}, nálaprentari {m}
|
| dot product {n} (scalar product) SEE: scalar product
|
::
|
| double bed {n} (a bed designed for two adults)
|
:: hjónarúm, tvíbreitt rúm {n}
|
| double bogey {n} (score)
|
:: skrambi {m}
|
| double chin {n} (a layer of fat under the chin)
|
:: undirhaka {f}
|
| double-dealer {n} (one who double deals)
|
:: tvöfaldur í roðinu {m}
|
| double-edged sword {n} (idiomatic)
|
:: tvíeggjað sverð {n}
|
| double negative {n} (phrase in which there are two negative words)
|
:: tvöföld neitun {f}
|
| double room {n} (hotel room with two beds or one double bed)
|
:: hjónaherbergi {n}, herbergi með tvíbreiðu rúmi {n}
|
| double-u {n} (name of the letter W, w)
|
:: tvöfalt vaff
|
| doubt {v} (to lack confidence in)
|
:: efa, efast
|
| doubt {n} (disbelief or uncertainty (about something))
|
:: efasemd {f}, efi {m}, vafi {m}
|
| dough {n} (mix of flour and other ingredients)
|
:: deig {n}
|
| doughnut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
|
:: kleinuhringur {m}
|
| dove {n} (bird of the family Columbidae)
|
:: dúfa {f}
|
| dove's-foot {n} (columbine) SEE: columbine
|
::
|
| dowel {n}
|
:: pinni {m}, láspinni, blindingur {m}, blindnagli {m}, blindingi {m}, [wood dowel] tréblindingi {m}, [wooden dowel] trétappi {m}
|
| down {adv} (from a high to a low position, downwards)
|
:: niður
|
| down {n} (soft, immature feathers)
|
:: dúnn
|
| downcast {adj} (feeling despondent)
|
:: gneypur
|
| downhill {adj} (easy) SEE: easy
|
::
|
| downing {n} (defeat) SEE: defeat
|
::
|
| download {n} (file transfer to the local computer)
|
:: niðurhal {n}
|
| download {v} (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one)
|
:: niðurhala, hlaða niður
|
| down-to-earth {adj} (practical; realistic)
|
:: jarðbundinn {m}
|
| downtown {n} (either the lower, or the business center of a city or town)
|
:: miðborg {f}, miðbær {m}
|
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak English? (English specifically))
|
:: talar þú ensku
|
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language))
|
:: talar þú íslensku?
|
| dozen {n} (twelve)
|
:: tylft {f}, dúsin {n}, dúsín {f}
|
| draft {n} (depth of water needed to float ship)
|
:: djúprista {f}
|
| draft animal {n} (draught animal) SEE: draught animal
|
::
|
| drag {n} (street) SEE: street
|
::
|
| dragger {n} (nautical: trawler) SEE: trawler
|
::
|
| dragon {n} (mythical creature)
|
:: dreki {m}, lindormur {m}
|
| dragoon {n} (horse soldier)
|
:: dragóni {m}
|
| drag queen {n} (male who dresses up in women's clothing)
|
:: dragdrottning {f}, kjólasveinn {m}
|
| dragster {n} (drag queen) SEE: drag queen
|
::
|
| drain {n} (conduit for liquids)
|
:: ræsi
|
| dramatist {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright
|
::
|
| dramatization {n} (the act of dramatizing)
|
:: leikgerð {f}
|
| dramatization {n} (a version that has been dramatized)
|
:: leikgerð {f}
|
| drape {n} (curtain, drapery) SEE: curtain
|
::
|
| draught animal {n} (animal used to pull heavy objects)
|
:: dráttardýr {n}
|
| draughts {n} (game for two players)
|
:: dammur {m}, dammtafl {n}
|
| draw {v} (to produce a picture)
|
:: teikna
|
| draw {n} (tie as a result of a game)
|
:: jafntefli {n}
|
| draw {v} (to cause) SEE: cause
|
::
|
| draw {v} (to disembowel) SEE: disembowel
|
::
|
| drawbridge {n} (bridge which can be raised)
|
:: vindubrú {f}
|
| drawer {n} (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)
|
:: skúffa {f}
|
| drawers {n} (plural of drawer) SEE: drawer
|
::
|
| dream {n} (imaginary events seen while sleeping)
|
:: draumur {m}
|
| dream {v} (see imaginary events while sleeping)
|
:: dreyma
|
| dream {v} (daydream) SEE: daydream
|
::
|
| dreamer {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird
|
::
|
| dreamish {adj} (resembling a dream) SEE: dreamlike
|
::
|
| dreamlessness {n} (lack of dreams)
|
:: draumleysi {n}
|
| dreamlike {adj} (like something from a dream)
|
:: draumkenndur, draumi líkur, dreymandi
|
| dreamy {adj} (resembling a dream) SEE: dreamlike
|
::
|
| dreary {adj} (drab)
|
:: drungalegur
|
| dreggy {adj} (muddy) SEE: muddy
|
::
|
| dreggy {adj} (containing dregs or lees)
|
:: syrjóttur
|
| dregs {n} (settled sediment)
|
:: dreggjar {m-p}, botnfall {n}
|
| dregs {n} (the worst and lowest)
|
:: sori {m}, úrhrak {n}
|
| drenched {adj} (completely wet; sodden)
|
:: holdvotur
|
| dress {v} (to clothe (something or somebody))
|
:: klæða
|
| dress {v} (to clothe oneself)
|
:: klæða sig
|
| dress {n} (item of clothing worn by a woman)
|
:: kjóll {m}
|
| dress {n} (apparel)
|
:: klæðnaður {m}, fatnaður, föt {n-p}
|
| dressed to the nines {adj} (very fancily or formally dressed)
|
:: vel til fara
|
| dressing-down {n} (reprimand) SEE: reprimand
|
::
|
| drift {n} (shallow place in a river) SEE: ford
|
::
|
| driftwood {n} (floating piece of wood)
|
:: rekaviður {m}
|
| drill {v} (to make a hole)
|
:: bora
|
| drill {n} (tool)
|
:: bor {m}
|
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth)
|
:: drekka
|
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages)
|
:: drekka
|
| drink {n} (served beverage)
|
:: drykkur
|
| drink {n} (served alcoholic beverage)
|
:: drykkur
|
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth)
|
:: drekka
|
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages)
|
:: drekka
|
| drink-driving {n} (drink-driving) SEE: drunk driving
|
::
|
| drinking game {n} (game involving drinking)
|
:: drykkjuleikur {m}
|
| drinking horn {n} (drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn)
|
:: drykkjarhorn {n}
|
| drinking straw {n} (a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk)
|
:: drykkjarrör {n}, rör {n}
|
| drinking water {n} (water for humans)
|
:: drykkjarvatn {n}
|
| drive {v} (operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle))
|
:: aka
|
| drive {v} (to travel by operating a motorized vehicle)
|
:: keyra
|
| driver {n} (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus)
|
:: ökumaður {m}, bílstjóri {m}
|
| driver {n} (program acting as interface between an application and hardware)
|
:: rekill {m}
|
| driver's licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license
|
::
|
| driver's license {n} (documenting permitting a person to drive)
|
:: ökuskírteini {n}, ökuleyfi {n}, [have a driver's license] hafa bílpróf
|
| driving licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license
|
::
|
| driving under the influence {n} (drunk driving) SEE: drunk driving
|
::
|
| drizzle {n} (light rain)
|
:: úði {m}
|
| dromedary {n} (single-humped camel)
|
:: drómedari {m}
|
| drop {n} (small mass of liquid)
|
:: dropi {m}
|
| drop {v} (to allow to fall from one's grasp)
|
:: detta
|
| drop in the bucket {n} (an effort or action having very little influence, especially as compared to a huge problem)
|
:: dropi í hafið
|
| drop in the ocean {n} (drop in the bucket) SEE: drop in the bucket
|
::
|
| droplet {n} (very small drop)
|
:: dropi {m}, smádropi {m}, smádropi {m}
|
| drought {n} (period of unusually low rain fall)
|
:: þurrkar {m}
|
| drown {v} (to be suffocated in fluid)
|
:: drukkna
|
| drown one's sorrows {v} (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings)
|
:: drekkja sorgum sínum
|
| drowsiness {n} (State of being drowsy)
|
:: höfgi {m}
|
| drug {n} (psychoactive substance ingested for recreational use, especially illegal and addictive one)
|
:: eiturlyf {n}, fíkniefni {n}
|
| drug addict {n} (person with a chemical or psychological dependency on drugs)
|
:: dópisti {m}
|
| drug dealer {n} (person who illegally sells drugs)
|
:: eiturlyfjasali {m}, díler {m}
|
| drugstore {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy
|
::
|
| drum {n} (musical instrument)
|
:: tromma {f}
|
| drum {n} (hollow, cylindrical object)
|
:: tromla {f}
|
| drum {v} (to beat a drum)
|
:: tromma
|
| drum {v} (to beat with a rapid succession of strokes)
|
:: tromma
|
| drum {v} (to review to establish memorization)
|
:: berja
|
| drummer {n} (one who plays the drums)
|
:: trommuleikari {m}, trommari {m}
|
| drumstick {n} (stick used to play drums)
|
:: trommukjuði {m}
|
| drunk {adj} (intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol)
|
:: fullur {m}, drukkinn {m}
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| drunkard {n} (person who is habitually drunk) SEE: drunk
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::
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| drunk driving {n} (driving under the influence of alcohol)
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:: ölvunarakstur {m}
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| drunkenness {n} (state of being drunk)
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:: ölvun {f}, drykkjuskapur {m}, óregla {f}, ölæði {n}
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| drunkness {n} (drunkenness) SEE: drunkenness
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::
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| drupe {n} (stone fruit) SEE: stone fruit
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::
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| dry {adj} (free from liquid or moisture)
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:: þurr
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| dry {v} (to become dry)
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:: þorna
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| dry {v} (to make dry)
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:: þurrka
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| drydock {n} (dock that can be drained of water)
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:: þurrkví {f}
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| dryer {n} (household appliance for drying clothing)
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:: þurrkari {m}
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| dryer {n} (hairdryer) SEE: hairdryer
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| dry ice {n} (carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state)
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:: þurrís {m}, kolsýruís {m}, kolsýrusnjór {m}
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| dub {v} (to confer knighthood)
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:: slá til riddara
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| dub {v} (to name, to entitle, to call)
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:: nefna
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| dub {v} (to add sound to film or change audio on film)
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:: hljóðsetja
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| dub {v} (to replace soundtrack of a film with translation)
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:: hljóðsetja, döbba [colloquial, non-standard]
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| Dubai {prop} (one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates)
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:: Dúbæ
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| Dublin {prop} (the capital of the Republic of Ireland)
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:: Dyflinn {f}
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| duchess {n} (female spouse or widow of a duke)
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:: hertogaynja {f}
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| duchess {n} (female ruler of a duchy)
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:: hertogaynja {f}
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| duchy {n} (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess)
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:: hertogadæmi {n}
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| duck {n} (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
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:: önd {f}, aliönd {f} [domesticated]
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| Duckburg {prop} (fictional city where Donald Duck lives)
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:: Andabær {m}
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| duckface {n} (facial expression)
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:: öndlit {n}
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| duckling {n} (young duck)
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:: andarungi {m}
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| duck soup {n} (something which is easy) SEE: piece of cake
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| ductus deferens {n} (vas deferens) SEE: vas deferens
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| dude {n} (colloquial: man)
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:: gaur {m}
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| dude {n} (colloquial: term of address for a young man)
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:: gaur {m}
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| dudette {n} (female equivalent of dude)
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:: gella {f}
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| due process {n} (legal concept)
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:: sanngjörn málsmeðferð {f}, tilhlýðileg málsmeðferð {f}
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| duke {n} (male ruler of a duchy)
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:: hertogi {m}
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| duke {n} (male holder of a dukedom)
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:: hertogi {m}
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| dulcour {n} (sweetness; dulcitude; suavitude) SEE: sweetness
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::
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| dulse {n} (reddish brown seaweed that is eaten)
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:: söl {n}
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| dumb {adj} (unable to speak) SEE: mute
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::
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| dumbledore {n} (beetle) SEE: beetle
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::
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| dumbledore {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee
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::
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| dumbledore {n} (dandelion) SEE: dandelion
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::
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| dummy {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier
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::
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| dumpling {n} (food)
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:: bögglar {m-p}
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| dun {n} (colour)
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:: grámórautt {n}
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| dunce {n}
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:: tossi {m}
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| dune {n} (a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind)
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:: sandhóll {m}
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| dung {n} (manure)
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:: mykja {f}
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| dung beetle {n} (insect of the family Scarabaeidae)
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:: tordýfill {m}
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| dungeon {n} (underground prison or vault)
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:: dýflissa {f}
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| duo {n} (twosome, especially musicians)
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:: dúó {n}, par {n}
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| duologue {n} (conversation between two persons)
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:: tvítal {n}
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| Durex {n} (condom) SEE: condom
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::
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| Durex {prop} (adhesive tape) SEE: adhesive tape
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::
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| durian {n} (fruit)
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:: dáraaldin {m}
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| dusk {n} (period of time at the end of day when sun is below the horizon but before full onset of night)
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:: ljósaskipti {f}, húm {m}, rökkur {n}
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| dusk {v} (to grow dusk)
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:: rökkva, húma, dimma
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| dusky {adj} (dark-skinned) SEE: dark-skinned
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::
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| dust {n} (fine, dry particles)
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:: ryk {n}, duft {n}
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| dust jacket {n} (detachable protective cover of a book)
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:: kápa {f}
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| dustman {n} (garbage collector) SEE: garbage collector
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::
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| dustpan {n} (flat scoop for assembling dust)
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:: fægiskófla {f}
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| dusty {adj} (covered with dust)
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:: rykfallinn
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| Dutch {adj} (of the Netherlands, people, or language)
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:: hollenskur {m}, niðurlenskur {m}
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| Dutch {prop} (the Dutch language)
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:: hollenska
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| Dutch {n} (people from the Netherlands)
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:: Hollendingur {m}
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| Dutch clover {n} (Trifolium repens) SEE: white clover
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::
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| Dutchman {n} (a Dutch man)
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:: Hollendingur {m}, Niðurlendingur {m}
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| Dutchwoman {n} (a Dutch woman)
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:: [not gender specific] Hollendingur {m}
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| duty {n} (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do)
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:: kvöð {f}, skylda {f}
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| duvet {n} (quilt)
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:: sæng {f}
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| dwarf {n} (being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit)
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:: dvergur {m}
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| dwarf {n} (small person)
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:: dvergur {m}
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| dwarf birch {n} (dwarf birch)
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:: fjalldrapi {m}, drapi {m}, hrís {n}
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| dweller {n} (inhabitant) SEE: inhabitant
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::
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| dwindle {v} ((intransitive) to decrease, shrink, vanish)
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:: dvína
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| dyadic {adj} (pertaining to the number two)
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:: tvíunda-
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| dyadic operation {n} (two-operand operation) SEE: binary operation
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::
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| dye {n} (a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied)
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:: litur {m}, litarefni {n}
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| dye {v} (to colour with dye)
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:: lita
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| dye {n} (die) SEE: die
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::
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| dyed {adj} (colored with dye)
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:: litað
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| dyke {n} (ditch) SEE: ditch
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::
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| dynamic {adj} (computing: happening at runtime instead of at compile time)
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:: kviklegur {m}, kvik-
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| dynamite {n} (class of explosives)
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:: dýnamít
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| dynasty {n} (A series of rulers or dynasts from one family)
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:: konungsætt {f}, keisaraætt {f}
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| dyscalculia {n} (pathology: difficulty with numbers)
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:: talnablinda {f}, reikniblinda {f}
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| dysentery {n} (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)
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:: iðrakreppa {f}, blóðkreppusótt {f}, blóðfallssótt {n}, blóðsótt {n}
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| dyslalia {n} (difficulty in talking due to a structural abnormality)
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:: mállýti {n}
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| dyslexia {n} (learning disability)
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:: lesblinda {f}
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| dyslexic {adj} (of or pertaining to dyslexia)
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:: lesblindu-
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| dyslexic {adj} (having dyslexia)
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:: lesblindur
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| dyslexic {n} (a person who has dyslexia)
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:: lesblindur (adjective)
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| dysostosis {n} (disorder of the development of bone)
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:: beinarýrð {f}
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| dyspnea {n} (difficult respiration)
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:: mæði {f}
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| dysprosium {n} (chemical element)
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:: dysprósín
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