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pachyderm {n} (member of the group Pachydermata) :: þykkskinnungur {m}
pacific {adj} (calm, peaceful, see also: calm; peaceful) :: friðsæll {m}, kyrrlátur {m}, kyrr {m}
Pacific Ocean {prop} (the world's largest body of water) :: Kyrrahaf {n}
Pacific Rim {prop} (lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean) :: Kyrrahafsjaðar {m-p}
pacifier {n} (for a baby) :: snuð {n}, snudda {f}
pacifist {adj} :: friðarsinni {n}
package {n} (something which is packed) :: pakki {m}, böggull {m}
package {v} (to pack) :: pakka
pack animal {n} (animal used to carry heavy items) SEE: beast of burden ::
packed lunch {n} (picnic meal) :: nesti {n}
packet {n} (small pack) :: pakki {m}
padawan {n} (any apprentice or student) SEE: apprentice ::
paddle {v} (to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument) :: [using a paddle] paddla, [using oars] róa
paddy {n} (wet land where rice grows) :: hrísgrjónaakur {m}
paddy field {n} (field where rice is grown) SEE: paddy ::
pagan {n} (person not adhering to a main world religion) :: heiðingi {m}
paganism {n} (local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity) :: heiðni {f}
page {n} (boy child) SEE: boy ::
page {n} (Internet: web page) SEE: web page ::
pageant {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant ::
pahoehoe {n} (form of lava flow) :: helluhraun {n}
pail {n} (bucket) SEE: bucket ::
pain {n} (ache or bodily suffering) :: sársauki {m}, verkur {m}
paint {n} (substance) :: málning {f}
paint {n} (paints: set of containers or blocks of paints of different colours) :: málning {f}, litir {m-p}
paint {v} (apply paint to) :: mála
paint {v} (practise the art of painting pictures) :: mála
paintbrush {n} (thin brush) :: pensill {m}
painting {n} (an illustration or artwork using paint) :: málverk {n}
pair {n} (number of things resembling one another, or belonging together) SEE: set ::
pair {n} (two similar or identical things) :: par {n}
pair {n} (poker hand) :: tvenna {f}, par {n}
pair of binoculars {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars ::
pair of compasses {n} (tool used to draw circles) :: sirkill {m}, hringfari {m}
pair of eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
pair of glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
pair of scissors {n} (scissors) SEE: scissors ::
pair of specs {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
pair of spectacles {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles ::
pair of tongs {n} (tongs) SEE: tongs ::
pair of tweezers {n} (tweezers) SEE: tweezers ::
pajamas {n} (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) :: náttföt
Pakistan {prop} (country in South Asia) :: Pakistan
palace {n} (large, lavish residence) :: palata {f}; höll {f}
Palace of Westminster {prop} (building in London housing the House of Commons and House of Lords) :: Westminsterhöll {f}
palatal {adj} ((phonetics) articulated at the hard palate) :: framgómmæltur
pale {adj} (light in color) :: fölur
palea {n} (zoology: pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird) SEE: dewlap ::
paleness {n} (condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color) :: fölvi {m}
paleoclimate {n} (the climate of the Earth at a specified point in geologic time) :: fornveðurfar {n}
paleography {n} (study of old forms of writing) :: handritafræði
paleontologist {n} (one who studies paleontology) :: steingervingafræðingur {m}
paleontology {n} (study of prehistoric forms of life) :: steingervingafræði {f}
Palestine {prop} (geographic region) :: Palestína {f}
Palestine {prop} (West Bank and Gaza Strip collectively) :: Palestína {f}
palimpsest {n} (manuscript scraped clean for reuse) :: uppskafningur {m}, skafið handrit {n}
palimpsest {n} (astronomy: Circular features believed to be lunar craters obliterated by volcanic activity) :: skafgígur {m}
palindrome {n} (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) :: samhverfa {f}
palladium {n} (chemical element) :: palladín {n}
Pallas's gull {n} (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) :: fiskimáfur {m}
pallidity {n} (state of being) SEE: pallor ::
pallor {n} (paleness; want of color; pallidity) :: fölvi {m}
palm {n} (inner, concave part of hand) :: lófi {m}
palm {n} (palm tree) SEE: palm tree ::
palmtop {n} (personal digital assistant) SEE: personal digital assistant ::
palm tree {n} (tropical tree) :: pálmatré {n}, pálmi {m}
Palmyra {prop} (ancient city) :: Palmýra
palomino {n} (horse) :: leirljós {n}
palsy {n} (complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part) :: lömun {f}
pamphlet {n} (booklet) SEE: booklet ::
pan {n} (flat vessel used for cooking, see also: frying pan) :: panna {f}
Pan {prop} (Greek god of nature) :: Pan
panacea {n} (remedy believed to cure all disease) :: undralyf {n}, kynjalyf
panacea {n} (something that will solve all problems) :: allra meina bót {f}, töfraformúla
Panama {prop} (country) :: Panama
pancake {n} (thin batter cake) :: pönnukaka {f}
pancreas {n} (gland near the stomach) :: bris {n}, briskirtill {m}
panda {n} (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, see also: giant panda) :: panda {f}, pandabjörn {m}, pandabirna {f}, bambusbjörn {m}
panda {n} (police car) SEE: police car ::
panda bear {n} (panda) SEE: panda ::
pandemic {adj} (epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population) :: heimsfaraldur
pandemic {n} (disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population) :: heimsfaraldur {m}
pandemonium {n} (chaos; tumultuous or lawless violence) :: ringlulreið {f}
pander {n} (pimp or procurer) SEE: pimp ::
pandiculation {n} (stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities as when fatigued and drowsy) :: syfjuteygjur {f-p}, morgunteygjur {f-p}
panegyric {n} (formal speech or opus publicly praising someone or something) :: lofgerð {f}, [praise in speech] lof í ræðu {n}, [praise in writing] lof í riti {n}, [praise in poetry] lofkvæði {n}
panhandle {n} (handle of a pan) :: pönnuskaft {n}
panic {n} (overpowering fright) :: læti
panic attack {n} (sudden period of intense anxiety) :: felmtursröskun
pannier {n} (large basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal) :: þverbakskarfa {f}, hliðarkarfa {f}
pant {n} (a pair of pants) SEE: pants ::
pant {n} (a quick breathing) :: más
pant {v} (to breathe quickly or in a labored manner) :: mása
pantheism {n} (belief that the universe is divine) :: algyðistrú
pantheist {n} (person who believes in pantheism) :: algyðistrúarmaður {m}
panther {n} (big cat with black fur) :: pardusdýr {n}
pantomime {n} (gesturing without speaking) :: látbragðsleikur {m}
pants {n} (garment covering the body from the waist downwards) :: buxur {f-p}
papa {n} (Father (familiar, conversational)) SEE: dad ::
paper {n} (sheet material) :: pappír {m}
paper {adj} (made of paper) :: pappírs-, pappa-
paper {n} (newspaper) SEE: newspaper ::
paper {v} (to document) SEE: document ::
paper aeroplane {n} (toy aeroplane made by folding up a sheet of paper) :: pappírsflugvél {f}
paper airplane {n} (paper aeroplane) SEE: paper aeroplane ::
paperback {n} :: pappírskilja {f}
paperboy {n} (male who delivers newspapers) :: blaðburðardrengur {m}, blaðadrengur {m}, [more generally] blaðberi {m}
paper clip {n} (paper clip) :: bréfaklemma
papist {n} (slur: Roman Catholic) :: pápisti {m}
Papua New Guinea {prop} (country in Oceania) :: Papúa Nýja-Gínea {f}
parabola {n} (a conic section) :: fleygbogi
parachute {n} (a device designed to control the fall of an object) :: fallhlíf
parachuting {n} (sport) :: fallhlífastökk {n}
paracusia {n} (hallucination involving sound perception without an auditory stimulus) :: heyrnarglöp {n-p}, misheyrn {f}
parade {n} (organized procession) :: skrúðganga {f}
paradigm {n} (way of viewing reality) :: hugarfar {n}
paradigm {n} (example serving as a model or pattern) :: fyrirmynd {f}, viðmið {n}
paradigm {n} (linguistics: all forms which contain a common element) :: beygingardæmi {n}
paradigm shift {n} :: hugarfarsbreyting {f}
paradise {n} (heaven) :: himinn {m}, paradís {f}
paradise {n} :: paradís {f}
paraffin {n} (kerosene) SEE: kerosene ::
Paraguay {prop} (country in South America) :: Paragvæ
parallax {n} :: hliðrun {f}, sýndarhliðrun {f}, sýndarfærsla {f}, sjónstöðumunur {m}
parallel {adj} (computing: processing multipe tasks at the same time) :: samhliða {m}
parallel circuit {n} (electrical circuit) :: affallsrás {f}, hliðtengd rás {f}
paralysis {n} (loss of muscle control) :: lömun {f}
parametric equation {n} (equations that define coordinates of dependent variables of a curve or surface) :: stikajafna {f}, hlaupajafna {f}
paranoia {n} (A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) :: vænisýki {f}
paranoiac {n} (somebody who has paranoia) SEE: paranoid ::
paranoid {adj} (of, related to, or suffering from paranoia) :: vænisjúkur
paranoid schizophrenia {n} (form of schizophrenia accompanied by delusions) :: ofsóknargeðklofi
paraphilia {n} (sexual deviation) :: kynlífsafbrigði {f}
paraplegia {n} (paralysed condition) :: þverlömun {f}, lömun fyrir neðan mitti {f}
paraplegic {adj} (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) :: þverlamaður {m}, lamaður fyrir neðan mitti {m}
paraplegic {n} (person who suffers from paraplegia) :: maður lamaður fyrir neðan mitti {m}
parasite {n} (useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back) :: sníkjudýr {n}, afæta {f}
parasite {n} ((generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing resources from another living organism) :: sníkill {m}, sníkjudýr {n}
parasiticide {n} (substance used to kill parasites) :: sníkladeyðir {m}
parathyroid gland {n} (any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck) :: kalkkirtill {m}
parcel {n} (package wrapped for shipment) :: pakki {m}
pardon {interj} (interjection, request to repeat) :: ha?, hvað sagðirðu?
pardonable {adj} (capable of being pardoned) :: fyrirgefanlegur {m}
parent {n} (person from whom one is descended) :: foreldri {n}
parent {n} :: foreldrar {p}
parenthesis {n} (either of a pair of brackets ( )) :: svigi {m}
parent-in-law {n} (mother-in-law or father-in-law) :: tengdaforeldrar {m-p}
parents {n} (one's parents) :: foreldrar {m-p}
parhelion {n} (bright spot in the sky due to refraction of the sun by ice crystals) SEE: sun dog ::
Paris {prop} (capital of France) :: París {f}
park {n} (ground for recreation) :: lystigarður {m}, skrúðgarður {m}, garður {m}
park {v} (bring to a halt) :: leggja, parkera
parking garage {n} (building) :: bílastæðahús {n} [separate building], bílakjallari {m} [underground], bílastæðakjallari {m} [underground]
parking lot {n} (open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use) :: bílastæði
parking space {n} (space in which a vehicle can be parked) :: stæði {n}
Parkinson's disease {n} (Parkinson's disease) :: Parkinsons veiki {f}
parlance {n} (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) :: talsmáti {m}, málvenja {f}, málfar {n}, mál {n}
parliament {n} (institution with elected or appointed members) :: þing {n}
Parliament {prop} (parliament) SEE: parliament ::
parlous {adj} (attended with peril) SEE: dangerous ::
parody {n} (expression making fun of something else) :: skopstæling
parole {n} (law: a release of (a prisoner)) :: reynslulausn {f}
parrot {n} (kind of bird) :: páfagaukur {m}
parrot {n} (person who repeats what was said) :: hermikráka {f}, eftirherma {f}
parrot {n} (puffin) SEE: puffin ::
parse {v} ((computing) to split data into pieces) :: þátta
parser {n} (computer program) :: þáttari {m}
parsley {n} (plant Petroselinum crispum) :: steinselja
parsnip {n} (the edible root of Pastinaca sativa) :: pastínakka {f}
part {n} (math: factor) SEE: factor ::
part {n} (fraction of a whole) :: hluti {m}, partur {m}
part {v} (to leave the company of) :: fara
Parthenon {prop} (ancient temple to Athena) :: Meyjarhofið {n}
parthenophobia {n} (fear of virgins) :: meyjafælni {f}
Parthia {prop} ((historical) region) :: Parþía
partial fraction {n} (mathematics: any of several fractions to the sum of which a single fraction is equal) :: stofnbrot {n}
partial function {n} (mathematics: a function whose domain is a subset of the set on which it is formally defined) :: hlutskilgreint fall {n}
participant {n} (one who participates) :: þátttakandi {m}
participial {n} (participle) SEE: participle ::
participle {n} (verb form) :: lýsingarháttur {m}
particle {n} (word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech) :: smáorð {n}
particle accelerator {n} (a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds) :: hraðall {m}, öreindahraðall {m}
particle physics {n} (particle physics) :: öreindafræði
particular {adj} (known only to an individual person or group) SEE: confidential ::
particularity {n} (fastidiousness) SEE: fastidiousness ::
particularly {adv} (especially) :: sérstaklega
partisan {n} (member of a body of detached light troops) SEE: guerrilla ::
partitive {n} (partitive case) :: deildarfall {n}
partitive case {n} (case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb) SEE: partitive ::
part of speech {n} (the function a word or phrase performs) :: orðflokkur {m}
partridge {n} (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) :: akurhæna {f}
partridgeberry {n} (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry ::
party {n} (social gathering) :: partí {n}, veisla {f}, teiti {n}
party {n} (political group) SEE: political party ::
party pooper {n} (one who dampens the fun of a group activity) SEE: spoilsport ::
parvenu {n} (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) :: stéttskiptingur {m}, uppskafningur {m}
pascal {n} (SI unit of pressure and stress) :: paskal {n}
Pashto {n} (official language of Afghanistan) :: pasjtó {f} {n}
Pashtun {prop} (Pashto) SEE: Pashto ::
pass {n} (password) SEE: password ::
passable {adj} (Tolerable; satisfactory; adequate) :: slarkfær, sæmilegur
passenger {n} (one who rides or travels in a vehicle) :: farþegi {m}
passenger pigeon {n} (an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius) :: flökkudúfa
passion {n} (any great emotion) :: ástríða {f}
passion {n} (fervor, determination) :: ákafi {m}
passion {n} (suffering of Jesus) :: passía {f}
passion {n} :: ástríða {f}
passionate {adj} (fired with intense feeling) :: ástríðufullur
passive {n} (passive voice) SEE: passive voice ::
passive voice {n} (grammatical term) :: þolmynd {f}
pass on {v} (To die) SEE: die ::
passport {n} (official document) :: vegabréf
password {n} (word used to gain admittance) :: lykilorð {n}
password {n} (computing: string of characters known only to a user) :: lykilorð {n}, leyniorð {n}, aðgangsorð {n}
past {adj} (ago) SEE: ago ::
past {n} (period of time that has already happened) :: fortíð {f}
pasta {n} (dough) :: pasta {n}
pastern {n} (area on a horse's leg) :: hófhvarf {n}
pasteurise {v} (pasteurize) SEE: pasteurize ::
pasteurize {v} (to heat food in order to kill harmful organisms) :: gerilsneyða
pastor {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd ::
past participle {n} (past participle) :: lýsingarháttur þátíðar {m}
past perfect {n} (tense) :: þáliðin tíð {f}
pastry {n} (food group) :: bakkelsi {n}
past tense {n} (grammatical form) :: þátíð {f}
pasture {v} (graze) SEE: graze ::
pasture {n} (land on which cattle can be kept for feeding) :: vin {n}
patch {n} (paltry fellow) SEE: fool ::
patch {n} (piece of cloth used to repair a garment) :: bót {f}, pjatla {f}
patch file {n} (patch) SEE: patch ::
patella {n} (kneecap) SEE: kneecap ::
patellar reflex {n} (a reflex extension of the lower leg) :: hnéviðbragð {n}, hnékippur {m}
paten {n} (plate for the host during Eucharist) :: patína {f}
paternal {adj} :: föðurlegur, föður-
paternal aunt {n} (the sister of one's father) :: föðursystir {f}
paternal grandfather {n} (one's father's father) :: föðurfaðir {m}
paternal grandmother {n} (one's father's mother) :: föðurmóðir {f}
paternal uncle {n} (brother of one's father) :: föðurbróðir {m}
path {n} (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) :: leið {f}
pathology {n} (branch of medicine) :: meinafræði {f}, sjúkdómafræði {f}
pathology {n} (abnormality) :: sjúklegt ástand {n}
patience {n} (quality of being patient) :: þolinmæði {f}, biðlund {f}
patient {adj} (not losing one's temper while waiting) :: þolinmóður {m}
patient {n} (someone who receives treatment from a doctor) :: sjúklingur {m}
patriot {n} (person who loves, supports and defends their country) :: föðurlandsvinur {m}, ættjarðarvinur {m}
patriotism {n} (love of one's own country) :: ættjarðarást {f}
patron {n} (supporter) :: velunnari {m}, stuðningsmaður {m}, verndari {m}
patron {n} (regular customer) :: fastagestur {m}
patron saint {n} (saint from whom a specific group claims special protection or prayer) :: verndardýrlingur {m}
patronym {n} (name of someone's father) :: föðurnafn {n}, nafn föðurs {n}
patronym {n} (patronymic surname) :: föðurnafn {n}, kenninafn dregið af nafni föður {n}
patsy {n} (a person who is taken advantage of) :: blóraböggull {m}
pattern {n} (motif or decoration) :: mynstur {n}
pattern matching {n} (computer science: act of checking tokens for patterns) :: mynsturmátun {f}
Paul {prop} (male given name) :: Páll
pavement {n} (footpath) :: gangstétt {f}, fortóv {n}
paw {n} (soft foot of an animal) :: loppa {f}
pawn {n} (chess piece) :: bóndi {m}
pay {v} (to give money in exchange for goods or services) :: borga, greiða, gjalda
pay-off {n} (a reward) :: vinningur {m}
payoff function {n} (mathematical function) :: vinningsfall {n}
pay through the nose {v} (To pay a high price) :: blæða, punga út, greiða okurverð
pea {n} (plant) :: baun {f}
pea {n} (edible seed) :: erta {f}
peace {n} (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence) :: friður {m}
peace {n} (state of mind) :: friður {m}
peace {n} (harmony; lack of conflict in personal relations) :: friður {m}
peace {n} (state of being free from war) :: friður {m}, friðartími {m}
peace and quiet {n} (tranquility) :: kyrrð {f}, {f}
peach {n} (fruit) :: ferskja {f}
peachtree {n} (peach) SEE: peach ::
peachy {adj} (like a peach) :: perulega
peachy {adj} (very good) :: mjög, vel
peacock {n} (pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo) :: páfugl {m}
peafowl {n} (pheasant of the genera Pavo or Afropavo) :: páfugl {m}
peahen {n} (female of peafowl) :: páhæna {f}
peanut {n} (a legume resembling a nut) :: jarðhneta {f}
peanut butter {n} (spread made from ground peanuts) :: hnetusmjör {n}
pear {n} (fruit) :: pera {f}
pearl {n} (light-colored tern) SEE: tern ::
pearl {n} (mother-of-pearl) SEE: mother-of-pearl ::
pearl {n} (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks) :: perla {f}
pearl {n} (fringe or border) SEE: fringe ::
pearl diver {n} (dishwasher) SEE: dishwasher ::
pearl of wisdom {n} (succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept) :: gullkorn {n}
pearlwort {n} (plant of genus Sagina) :: krækill {m}
peasant {n} (member of the agriculture low class) :: bóndi {m}
peat {n} (soil) :: torf {n}, mór {m}
pebble {n} (stone) :: steinn
pecan {n} (nut) :: pekanhneta {f}
pecker {n} (slang for penis) SEE: dick ::
pecker {n} (slang for woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker ::
pecker {n} (slang for courage) SEE: courage ::
peckerwood {n} (woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker ::
peckerwood {n} (white, especially ignorant or rustic) SEE: redneck ::
pecking order {n} (The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate) :: goggunarröð {f}
peckish {adj} (mildly hungry) :: svangur {m}
pectin {n} (substance) :: ávaxtahlaup {n}
pectoral sandpiper {n} (Calidris melanotos) :: rákatíta {f}
ped {n} (pedestrian) SEE: pedestrian ::
pedagogue {n} (a teacher) :: kennari {m}, barnakennari {m}
pedagogue {n} (a pedant) :: kreddufullur kennari {m}, smásmigill {m}
pedagogy {n} (profession of teaching) :: uppeldisfræði {f}
pedagogy {n} (activities of educating, teaching or instructing) :: uppeldisfræði {f}
pedant {n} (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning) :: uppfullur af lærdómshroka {m}, uppfull af lærdómshroka {f}, smámunasamur maður {m}, smámunasöm kona {f}
pedantry {n} (excessive attention to detail or rules) :: smámunasemi {f}, smásmygli {f}
pedantry {n} (instance of being pedantic) :: smámunasemi {f}, smásmygli {f}
peddler {n} (drug dealer) SEE: drug dealer ::
pedestrian {n} (somebody walking rather than using a vehicle) :: fótgangandi {m}
pedestrian crossing {n} (place for pedestrians to cross a street) :: gangbraut {f}
pediatrician {n} (physician who specialises in pediatrics) :: barnalæknir {m}
pediment {n} (architectural element) :: bjór {m}, gaflbrík {f}, gaflhlað {n}
pedometer {n} (device) :: skrefamælir {m}, skrefmælir {m}, skrefateljari {m}
pee {n} (name of the letter P, p) ::
peel {n} (skin of a fruit) :: hýði
pee-pee {n} (childish: urine) SEE: wee-wee ::
pee-pee {n} (childish: genitalia) SEE: wee-wee ::
peer pressure {n} (encouragement by one's peers) :: hópþrýstingur {m}
peg {n} (a protrusion used to hang things on) :: snagi {m}
Pei-ching {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing ::
Peking {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing ::
Peking duck {n} (dish consisting of duck and pancake) :: pekingönd {f}
pelican {n} (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae) :: pelíkani {m}
pellet {n} (Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls) :: bollur {f-p}
pelt {n} (skin of a beast with the hair on) :: feldur {m}, loðskinn {n}
pelt {n} (human skin, see also: skin) :: húð {f}
pelt {v} (to bombard) :: láta rigna á, láta dynja á, ausa yfir
pelt {v} (to rain heavily) :: hellirigna, steypast, steypast niður
pelvis {n} (bone) :: mjaðmargrind {f}
pen {n} (wing) SEE: wing ::
pen {n} (enclosure (enclosed area) for animals) :: kví {f}, tröð {f}, stía {f}, rétt {f}
pen {n} (writing tool) :: penni {m}
penalty {n} (legal sentence) :: hegning {f}
penalty {n} (punishment for violating rules of procedure) :: hegning {f}
penalty {n} (penalty kick) SEE: penalty kick ::
penalty area {n} (area on a soccer pitch) :: vítateigur {m}
penalty box {n} (penalty area) SEE: penalty area ::
penalty kick {n} ((soccer) a form of direct free kick) :: vítaspyrna {f}, víti {n}
penalty shootout {n} (a series of penalty kicks) :: vítakeppni {f}
pencil {n} (graphite writing-instrument) :: blýantur {m}
pencil sharpener {n} (device used to sharpen pencils) :: yddari {m}
pendant {n} (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) :: nisti {n}, men {n}, hálsmen {n}
pen drive {n} (flash drive) SEE: flash drive ::
pendulum {n} (body suspended from a fixed support) :: pendúll {m}, dingull {m}, hengill {m}, kólfur {m}
peneplain {n} (low plain) :: rofslétta {f}
penfriend {n} (person with whom one exchanges letters) SEE: pen pal ::
penguin {n} (flightless sea bird) :: mörgæs {f}
penicillin {n} (penicillin) :: penisillín
peninsula {n} (piece of land projecting into water) :: skagi {m}
penis {n} :: typpi {n}, limur {m}, getnaðarlimur {m}
penis {n} (penis) SEE: member ::
penknife {n} (small pocketknife) :: pennahnífur {m}
pennant {n} (flag on ship to represent special condition) :: fáni {m}, veifa {f}
penny {n} (one-cent coin in US and Canada) SEE: cent ::
penny wise and pound foolish {adj} (thrifty with small amounts of money but wasteful with large amounts) :: spara eyrinn en kasta krónunni
pen pal {n} (friend with whom one communicates using letters) :: pennavinur {m}
pentadactyl {adj} (anatomy: having five digits on a limb) :: [of fingers] fimmfingraður {m}, fimmtæður {m}
pentagon {n} (a polygon with five sides and five angles) :: fimmhyrningur {m}
pentagram {n} (shape of five-pointed star) :: fimmstirningur {m}, reglulegur fimmstirningur {m}
pentahedron {n} (solid geometric figure) :: fimmflötungur {m}
Pentecostal {n} (a member of a Pentecostal church) :: hvítasunnumaður {m}
penthouse {n} (an apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building) :: þakhýsi {n}, þakíbúð {f}
penultimate {adj} (next-to-last in a sequence) :: næstsíðastur
people {n} (a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons) :: fólk {n}
people {n} (a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.) :: þjóð {f}, fólk {n}
people's republic {n} (self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments) :: alþýðulýðveldi {n}
People's Republic of Bangladesh {prop} (People's Republic of Bangladesh) :: Alþýðulýðveldið Bangladess
People's Republic of China {prop} (official name of China) :: Alþýðulýðveldið Kína
pepper {n} (spice) :: pipar {m}
pepper {n} (fruit of the capsicum) :: pipar {m}
pepper {v} (add pepper to) :: pipra
peppermint {n} (herb) :: piparminta {f}
peppermint {n} (confection) :: piparminta {f}
pepperoni {n} (sausage) :: pepperóní {n}
pepper spray {n} (non-lethal riot-control agent) :: piparúði {m}
pepsin {n} (digestive enzyme) :: pepsín {n}
perambulator {n} (pram) SEE: pram ::
perceive {v} (to understand) :: skynja
percent {n} (a part or other object per hundred) :: hundraðshluti {m}, prósenta {f}, hundraðstala {f}
percentage point {n} (unit of the difference of two percentages) :: prósentustig {n}
perch {n} (fish of the genus Perca) :: aborri {f}
percolate {v} ((transitive) pass a liquid through a porous substance) :: síla
percussion {n} (collision producing a sound) :: samsláttur {m}, sláttur {m}, barningur {m}
percussion {n} (music: section of percussion instruments) :: slagverk {n}
percussion instrument {n} (type of instrument) :: slagverkshljóðfæri {n}
percutaneous {adj} (taking place through the skin) :: um húð, gegnum húð
perdition {n} (eternal damnation) :: glötun {f}
perdition {n} (absolute ruin) :: glötun {f}
peregrine falcon {n} (Falco peregrinus) :: förufálki
perennial {adj} (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time) :: fjölær {m}
perennial {adj} ((of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years) :: fjölær {m}
perfect fifth {n} (interval between the first and second overtones or of seven semitones) :: hrein fimmund {f}
perfectionism {n} (a dislike for anything less than perfection) :: fullkomnunarárátta {f}
perfectionist {n} (person who does not settle for anything that is not perfect) :: fullkomnunarsinni {m}
perfectionistic {adj} (perfectionist) SEE: perfectionist ::
perfect number {n} (a number that is the sum of all of its divisors except itself) :: fullkomin tala {f}
perforator {n} (hole punch) SEE: hole punch ::
performance anxiety {n} (anxiety about performing in front of an audience) SEE: stage fright ::
perfume {n} (pleasant smell) :: ilmur {m}
perfume {n} (substance providing a pleasant smell) :: ilmvatn {n}
perhaps {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) :: kannski
pericardium {n} (serous membrane that surrounds the heart) :: gollurshús {n}
perihelion {n} (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the Sun) :: sólnánd {f}
perilous {adj} (dangerous, full of peril) :: hættulegur, háskalegur
perilously {adv} (in a perilous manner) :: hættulega, háskalega
perimeter {n} (sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object) :: ummál {m}
perimeter {n} (outer limits of an area) :: jaðar
period {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation ::
periodic table {n} (tabular chart of the chemical elements) :: lotukerfi {n}
periodontics {n} (study) :: tannslíðurssjúkdómafræði {f}
periodontology {n} (periodontics) :: tannslíðursfræði {f}
perissodactyl {n} (odd-toed ungulate) :: staktæð hófdýr {n-p}, eiginleg hófdýr {n-p}, hófdýr með staka tölu táa {n-p}
peritoneum {n} (serous membrane in mammals) :: lífhimna {f}
peritonitis {n} (inflammation of the peritoneum) :: lífhimnubólga {f}
perjury {n} (deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath) :: meinsæri {n}
permanent {adj} (lasting for an indefinitely long time) :: varanlegur
permanent {n} (hair treatment) :: permanent {n}
permanent wave {n} (series of waves in the hair) SEE: permanent ::
permission {n} (authorisation) :: leyfi {f}
pernicious anemia {n} (severe form of anemia) :: blóðhvarf {n}, blóðkornafár {n}, mergruni {m}
perpetrate {v} (to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit) :: fremja
per se {adv} (by itself) :: í sjálfu sér, út af fyrir sig
perseverance {n} (persistent determination to adhere to a course of action; insistence) :: þrautseigja {f}, þolgæði {n}, harðfylgi {n}
persevere {v} (persist steadfastly) :: halda ótrauður áfram, seiglast við, láta ekki deigan síga, láta engan bilbug á sér finna
Persia {prop} (Iran) SEE: Iran ::
Persia {prop} (region of ancient Iran) :: Persía {f}
Persian {n} (the Persian language) :: persneska {f}
Persian Gulf {prop} (gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula) :: Persaflói
persimmon {n} (tree) :: döðluplóma, persimónía
person {n} (individual) :: manneskja {f}, persóna {f}
person {n} (grammar: linguistic category) :: persóna {f}
personal {adj} (of or pertaining to a particular person) :: persónulegur
personal computer {n} (small computer for use by one person at a time, see also: PC) :: einkatölva {f}
personal digital assistant {n} (hand-held electronic organizer) :: lófatölva {f}
personal identification number {n} (number used to confirm identity) SEE: PIN ::
personality {n} (set of qualities that make a person distinct from other people) :: persónuleiki {m}
personal pronoun {n} (part of speech) :: persónufornafn {n}
persona non grata {n} (a person who is not welcome) :: persónu non grata
perspiration {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat ::
perspire {v} (sweat) SEE: sweat ::
pertussis {n} (whooping cough) SEE: whooping cough ::
Peru {prop} (country in South America) :: Perú {n}
perusal {n} (studying something carefully) :: lestur {m}
peruse {v} (to lazily skim read for main ideas) :: lesa gaumgæfilega, lesa
pervert {n} (sexually perverted person) :: öfuguggi {m}, pervert {m}, perri {m} [colloquial]
pervert {v} (to turn from truth) :: spilla
pervert {v} (to misuse) :: misnota
pervert {v} (to misinterpret designedly) :: rangfæra, rangsnúa, afbaka
pessimistic {adj} (marked by pessimism and little hopefulness) :: svartsýnn, bölsýnn
pest {n} (destructive insect) :: meindýr {n}
pesticide {n} (substance used to kill or repress the activities of pests) :: skordýraeitur {n}, plágueyðir {m}, eyðingarlyf {n}
pestiferous {adj} (containing organisms that cause contagious diseases) :: óheilnæmur, sóttnæmur
pesto {n} (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) :: pestó {m}
petal {n} (one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower) :: krónublað {n}
Peter {prop} (male given name) :: Pétur {m}
Peter {prop} (the Apostle) :: Pétur {m}
Peter {prop} (one of the epistles of Peter) :: Pétur {m}
pet project {n} (project pursued as a personal favorite) :: gæluverkefni {n}
petrol {n} (gasoline) SEE: gasoline ::
petroleum {n} (oil) SEE: oil ::
petrol station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station ::
pet shop {n} (shop) :: dýrabúð {f}
phalange {n} (phalanx) SEE: phalanx ::
phalanx {n} (ancient Greek military unit) :: kjúka {f}
phalanx {n} (finger or toe bone) :: kjúka {f}
phallus {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
phallus {n} (the penis or its representation) :: reður {m}
pharaoh {n} (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt) :: faraó {m}
pharmaceutics {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy ::
pharmacist {n} (professional who dispenses prescription drugs) :: apótekari {m}, lyfsali {m}
pharmacology {n} (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals) :: lyfjafræði
pharmacy {n} (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed) :: apótek {n}, lyfjabúð {f}
pharynx {n} (part of alimentary canal) :: kok {n}
phase {n} (haplotype) SEE: haplotype ::
phase modulation {n} (form of modulation) :: fasamótun {f}
pheasant {n} (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food) :: fashani
phenotype {n} (appearance of organism) :: svipgerð {f}, svipfar {n}
pheromone {n} (chemical) :: lyktarhormón {m}, ferómón {m}
Philadelphia {prop} (largest city in Pennsylvania) :: Fíladelfía {f}
philanthropy {n} (charity) SEE: charity ::
philatelist {n} (a person who studies or collects stamps) :: frímerkjasafnari {m}
philately {n} (stamp collecting) :: frímerkjasöfnun {f}
Philemon {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Fílemon {m}
Philemon {prop} (male given name) :: Fílemon {m}
philharmonic {n} (full-sized symphonic orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra ::
philharmonic orchestra {n} (symphony orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra ::
philia {n} (friendship) SEE: friendship ::
Philippians {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Filippíbréfið {f}
Philippines {prop} (Republic of the Philippines) :: Filippseyjar {f-p}
philology {n} (historical linguistics) :: textafræði {f}
philosopher {n} (person devoted to studying philosophy) :: heimspekingur {m}
philosopher's stone {n} (philosopher's stone) :: viskusteinn {m}
philosophy {n} (academic discipline) :: heimspeki {n}
philosophy {n} :: heimspeki
philtrum {n} (shallow groove running down the centre of the outer surface of the upper lip) :: vinulág {f}, [suggested term] miðsnesisgróf {f}, [suggested term] efrivararrenna {f}
phlegm {n} (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages) :: öndunarfæraslím {n}, kvefslím {n}
phlegm {n} (calmness, composure) :: rólyndi {n}, deyfð {f}
phoenix {n} (mythological bird) :: fönix {m}
Phoenix {prop} (mythical firebird) :: Fönix {m}
Phoenix {prop} (constellation) :: Fönix {m}
phone {v} (to call (someone) on the telephone) :: hringja
phone {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone ::
phone book {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory ::
phonebook {n} (telephone directory) SEE: telephone directory ::
phone booth {n} (telephone booth) SEE: telephone booth ::
phoneme {n} (indivisible unit of sound) :: hljóðan
phone number {n} (telephone number) SEE: telephone number ::
phonograph record {n} (record) SEE: record ::
phonology {n} (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages) :: hljóðkerfisfræði {f}
phonon {n} (quantum of acoustic energy) :: hljóðeind {f}
phosphorus {n} (element) :: fosfór {n}
photo {n} (photograph) SEE: photograph ::
photocatalysis {n} (Chemistry: Catalysis by a photocatalyst.) :: ljóshvötun {f}
photocopier {n} (machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates) :: ljósritunarvél
photograph {n} (picture) :: ljósmynd {f}, mynd {f}
photographer {n} (one who takes photographs) :: ljósmyndari {m}
photography {n} (art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces) :: ljósmyndun {f}
photon {n} (quantum of light) :: ljóseind {f}, fótóna {f}, [uncommon] ljósögn {f}
photosphere {n} (A visible surface layer of a star) :: ljóshvolf {n}
photosynthesis {n} (biological process) :: ljóstillífun {f}
phrase {n} (short written or spoken expression) :: frasi {m}, málsháttur {m}
phraseology {n} :: málfar {n}, orðfæri {n},mál {n}
Phrygian {adj} (of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture) :: frýgískur
phycology {n} (study of algae) :: þörungafræði {f}
phylum {n} ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) :: fylking {f}
physical culture {n} (bodybuilding) SEE: bodybuilding ::
physical therapy {n} (therapy of exercises and activities to treat injury or dysfunction) SEE: physiotherapy ::
physician {n} (medical doctor) :: læknir {m}
physicist {n} (person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics) :: eðlisfræðingur {m}
physics {n} (branch of science) :: eðlisfræði {f}
physiology {n} (branch of biology) :: lífeðlisfræði {f}
physiotherapy {n} (therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise) :: sjúkraþjálfun {f}
pi {n} (letter of Greek alphabet) :: {n}
pi {n} (irrational mathematical constant) :: {n}
pianist {n} (piano player) :: píanóleikari {m}, píanisti {m}
piano {n} (a keyboard musical instrument) :: píanó {n}, slagharpa {f}, fortepíanó {n}
piano {adv} (music: softly) :: veikur
pianoforte {n} (Piano) :: slagharpa {f} [rare], píanó {n}, fortepíanó {n} [dated]
pica {n} (disorder) :: átvilla {f}, óætisfíkn {f}
picaresque {n} (picaresque novel) :: píkareska skáldsagan {f}
picaroon {v} (to behave as a pirate) :: sjóræningjast
pick {v} (to pick) SEE: choose ::
pick {v} (to grasp and pull with fingers) :: lesa
pick {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum ::
pickaxe {n} (heavy iron tool) :: haki {m}
picket {n} (stake driven into the ground) :: staur {m}, rimill {m}, pílári í girðingu {m}
picket {n} (soldiers placed forward of position) :: hervörður {m}
picket {n} (protester outside a workplace during a strike) :: verkfallsvörður {m}
picket fence {n} (a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by horizontal rails) :: rimlagirðing {f}, stakket {n}
pick one's nose {v} (insert a finger into one's nostril) :: bora í nefið
pickpocket {n} (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby) :: vasaþjófur {m}
pick up {v} (to lift; to grasp and raise) :: hefja, lyfta
pick up {v} (to restart or resume) :: byrja
pick-up line {n} (vocal introduction intended to garner sexual interest from a stranger) :: veiðilína, pikköpplína, bólbeita
picture {n} (representation of visible reality produced by drawing, etc) :: mynd {f}
picture {n} (photograph) :: ljósmynd {f}
picture {n} (informal: cinema) :: mynd {f}
picture {n} (painting) SEE: painting ::
picture dictionary {n} (dictionary with pictures) :: myndaorðabók
Pi Day {prop} (March 14th, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi)) :: π dagur {m}, Nálgunardagur π {m}
pie {n} (type of pastry) :: baka {f}
pie {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza ::
piece {n} (part of a larger whole) :: hluti {m}, stykki {n}
piece {n} (artistic creation) :: verk {n}, stykki {n}
piece {n} (distance) SEE: distance ::
piece {n} (castle; a fortified building) SEE: castle ::
piece {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier ::
piece of cake {n} (simple or easy job) :: ekkert mál, barnaleikur
piece of clothing {n} (garment) SEE: garment ::
piece of meat {n} (penis) SEE: penis ::
piece of paper {n} (sheet or scrap of paper) :: seðill {m}
piecewise {adv} (mathematics: throughout separate parts but not necessarily throughout the whole) :: á köflum
piecewise linear {adj} (mathematics: equal to a sum of finitely many linear functions) :: línulegur á köflum {m}
pie-eyed {adj} ((extremely) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk ::
pier {n} (raised platform built from the shore out over water) :: bryggja {f}
pierce {v} (puncture) :: nísta
pietism {n} (movement in the Lutheran church) :: heittrúarstefna {f}
pig {n} (mammal of genus Sus) :: svín {n}
pig {n} (someone who overeats or eats rapidly) :: svín {n}
pig {n} (nasty or disgusting person) :: svín {n}
pig {n} (derogatory slang for police officer) :: löggusvín {n}
pig {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet ::
pig {n} (pork) SEE: pork ::
pigeon {n} (bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae) :: dúfa {f}
pig in a poke {n} (something whose true value is concealed or unknown) :: kötturinn í sekknum {m}
piglet {n} (young pig) :: grís {m}, gríslingur {m}
pigling {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet ::
pigpen {n} (pigsty) SEE: pigsty ::
pigsty {n} (enclosure where pigs are kept) :: svínastía {f}
pigsty {n} (dirty or very untidy place) :: svínastía {f}
pike {n} (fish of the genus Esox) :: gedda {f}
Pilate {prop} (Pontius Pilate) :: Pílatus {m}
pile {n} (hemorrhoid) SEE: hemorrhoid ::
piles {n} (haemorrhoids) SEE: haemorrhoids ::
pill {n} (small object for swallowing) :: pilla {f}
pillage {v} (loot or plunder by force) :: ræna, rupla
pillow {n} (soft cushion used to support the head in bed) :: koddi {m}
pillowcase {n} (sheet for covering a pillow) :: koddaver {n}
pillow lava {n} (rock type) :: bólstraberg {n}
pilot {n} (controller of aircraft) :: flugmaður {m}
pilot whale {n} (either of two species of whale) :: marsvín {n}, grindhvalur {m}, grind {f},
pimento {n} (red sweet pepper) :: allrahanda {n}
pimp {n} (prostitution solicitor) :: melludólgur {m}, hórumangari {m}
pimple {n} (inflamed spot on the surface of the skin) :: nabbi {m}, bóla {f}, graftarbóla {f}
pin {n} (needle without an eye, used for fastening) :: títuprjónn {m}
pin {n} (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) :: keila {f}
pin {v} (to fasten/attach with a pin) :: næla
PIN {n} (personal identification number) :: persónulegt kenninúmer {n}, PIN-númer {n}, persónunúmer {n}
pinch {v} (to squeeze a small amount of skin) :: klípa
pinch of salt {n} (taken with caution) :: [with a pinch of salt] með fyrirvara
pine {n} (tree of the genus Pinus) :: fura {f}, fýri {n}
pineapple {n} (plant) :: ananas {m}
pineapple {n} (fruit) :: ananas {m}, [rare] granaldin {n}
pine tree {n} (pine) SEE: pine ::
ping pong {n} (table tennis) SEE: table tennis ::
pink {n} (pale red colour) :: bleikur
pink {adj} (colored/coloured between red and white) :: bleikur
PIN number {n} (PIN) SEE: PIN ::
Pinocchio {prop} (protagonist) :: Gosi {m}
Pinocchio {prop} (fairy tale) :: Gosi {m}
pinstripe {n} (thin stripe on fabric) :: teinn {m}
pinstripe {n} (fabric with thin stripes) :: [pinstriped fabric] teinótt efni {n}
pinstripe {n} (suit made of such fabric) :: [clothes made of pinstripe] föt gerð úr teinóttu efni {n-p}
pinstriped {adj} (fabric: Having pinstripes) :: teinóttur {m}
pinstriped {adj} (suit: Made from such a fabric) :: teinóttur {m}
pinwheel {n} (fake flower for children) :: rella {f}, vindrella {f}
pipe {n} (rigid tube) :: rör {n}
pipe {n} (the character <nowiki>) :: lóðlína
pipette {n} (small glass tube used for transferring liquid) :: pípetta {f}
pip-squeak {n} (small and insignificant person) :: peð {n}
pirate {n} (one who plunders at sea) :: sjóræningi {m}
pirate {adj} (illegal imitated or reproduced) :: sjóræningi
Pisces {prop} (constellation) :: fiskar {n-p}, fiskarnir {n-p}
Pisces {prop} (astrological sign) :: fiskarnir {n-p}
pismire {n} (ant) SEE: ant ::
piss {n} (urine) :: hland {n}
piss {n} (alcohol) :: sull {n}
piss {v} :: pissa, míga
pisser {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
pistachio {n} (tree) :: pistasíutré {n}
pistachio {n} (fruit) :: pistasíuhneta {f}, pistasía {f}
pistol {n} (handgun) :: skammbyssa {f}
pistol {n} :: skammbyssa {f}
piston {n} (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) :: stimpill {m}, bulla {f}
pit {n} (hole in the ground) :: hola {f}, gryfja {f}
pit {n} (seed or stone inside a fruit) :: steinn {m}
pit {n} (mine) SEE: mine ::
pit {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit ::
pitch {n} (the perceived frequency of a sound or note) :: tónhæð {f}
pitch-black {adj} (of the blackest black) :: kolamyrkur {n}, svartamyrkur {n}
pitcher {n} (A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids) :: kanna {f}
pitchfork {n} (farm tool with tines) :: heygaffall {m}
pitching wedge {n} (type of golf club) :: kastjárn {n}
pith {n} (spinal cord; marrow) SEE: spinal cord ::
pituitary {adj} (of or pertaining to the pituitary gland) :: dingul-
pituitary {n} (pituitary gland) :: dingull {m}, heiladingull {m}
pituitary gland {n} (endocrine gland) :: heiladingull {m}, dingull {m}
pity {n} (feeling of sympathy) :: samúð {m}
pixel {n} (one of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory) :: díll {m}, myndeining {f}, punktur {m}
pizza {n} (baked Italian dish) :: flatbaka {f}, pítsa {f}, pitsa {f} (sometimes spelled pizza)
placate {v} (to calm) :: róa, sefa, fróa
place {n} (location, position) :: staður {m}
place {n} :: staður
placebo {n} (a dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment) :: lyfleysa {f}, þóknunarhrifslyf {n}
place mat {n} (protective table mat) :: diskamotta {f}
placename {n} (the name of a place) :: örnefni {n}, staðarheiti {n}
placenta {n} (anatomy: placenta) :: fylgja {f}, legkaka {f}
plagioclase {n} (group of feldspar minerals) :: plagíóklas {m} {n}
plague {n} (specific disease "the Plague") :: plága {f}
plague {n} (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence) :: plága {f}
plaice {n} (Pleuronectes platessa) :: koli {m}
plain {n} (an expanse of land with relatively low relief) :: flatlendi {n}
plainchant {n} (plainsong) SEE: plainsong ::
plainsong {n} (monophonic chant) :: sléttsöngur {m}
plain text {n} (unencrypted text) SEE: cleartext ::
plaintiff {n} (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant) :: stefnandi {m}
plait {n} (braid) SEE: braid ::
plait {v} (to interweave) SEE: braid ::
plait {v} (to double in narrow folds) SEE: pleat ::
plan {n} (set of intended actions) :: áætlun {f}
plan {v} (to intend) :: ætla
plane {n} (a tool) :: hefill {m}
plane {v} (to smooth with a plane) :: hefla
planet {n} (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) :: reikistjarna {f}
planet {n} (rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun) :: reikistjarna {f}, pláneta {f}
planet {n} (similar body in orbit around a star) :: reikistjarna {f}, pláneta {f}
planetree {n} (plane) SEE: plane ::
plant {n} (factory) SEE: factory ::
plant {n} (organism capable of photosynthesis) :: jurt {f}, planta {f}
plantation {n} (large farm) :: plantekra {f}
plaque {n} (accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth) :: tannsýkla {f}
plasma {n} (high energy state of matter) :: rafgas {n}
plasma {n} (component of blood) :: blóðvökvi {m}
plaster {n} (mixture for coating) :: gifs {n}
plastic {n} (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) :: plast {n}
plastic {n} (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) :: plast {n}
plastic surgeon {n} (performer of plastic surgery) :: lýtalæknir {m}
plastic surgery {n} (surgery involving the transfer of tissue) :: lýtalækningar {f-p}
plat {n} (a braid; a plait) SEE: braid ::
plat {v} (to braid, plait) SEE: braid ::
plate {n} (Cockney rhyming slang: foot) SEE: foot ::
plate {n} (flat dish) :: diskur {m}
platelet {n} (particle found in the blood of mammals) :: blóðflaga {f}
platinum {n} (metal) :: platína
platitude {n} (often-quoted saying) :: gömul tugga {f}, margþvæld tugga {f}, innantómur frasi {m}
Plato {prop} (Greek philosopher) :: Platon {m}
platonic {adj} (not sexual in nature) :: lostalaus {m}, platónskur {m}, andlegur {m}, háleitur {m}, laus við holdlega fýsn {m}
platypus {n} (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) :: breiðnefur {m}
platyrrhine {adj} (having a broad, flat nose) :: flatnefja {m}
play {v} (act in a manner such that one has fun) :: leika, leika sér
play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun) :: spila, spila á
play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense, not affecting a noun)) :: spila
play {v} (deal with a situation in a diplomatic manner) :: spila
play {v} (act in a performance) :: leika
play {v} (participate in (a sport or game)) :: spila, leika
play {v} (use a device to hear (a recording)) :: spila
play {n} (playful activity) :: leikur {m}, spil {n}
play {n} (theatrical performance) :: leikrit {n}
playfield {n} (playing field) SEE: playing field ::
playground {n} (large open space to play on, usually for children) :: leiksvæði
play hooky {v} (to stay away from school, work, etc. without suitable permission or excuse) :: skrópa
play house {n} (toy house for dolls) SEE: doll's house ::
playhouse {n} (venue for performing plays) SEE: theater ::
playing card {n} (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card) :: spil {n}
playing field {n} (field on which a game is played) :: leikvöllur {m}
playlist {n} (record) :: spilunarlisti {m}
playlist {n} (computing) :: spilunarlisti {m}
play on words {n} (pun or similar humorous use of language) :: orðaleikur {m}
play second fiddle {v} (idiomatic) :: leika aukahlutverk, vera lægra settur, mega sín minna, vinna skítverkin
playwright {n} (writer of plays for the theatre) :: leikritaskáld {n}
playwriter {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright ::
plaza {n} (a towns' public square) :: torg {n}
please {adv} (interjection to make a polite request) :: takk
please say that again {phrase} (please say that again) :: [could you repeat that] gætirðu sagt þetta aftur?, [can you repeat that] geturðu sagt þetta aftur?
please speak more slowly {phrase} (please speak more slowly) :: [could you speak more slowly?] gætirðu talað hægar?, [can you speak more slowly?] geturðu talað hægar?, [speak more slowly] talaðu hægar
please turn right {phrase} (please turn right) :: geturðu beygt til hægri?, gætirðu beygt til hægri?, [turn left] beygðu til hægri
pleat {n} (fold in a fabric of a garment) :: felling {f}
plebe {n} (plebs) SEE: plebs ::
plebiscite {n} (A referendum, especially one that concerns changes in sovereignty) :: þjóðaratkvæðagreiðsla {f}, þjóðaratkvæði {n}
plebs {n} (The common people) :: plebbi {m}
plebvision {n} (television (pejorative)) SEE: idiot box ::
plectrum {n} (music: small piece for plucking strings) :: nögl {f}
pledge {v} (to make a solemn promise) :: sverja, lofa
Pleiades {prop} (astronomy) :: Sjöstirnið
pleiochasium {n} (inflorescence with several buds) :: samsettur skúfur {m}
plenipotentiary {n} (person invested with supreme authority) :: [representative with complete authority] fulltrúi sem hefur fullt umboð {m}
plod {v} (to walk slowly) :: arka
plosive {n} (consonant) :: lokhljóð {n}
plot {n} (course of a story) :: ráðabrugg {n}
plot {n} (area of land used for building on or planting on) :: reitur {m}, skiki {m}, blettur {m}, lóð {f}
plot {n} (graph or diagram) :: teikning {f}, graf {n}
plot {n} (secret plan to achieve an end) :: ráðabrugg {n}
plot {v} (transitive: to conceive) :: brugga launráð
plot {v} (to trace out a graph or diagram) :: kortleggja
plough {n} (device pulled through the ground) :: plógur {m}
plough {v} (to use a plough on to prepare for planting) :: plægja
plow {n} (plough) SEE: plough ::
plow {v} (plough) SEE: plough ::
pluck {n} (nerve, fortitude, persistence) :: táp {n}
plum {n} (fruit of Prunus domestica) :: plóma {f}
plum {n} (tree) :: plómutré {f}
plum {n} (colour) :: plómublár {f}
plum {n} (raisin when used in pudding or cake) SEE: raisin ::
plumber {n} (one who fits, etc, pipes for water, gas or drainage) :: pípari {m}
plumber's helper {n} (plunger) SEE: plunger ::
plumb line {n} (plummet) SEE: plummet ::
plum blossom {n} (the blossom of the Prunus mume) :: plómublóm {n}
plummet {v} (to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly) :: steypast, stingast
plum tree {n} (tree that bears plums) SEE: plum ::
plunger {n} (device for removing blockages by suction) :: drullusokkur {m}
plural {adj} (more than one) :: fleir-, marg-, fleirtölu-, í fleirtölu
plural {n} (word in plural form) :: fleirtala {f}
plurale tantum {n} (a noun without a singular form) :: fleirtöluorð {n}, fleirtölunafnorð {n}
plurilateral {adj} (involving several parties) :: fjölhliða {m}
plus {prep} (arithmetic: sum) :: plús
plus {prep} (in addition to) :: auk, og
plus {n} (positive quantity) :: plús
plus {n} (useful addition) :: viðbót {f}, viðauki {m}, kostur
plus {adj} (being positive rather than negative or zero) :: jákvæður, pósitífur, stærri en núll {m} {f}, stærra en núll {n}
plus {adj} (physics: electrically positive) :: jákvæður, pósitífur, með jákvæða hleðslu
Plutarch {prop} (Greek historian) :: Plútarkos {m}
plutocracy {n} (government by the wealthy) :: auðvaldsstjórn {f}
plutocracy {n} (controlling class of the wealthy) :: auðveldi {n}, auðjöfraveldi {n}
plutonium {n} (chemical element) :: plúton
pluvial {adj} (pertaining to rain) :: regn-, rigningar-, úrkomu-
pluviograph {n} (self-registring pluviometer) :: úrkomuriti {m}
plz {adv} (short for please) :: plís
p.m. {adv} (after noon) :: síðdegis, eftir hádegi, e.h., p.m.
pneumatic {adj} (of or relating to air or other gases) :: [pertaining to gas] gas-, [pertaining to air] loft-
pneumatic {adj} (of or relating to pneumatics) :: loftaflfræði-
pneumatic {adj} (powered by, or filled with compressed air) :: loftknúinn {m}, þrýstilofts-, [filled with air] loftfylltur {m}, [full of compressed air] fullur af þrýstilofti {m}
pneumatic {adj} (zoology: having cavities filled with air) :: hol-
pneumonia {n} (inflammation of the lungs) :: lungnabólga {f}
pochard {n} (duck) :: skutulönd {f}
pocket {n} (bag stitched to an item of clothing) :: vasi {m}
pocketknife {n} (small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle) :: vasahnífur {m}
pocket money {n} (money given to a child) :: vasapeningar {m-p}
pocket watch {n} (watch) :: vasaúr {n}
podcast {n} (podcast) :: hlaðvarp {n}, netvarp {n}
poem {n} (literary piece written in verse) :: ljóð {n}, kvæði {n}, dikt {n}, vers {n}
poem {n} (piece of writing in the tradition of poetry) :: ljóð {n}, kvæði {n}, dikt {n}
poet {n} (person who writes poems) :: skáld {n}, ljóðskáld {n}
poetess {n} (female poet) :: skáldkona {f}
poetic licence {n} (departure from convention) :: skáldaleyfi {n}
poetry {n} (literature composed in verse) :: ljóðlist
poinsettia {n} (plant) :: jólastjarna {f}
pointer {n} (advice) SEE: advice ::
pointer {n} (computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable) :: bendir {m}
pointer {n} (computing: icon indicating mouse position) SEE: cursor ::
pointwise {adj} (occurring at each point) :: í hverjum punkti
poison {n} (substance harmful to a living organism) :: eitur {n}
poison {v} (to use poison to kill or paralyse) :: eitra
poisonous {adj} (containing sufficient poison to be dangerous) :: eitraður
Poitiers {prop} (City in France) :: Peituborg {f}
poker {n} (metal rod for poking) :: skörungur {m}
poker {n} (one who pokes) :: potari {m}
poker {n} (card game) :: póker {m}
Poland {prop} (European country) :: Pólland
polar {adj} (relating to a geographic pole) :: heimskauts-, heimskauta-, pól-, heimskautalegur {m}
polar bear {n} (Ursus maritimus) :: ísbjörn, hvítabjörn
polar cap {n} (high-latitude region covered by ice) :: íshvel
polar fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox ::
Polaris {prop} (star) :: Pólstjarnan
polar night {n} (period of darkness) :: heimskautanótt {f}, heimskautsnótt {f}
pole {n} (extreme of an axis) :: póll {m}
pole {n} (magnetic point) :: póll {m}
Pole {n} (person from Poland) :: Pólverji {m}
polecat {n} (skunk) SEE: skunk ::
polemic {n} (argument or controversy) :: [book or pamphlet of polemic] deilurit {n}
pole vault {n} (jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole) :: stangarstökk {n}
police {n} (an organisation that enforces the law) :: lögregla {f}
police car {n} (automobile used by a police officer) :: lögreglubíll {m}, löggubíll {m} [colloquial]
police chief {n} (head of a police department) :: lögreglustjóri {m}
police dog {n} (trained dog for police work) :: lögregluhundur {m}
policeman {n} (a member of a police force) :: lögreglumaður {m}, [colloquial] lögga {f}
police officer {n} (an officer in a law enforcement agency) :: lögreglumaður {m}
police state {n} (nation whose government controls people by police) :: lögregluríki {n}
police station {n} (building of police force) :: lögreglustöð {f}
policewoman {n} (a female police officer) :: lögreglukona {f}
policy {n} (principle of conduct) :: stefna {f}
policy {n} (law: insurance) SEE: insurance ::
poliomyelitis {n} (infection by the poliovirus) :: mænusótt {f}
Polish {adj} (of Poland or its language) :: pólskur
Polish {n} (the language of Poland) :: pólska {f}
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth {prop} (confederation of Poland and Lithuania) :: Pólsk-litháíska samveldið {n}, Tvíþjóðaveldið {n}
polite {adj} (well-mannered) :: kurteis
politeness {n} (act of being polite) :: kurteisi {n}
political {adj} (concerning or relating to politics) :: pólitísk
political correctness {n} (being politically correct) :: pólitískur rétttrúnaður {m}
political party {n} (political organization) :: stjórnmálaflokkur {m}
political prisoner {n} (person) :: pólitískur fangi
politician {n} (one engaged in politics) :: stjórnmálamaður {m}
politics {v} (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) :: stjórnmál
pollen {n} (fine granular substance produced in flowers) :: frjókorn {n}
polling day {n} (election day) :: kjördagur {m}, kosningadagur {m}
polonium {n} (chemical element) :: pólon
polyester {n} (polymer) :: pólýester
polygamous {adj} (of, relating to, or practicing polygamy) :: fjölkvænis-, [adhering to polygamy] sem aðhyllist fjölkvæni
polygon {n} (plane figure bounded by straight edges) :: marghyrningur {m}
polyhedron {n} (geometry: solid figure) :: margflötungur {m}
Polyhymnia {prop} (muse of sacred music) :: Pólýhymnía {f}
polymath {n} (person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge) :: fjölfræðingur
polymer {n} (molecule) :: fjölliða {f}
polymeride {n} (polymer) SEE: polymer ::
polymorphic {adj} (relating to polymorphism) :: fjölbreytinn, fjölmóta
polymorphism {n} (ability to assume different forms or shapes) :: fjölbrigðni {f}, fjölbreytni {f}, fjölmótun {f}
polymorphism {n} (biology: coexistence of two or more distinct forms independent of sex) :: fjölbrigðni {f}, fjölbreytni {f}
polymorphism {n} (computer science: feature of object-oriented programming) :: fjölbrigðni {f}, fjölbreytni {f}, fjölmótun {f}
polymorphism {n} (crystallography: ability of a material to exist in more than one form) :: fjölbrigðni {f}, fjölbreytni {f}
polynomial {n} (algebraic expression) :: margliða {f}
polynya {n} (area of open water surrounded by sea ice) :: vök {f}
polyp {n} (growth) :: sepi {m}
polyp {n} (coelenterate) :: holsepi {m}
polyphony {n} (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices) :: fjölröddun {f}, pólýfónía {f}
polysemous {adj} (having multiple meanings) :: [polysemous word] margrætt orð {n}
polyspast {n} (machine consisting of many pulleys) SEE: block and tackle ::
polystyrene {n} (polymer) :: pólýstýren {n}
polytheism {n} (belief in the existence of multiple gods) :: fjölgyðistrú {f}
polyurethane {n} (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) :: pólýúretan {n}
pomegranate {n} (fruit) :: granatepli {n}, kjarnepli {n}
pomelo {n} (grapefruit) SEE: grapefruit ::
Pomerania {prop} (region of Europe on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea) :: Pommern
pomp and circumstance {n} (ceremonial grandeur) :: pomp og prakt {m}
poncy {adj} (gay, homosexual) SEE: gay ::
pond {n} (small lake) :: tjörn {f}
ponder {v} (to think deeply) :: íhuga
ponder {v} (to consider carefully) :: íhuga
ponderous {adj} (dense) SEE: dense ::
pondweed {n} (plant of the genus Potamogeton) :: nykra {f}
ponytail {n} (hairstyle) :: tagl {n}, stertur {m}
poodle {n} (any of various breeds of poodle) :: púðluhundur {m}, púðli {m}
pool {n} (small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle) :: pollur {m}
pool {n} (swimming pool) SEE: swimming pool ::
poop {n} (stern) SEE: stern ::
poor {adj} (with little or no possessions or money) :: fátækur
poorly {adj} (ill) SEE: ill ::
poor man's asparagus {n} (Lincolnshire spinach) SEE: Good King Henry ::
pop {v} (to hit) SEE: hit ::
popcorn {n} (a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating) :: poppkorn {n}
pope {n} (head of the Roman Catholic Church) :: páfi {m}
popinjay {n} (Picus viridis) SEE: green woodpecker ::
popinjay {n} (parrot) SEE: parrot ::
poplit {n} (fossa at the back of the knee joint) :: hnésbót {n}
popliteal fossa {n} (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint) SEE: poplit ::
poppy {n} (plant) :: draumsóley {f}, valmúi {m}
pop someone's cherry {v} (deflower) SEE: deflower ::
populace {n} (inhabitants of a nation) SEE: population ::
popular {adj} (liked by many people) :: vinsæll
popularity {n} (the quality or state of being popular) :: vinsældir {f-p}
popular opinion {n} (public opinion) SEE: public opinion ::
population {n} (all people living within a political or geographical boundary) :: fólksfjöldi {m}, íbúar {m-p}, mannfjöldi {m}
population {n} (statistics: greater group of units from which a sample can be drawn) :: þýði {n}, hópur {m}, stofn {m}, [uncommon] lýður {m}
porbeagle {n} (a pelagic shark) :: hámeri {f}, hamar {m}
porcelain {n} (hard white translucent ceramic) :: postulín {n}
porcelain {n} (items (esp. dishware or objets d'art) made of porcelain) :: postulín {n}
porch {n} (a portico; a covered walk) :: verönd {f}
pork {n} (meat of a pig) :: svínakjöt {n}
porn {n} (pornography) :: klám {n}
porn {n} (pornographic work) :: klám {n}, klámmynd {f}
porn {n} (pornography) SEE: pornography ::
pornographer {n} (person involved in creation or dissemination of pornography) :: klámritahöfundur {m} [writer]
pornographic {adj} (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) :: klámfenginn
pornography {n} (depiction of sexual subject matter with prurient intent) :: klám {n}
porn star {n} (actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films) :: klámstjarna {f}
porpoise {n} (cetacean) :: hnísa {f}, marsvín {n}
port {n} (dock or harbour) :: höfn {f}
port {n} (left-hand side of a vessel when facing the front) :: bakborði {m}
port {n} (opening where a connection is made) :: tengi {n}
port {n} (fortified wine) :: púrtvín {n}, portvín {n}
port {n} (entryway, portal) SEE: portal ::
port {n} (port city) SEE: port city ::
portal {n} (grandiose entrance) :: skrauthlið {n}
portal {n} (website) :: vefgátt {f}
port city {n} (city built around a port) :: hafnarborg {f}
porthole {n} (circular window) :: kýrauga {n}
portly {adj} (euphemism for fat) :: gildur
portmanteau {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word ::
portmanteau word {n} (word which combines the meaning of two words) :: samrunaorð {n}, frakkaorð {n}
Portugal {prop} (country) :: Portúgal {n}
Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the region of Portugal) :: portúgalskur
Portuguese {n} (person native to Portugal) :: Portúgali {m}
Portuguese {n} (the language) :: portúgalska {f}
Portuguese Republic {prop} (official name of Portugal) :: Lýðveldið Portúgal
Portuguese Water Dog {n} (Portuguese Water Dog) :: portúgalskur vatnahundur {m}
port wine {n} (A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal) :: púrtvín {n}
positron {n} (positron) :: jáeind {f}
POSIX {prop} (computing: set of standards providing application portability between UNIX variants) :: POSIX-staðall {m}
posology {n} (study of the dosages of drugs) :: lyfjunarfræði {f}, stærð skammta {f}
possessive pronoun {n} (pronoun which expresses possession) :: eignarfornafn {n}, efn. {n}
possibility {n} (quality of being possible) :: möguleiki {m}
possible {adj} (able but not certain to happen) :: hægur, mögulegur
possible {adj} (capable of being done or achieved; feasible) :: mögulegur
possibly {adv} (adverb indicating that a proposition may be true or false) SEE: perhaps ::
possum {n} (opossum) SEE: opossum ::
postage stamp {n} (piece of paper indicating postage has been paid) :: frímerki {n}
postal code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode ::
postcard {n} (rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope) :: póstkort {n}, kort {n}, [rare] bréfspjald {n}
postcode {n} (sequence of letters and/or numbers added to a postal address) :: póstnúmer {n}
post-it {n} (post-it note) SEE: post-it note ::
post-it note {n} (a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side) :: minnismiði {m}
postmodernism {n} (a style of art, literature, etc) :: póstmódernismi {m}
post office {n} (place) :: pósthús {n}
post-partum {adj} (pertaining to the period immediately after childbirth) :: eftir barnsburð, eftirfæðingar-, eftir fæðingu
postpartum depression {n} (parent’s depression after childbirth) :: fæðingarþunglyndi {n}
postpone {v} (to delay or put off an event) :: fresta
postposition {n} ((grammar) words that come after the noun) :: eftirsetning {f}
postscriptum {n} (something written afterward) :: eftirmáli {m}, eftirskrift {f} or e.s., p.s., n.b.
posy {n} (A flower) :: blómvöndur {m}
pot {n} (crucible) SEE: crucible ::
potable {n} (drinkable liquid) SEE: beverage ::
potassium {n} (the chemical element) :: kalín, kalíum {n}
potassium chloride {n} (the salt KCl) :: kalíumklóríð {n}, kalínklóríð {n}
potassium cyanide {n} (inorganic compound) :: kalíumsýaníð {n}
potassium hydroxide {n} (potassium hydroxide) :: kalíumhýdroxíð {n}
potassium nitrate {n} (potassium nitrate) :: saltpétur {m}, kalínítrat {n}, kalísaltpétur {m}, kalíumnítrat {n}
potato {n} (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) :: kartafla {f}, [rare] jarðepli {n}
potato chip {n} (potato crisp) SEE: potato crisp ::
potato crisp {n} (thin fried slice of potato) :: kartöfluflaga {f}
potentate {n} (a powerful leader) :: valdamaður {m}, burgeis {m}, höfðingi {m}, þjóðhöfðingi {m}
potential {adj} (existing in possibility) :: mögulegur
potty {n} (bathroom) SEE: bathroom ::
potty {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
potty {adj} (insane) SEE: insane ::
potty {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot ::
pound {v} (to strike hard repeatedly) :: banga
pound {v} (crush to pieces) :: banga
pound sterling {n} (currency of the UK) :: breskt pund, pund
pour {v} (to cause to flow in a stream) :: hella
pour gasoline on the fire {v} (add fuel to the fire) SEE: add fuel to the fire ::
pout {v} (push out one’s lips) :: setja á sig stút, setja upp fýlusvip, setja stút á munninn
pout {v} (sulk, (pretend to) be ill-tempered) :: setja á sig stút, setja upp fýlusvip, setja stút á munninn
pout {n} (facial expression) :: stútur {m}, fýlustútur {m}, fýlusvipur {m}
poverty {n} (quality or state of being poor) :: fátækt {f}
powder {n} (fine particles of any dry substance) :: duft {n}
powder {n} (gunpowder) SEE: gunpowder ::
powder keg {n} (barrel of gun powder) :: púðurtunna {f}
powder keg {n} (volatile situation) :: púðurtunna {f}
power {n} (set theory: cardinality) SEE: cardinality ::
powerful {adj} (having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence) :: öflugur {m}, voldugur {m}, máttugur {m}, kröftugur {m}, kraftmikill {m}, valdamikill {m}
power plant {n} (power station) SEE: power station ::
power set {n} (set of all subsets of a set) :: veldismengi {n}
power station {n} (an industrial complex where electricity is produced) :: rafstöð {f}, kraftverk {n}, orkuver {n}, virkjun {f}
power toothbrush {n} (electric toothbrush) SEE: electric toothbrush ::
pox {n} (syphilis) SEE: syphilis ::
practice makes perfect {proverb} (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it) :: æfingin skapar meistarann
Prague {prop} (capital of the Czech Republic) :: Prag {f}
praise {n} (commendation; favorable representation in words) :: lof, hrós {n}
praise {v} (to give praise to) :: hrósa
praise to the skies {v} :: hæla á hvert reipi
pram {n} (perambulator) :: barnavagn {m}
prank {n} (practical joke or mischievous trick) :: hrekkur {m}
prank {v} (perform a joke on) :: hrekkja
praseodymium {n} (chemical element) :: praseódým
prawn {n} (large shrimp) :: rækja {f}
pray {v} (to petition a higher being) :: biðja
pray {v} (to beg humbly for aid) :: biðja, bæna
pray {v} (to talk to God) :: biðja
preach {v} (give a sermon) :: predika
preach {v} (advise or recommend earnestly) :: predika
preacher {n} (one who preaches) :: prédikari {m}
preamble {n} (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute) :: formáli {m}, inngangur {m}, inngangsorð {n-p}, formálsorð {c-p}
preaspiration {n} (period of voiceless breathing) :: aðblástur {m}
pre-Christian {adj} (before the arrival of Christianity) :: forkristinn
precious {adv} (intensifier) SEE: very ::
precious {adj} (of high value or worth) :: dýrmætur
precipitation {n} (weather: water falling from the atmosphere) :: úrkoma {f}
precipitation {n} (a hurried headlong fall) :: það að steypast áfram {n}, það að æða áfram {n}, það að flæða áfram {n}
precipitation {n} (chemistry: chemical reaction forming solid in liquid) :: felling (efnis úr lausn) {f}, botnfelling (efnis úr lausn) {f}, úrfelling (efnis úr lausn) {f}
precipitation {n} (unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste) :: flýtir {m}, óðagot {n}, bráðræði {n}
precision {n} (the state of being precise or exact; exactness) :: nákvæmni {f}
predator {n} (animal or organism that hunts) :: rándýr {n}
predicate {n} ((grammar) part of sentence that states something about its subject) :: umsögn {f}, umsagnarliður {m}
predicate {n} ((logic) a term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false) :: umsagnarökfræði {f}
predicate {v} (to base on, to assert on the grounds of) :: byggja á, grundvalla á
predicate calculus {n} (a branch of logic) :: umsagnareikningur {m}
predicate logic {n} (generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic) :: umsagnarökfræði {f}
predict {v} (to state, or make something known in advance) :: spá
predictive parser {n} (recursive descent parser that doesn't require backtracking) :: framsýnn þáttari {m}
pregnancy {n} (condition) :: meðganga
pregnant {adj} (carrying developing offspring within the body) :: óléttur, ófrískur, þungaður, barnshafandi, vanfær
prehensile {adj} (able to take hold of objects) :: grip-
prehistoric {adj} (of relating to the epoch before written record) :: forsögulegur
prejudiced {adj} (having prejudices) :: fordómafullur
premeditated {adj} (planned, considered or estimated in advance; deliberate) :: yfirlagður, að yfirlögðu ráði
premier {n} (prime minister of a country) SEE: prime minister ::
premise {n} (either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced) :: forsenda {f}
premolar {n} (tooth) :: forjaxl {m}, framjaxl {m}
premonition {n} (clairvoyant or clairaudient experience) :: fyrirboði {m}, [warning] viðvörun {f}
prep {n} (homework) SEE: homework ::
prepare {v} (to make ready for a specific future purpose) :: undirbúa
prepared {adj} (ready, willing) :: viðbúinn
preposition {n} (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by") :: forsetning {f}
prepositional phrase {n} (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement) :: forsetningarliður {m}
preposition of place {n} (preposition indication localisation) :: staðarforsetning {f}
preposterous {adj} (absurd, or contrary to common sense) :: fáránlegur
preprocessor {n} (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) :: forvinnslubúnaður {m}
prepuce {n} (foreskin) SEE: foreskin ::
prerogative {n} (right, generally) SEE: right ::
Presbyterian {adj} (relating to the Presbyterian Church) :: öldungakirkju-
Presbyterian {n} (person belonging to the Presbyterian Church) :: öldungakirkjumaður {m}
present {n} (gift) SEE: gift ::
present {n} (present tense) SEE: present tense ::
presentation {n} (presenting to an audience) :: afhending
presenter {n} (someone who presents a broadcast programme) :: kynnir {m}
present participle {n} (verb form that indicates an ongoing action) :: lýsingarháttur nútíðar {m}
present tense {n} (form of language) :: nútíð {f}
president {n} (the head of state of a republic) :: forseti {m}
president {n} (the primary leader of a corporation) :: forstjóri {m}
presidential palace {n} (White House) SEE: White House ::
press {v} (to press) SEE: bear ::
press pot {n} (cafetière) SEE: cafetière ::
pressure group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group ::
presuppose {v} (to assume some truth without proof) :: ganga út frá
presupposition {n} (assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof) :: forsenda {f}
presuppositional {adj} (of or pertaining to a presupposition) :: forsendubundinn {m}
preterite-present verb {n} (a type of verb) :: núþáleg sögn {f}
pretext {n} (false, contrived or assumed purpose) :: yfirskin {n}
pretzel {n} (toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot) :: kringla {f}
preview {n} (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) :: stikla {f}
previously {adv} (at an earlier time) :: áður
prey {n} (that which may be seized by animals) :: bráð {f}
priapism {n} (medical condition) :: sístaða, ofstöður
price {n} (cost required to gain possession of something) :: verð {n}
pride {n} (quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.) :: stolt {n}
pride {n} (sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one) :: stolt {n}
pride comes before a fall {proverb} (Translations) :: [haughtiness is closest to failure] dramb er falli næst
priest {n} (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)) :: prestur {m}
primarily {adv} (of a primary or central nature) :: aðallega, fyrst og fremst
primary election {n} (preliminary election to select a candidate) :: prófkjör {n}
primary school {n} (first formal, obligatory school) :: grunnskóli {m}, barnaskóli {m}
primate {n} (mammal) :: prímati {m}, fremdardýr {n}
prime minister {n} (chief member of the cabinet and head of the government) :: forsætisráðherra {m}
prime number {n} (natural number) :: frumtala {f}, prímtala {f}
primitive root {n} (number such that gka (mod n) exists for every a coprime to n, see also: generator; primitive element) :: frumstæð rót {f}
primordial {adj} (earliest) :: frum-, upprunalegur {m}, upphafs-
prince {n} (male ruler or head of a principality) :: prins {m}, fursti {m}
prince {n} (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) :: prins {m}
prince {n} ((figuratively) great person) :: prins {m}, mikilmenni {n}
Prince Edward Island {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) :: Eyja Játvarðs prins {f}
Prince of Wales {prop} (royal title) :: prinsinn af Wales {m}
princess {n} (female member of royal family) :: prinsessa {f}
princess {n} :: prinsessa {f}, [obsolete] prinsipissa {f}
principal {n} (essential point or rule) SEE: principle ::
principal {adj} (primary, main) :: höfuð-, aðal-
principal {n} (chief administrator of a school) :: skólastjóri {m}, skólameistari {m}, rektor {m}
principal {n} (chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college) :: rektor {m}
principal {n} (legal: one on behalf of whom an agent or gestor acts) :: umbjóðandi {m}
principality {n} (region) :: furstadæmi {n}
principate {n} (principality) SEE: principality ::
principle {n} (moral rule or aspect) :: prinsipp {n}
print {v} (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) :: prenta
print {n} (fingerprint) SEE: fingerprint ::
printer {n} (operator of a printing press) :: prentari {m}
printer {n} (computing: device used to print text or images) :: prentari {m}
printing house {n} (commercial company) :: prentsmiðja {f}
printing press {n} (machine for printing) :: prentvél {f}
printshop {n} (printing house) SEE: printing house ::
prior {adv} (previously) SEE: previously ::
prismatic colors {n} :: regnbogalitir {m-p}
prison {n} (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) :: fangelsi {n}
prison {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison ::
prisoner {n} (person incarcerated in a prison) :: fangi {m}, bandingi {m}
prisoner {n} :: fangi {m}
prisoner of war {n} (soldier or combatant captured by the enemy) :: stríðsfangi {m}
pristine {adj} (unspoiled) :: óspilltur, ósnortinn, óskemmdur
pristine {adj} (pertaining to the earliest state of something) :: upprunalegur, upphaflegur
privateer {n} (privately owned warship) :: kapari {m}
private key {n} (unpublished key) :: einkalykill {m}
privatization {n} (transfer from the government to private ownership) :: einkavæðing {f}
privet {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
privy {n} (lavatory or toilet) SEE: toilet ::
probability density {n} (probability density function) :: líkindaþéttleiki {m}, dreifingarþéttleiki {m}, þéttleiki {m}
probability density function {n} (function) :: líkindaþéttleikafall {n}, dreifingarþéttleikafall {n}, þéttleikafall {n}
probability distribution {n} (mathematical function) :: líkindadreifing {f}, dreifing {f}
probability theory {n} (study of probability) :: líkindafræði {f}
probably {adv} (in all likelihood) :: líklega, sennilega
problem {n} (difficulty) :: vandamál {n}
process {n} (series of events to produce a result) :: ferli {n}
procreate {v} (to procreate) SEE: beget ::
proctology {n} :: endaþarms- og raufarfræði {f}
procure {v} :: útvega
prodigal {adj} (wastefully extravagant) :: hóflaus {m} {f}, hóflaust {n}
prodigal {n} (prodigal) SEE: spendthrift ::
produce {v} (to make or manufacture) :: framleiða, [slang] pródúsa, [dated] pródúsera
produce {v} (to make available to) :: útvega
produce {v} (to sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc)) :: framleiða
producer {n} (in economics) :: framleiðandi {m}
producer {n} (in arts) :: framleiðandi {m}
product {n} (commodity for sale) :: vara {f}
product {n} (amount created by a process) :: framleiðsla {f}
product {n} (consequence of efforts) :: afrakstur {m}, afurð {f}
product {n} (result of chemical reaction) :: myndefni {n}
product {n} (multiplication result) :: margfeldi {n}
production {n} (the act of producing) :: framleiðsla {f}
profession {n} (occupation) :: atvinna {f}
professor {n} (a higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university) :: prófessor {m}, háskólakennari {m}
proficient {adj} (skilled) :: fær, snjall
profoundly {adv} (deeply) SEE: deeply ::
progenitor {n} (founder) SEE: founder ::
progeny {n} (offspring) :: afkvæmi {n}, afsprengi {n}, afkomandi {m}
prognosis {n} (forecast of the future course of a disease) :: horfur {f-p}, spá {f}
prognosis {n} (forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation) :: spá {f}
program {n} (set of structured activities) :: , dagskrá {f}
program {n} (software application) :: forrit {n}, tölvuforrit {n}
program {v} (to enter a program or other instructions into a computer) :: forrita
programme {n} (programme) SEE: program ::
programmer {n} (one who writes computer programs) :: forritari {m}
programming {n} (act of writing a computer program) :: forritun {f}
programming {n} (brain-washing) SEE: brain-washing ::
programming language {n} (code of reserved words and symbols) :: forritunarmál {n}
progress {n} (advancement to a more developed state) :: framför {f}
progressive {n} (A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government) :: framfarasinni {m}
progressivism {n} (political ideology) :: framfarahyggja
prohibition {n} (law that prohibits something) :: bannár
project {n} (planned endeavor) :: áætlun {f}, verkefni {n}
projection {n} (psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself) :: frávarp {n}
projection {n} (geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions) :: ofanvarp {n}
project management {n} (discipline of organizing and managing project resources) :: verkefnastjórnun {f}, verkefnisstjórnun {f}
projector {n} (optical device) :: skjávarpi {m}
prokaryote {n} (organism characterized by absence of nucleus) :: dreifkjörnungur {m}
prolapse {v} (to move out of place) :: síga, falla fram
prolapse {n} (a moving out of place) :: framfall {n}, sig {n}
proletariat {n} (working class or lower class) :: öreigastétt {f}
proletariat {n} (wage-earners collectively) :: öreigar {m-p}
prolix {adj} (long) SEE: long ::
Prometheus {prop} (Greek mythological figure) :: Prómeþeifur {m}
promethium {n} (chemical element) :: prómetín
promiscuous {adj} (indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners) :: lauslátur
promise {n} (vow) :: loforð {n}
promise {v} (to commit to something) :: lofa, heita, strengja heit
prong {n} (thin, pointed, projecting part) :: gaddur {m}
pronoun {n} (type of noun) :: fornafn {n}
pronounce {v} (to pronounce) SEE: say ::
pronounce {v} (to sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate) :: bera fram
pronto {adv} (quickly) :: Tafarlaust, Eins og skot
pronunciation {n} (sound of a word) :: framburður {m}
pronunciation {n} (way in which words are pronounced) :: framburður {m}
proof {v} (proofread) SEE: proofread ::
proof {n} (any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth) :: sönnun {f}
-proof {suffix} (denoting an impervious quality) :: -heldur {m}
proof by contradiction {n} (proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation) :: óbein sönnun {f}
proofread {v} (to check for errors in spelling and grammar) :: prófarkalesa
proofreader {n} (person who proofreads) :: prófarkalesari {m}
proofreader {n} (person whose occupation is to proofread) :: prófarkalesari {m}
proofreading {n} (act or process by which a document is proofread) :: prófarkalestur {m}
propaganda {n} (concerted set of messages) :: áróður {m}
propane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C3H8) :: própan {n}
propeller {n} (mechanical device used to propel) :: hreyfill {m}
propelling pencil {n} (mechanical pencil) SEE: mechanical pencil ::
propenoic {adj} (acrylic) SEE: acrylic ::
propensity {n} (tendency) :: tilhneigingu
proper noun {n} (the name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity) :: eiginnafn {n}, sérnafn {n}
proper subset {n} (a set that is a subset of but not equal to another set) :: eiginlegt hlutmengi {n}
property {n} (something owned) :: eign {f}
property {n} (piece of real estate) :: landeign {f}, fasteign {f}
property {n} (computing: an editable parameter associated with an application, or its value) :: eiginleiki {m}
prophage {n} (latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome) :: forveira {f}, dulveira {f}
prophet {n} (one who speaks by divine inspiration) :: spámaður {m}
prophet {n} (one who foretells the future) :: spámaður {m}, spákona {f}
proponent {n} (one who supports something) :: flutningsmaður {m}, talsmaður {m}, málsvari {m}, stuðningsmaður {m}
proportion {n} (size) SEE: size ::
proposition {n} (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem) :: fullyrðing {f}, yrðing {f}; fullyrðing {f}, yrðing {f}
propositional calculus {n} (propositional logic) SEE: propositional logic ::
propositional logic {n} (formal deductive system) :: yrðingareikningur {m}, fullyrðingareikningur {m}, yrðingarökfræði {f}, fullyrðingarökfræði {f}
prose {n} (written language not intended as poetry) :: prósa {f}
prosecutor {n} (a person instituting criminal prosecution) :: saksóknari {m}
prosody {n} (poetry: study of poetic meter etc) :: bragfræði {f}
prosody {n} :: bragfræði {f}
prosopagnosia {n} (disorder of face perception) :: andlitsókenni {f}
prosperity {n} (condition of being prosperous) :: velmegun {f}, góðæri {n}
prostate {n} (prostate gland) :: hvekkur, blöðruhálskirtill
prostate gland {n} (prostate) SEE: prostate ::
prostitute {n} (a person having sex for profit) :: vændiskona {f}, skækja {f}, gleðikona {f}, hóra {f}
prostitute {n} (promiscuous person) SEE: whore ::
protactinium {n} (chemical element) :: protaktín
protect {v} (to keep safe) :: hlífa
protest {v} (to make a strong objection) :: mótmæla
protest {n} (formal objection) :: mótmæli {n-p}
protest {n} (collective gesture of disapproval: demonstration) :: mótmæli {n-p}
protester {n} (person who protests) :: mótmælandi {m}
protist {n} (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) :: frumvera {f}
protium {n} (lightest isotope of hydrogen) :: einvetni {n}, prótín {n}
Proto-Germanic {prop} (hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language) :: forngermanska {f}
Proto-Indo-European {prop} (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) :: frumindóevrópska {f}, FIE {f}
Proto-Indo-European {adj} (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it, see also: Indo-European) :: frumindóevrópskur {m}
Proto-Indo-Germanic {prop} (Proto-Indo-European) SEE: Proto-Indo-European ::
proton {n} (positively charged nucleon) :: róteind {f}
Proto-Norse {prop} (Indo-European language) :: frumnorræna {f}
protoplasm {n} (entire contents of a cell) :: frymi {n}
prototype {n} (original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects) :: frumgerð
protractor {n} (a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles) :: gráðubogi {m}, mælibogi {m}, hornmál {n}
protrude {v} (to extend from) :: skaga fram, standa út
proud {adj} (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) :: stoltur
provable {adj} (of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven) :: sannanlegur
Proverbs {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Orðskviðirnir
provident {adj} (demonstrating consideration for the future) :: fyrirhyggjusamur {m}, forsjáll {m}, framsýnn {m}, aðgætinn {m}
provoke {v} (to cause to become angry) :: ergja, skaprauna
prow {n} (fore part of a vessel; bow) :: trjóna {f}, skegg {n}
proxy {n} (agent or substitute authorized to act for another person) :: staðgengill {m}
proxy server {n} :: vefsel {n}
proxy war {n} (war where two powers use third parties) :: staðgöngustríð {n}
prude {n} (A person who is or tries to be excessively proper) :: tepra {f}, pempía {f}
prune {v} (plum) SEE: plum ::
prune {v} (dried plum) :: sveskja {f}
Prussia {prop} (geographical area) :: Prússland {n}
Prussia {prop} (former Baltic country) :: Prússland {n}
Prussia {prop} (former German province) :: Prússland
prussic acid {n} (hydrocyanic acid) :: blásýra {f}
psalm {n} (sacred song) :: sálmur {m}
Psalms {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Sálmarnir {m-p}
pseudo- {prefix} (not genuine) :: gervi-
pseudocarp {n} (accessory fruit) SEE: accessory fruit ::
pseudocrater {n} (volcanic landform) :: gervigígur {m}
pseudofruit {n} (accessory fruit) SEE: accessory fruit ::
pseudomembranous {adj} (characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane) :: sýndarhimnu-
pseudonym {n} (fictitious name) :: höfundarnafn {n}, dulnefni {n}, leyninafn {n}
pseudorandom number generator {n} (device or algorithms that deterministically produces a succession of apparently random values) :: gervislembitalnagjafi {m}
pseudoscience {n} (purported science) :: hjáfræði
pshaw {interj} (indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief) :: svei, iss, uss, fussum svei
psychiatric hospital {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital ::
psychiatrist {n} (doctor specializing in psychiatry) :: geðlæknir {m}
psychology {n} (study of the human mind) :: sálfræði {f}
psychopathy {n} (personality disorder) :: siðblinda {f}
psychosomatic {adj} (of physical effects with mental causes) :: geðvefrænn {m}
pâté {n} (finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables) :: kæfa {f}
ptarmigan {n} (a small grouse, Lagopus) :: rjúpa {f}
pterygium {n} (an abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye) :: glæruvængur {m}
pub {n} (public house) :: krá {f}, bar {m}, knæpa {f}, pöbb {m} [colloquial]
pubic hair {n} (collectively) :: skapahár {n-p}, kynhár {n-p}
pubic hair {n} (singular) :: skapahár {n}
pubic louse {n} (crab louse) SEE: crab louse ::
pubis {n} (the pubic bone) :: lífbein {n}
public {adj} (pertaining to people as a whole) :: opinber
public house {n} (pub) SEE: pub ::
public key {n} (the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography) :: dreifilykill {m}
public-key cryptography {n} (form of cryptography) :: dreifilykladulritun {f}
public opinion {n} (opinion of the public) :: almenningsálit {n}
public policy {n} (set of government policies) :: opinber stefna {f}, allsherjarregla {f}
public relations {n} (profession) :: almannatengsl {f}
public servant {n} (civil servant) SEE: civil servant ::
public transit {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport ::
public transport {n} (form of transport) :: almenningssamgöngur {f-p}
public transportation {n} (public transport) SEE: public transport ::
publish {v} (to issue something (usually printed work) for sale and distribution) :: gefa út
pudding {n} (sausage made primarily from blood) :: blóðmör {m}, slátur {n}
pudding {n} (dessert similar to custard or mousse, containing a starchy thickening agent) :: búðingur {m}
pudding {n} (any dessert) SEE: dessert ::
puddle {n} (a small pool of water) :: pollur {m}
Puerto Rico {prop} (Caribbean Commonwealth) :: Púertó Ríkó
puff {v} (pant) SEE: pant ::
puffer {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish ::
pufferfish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish ::
puffin {n} (Fratercula arctica) :: lundi {m}
puff pastry {n} (light, flaky pastry) :: smjördeig {n}
pulchritudinous {adj} (having great physical beauty) :: fagur {m}, fallegur {m}
pull {v} (transitive: apply force to (something) so it comes towards one) :: draga, toga
pullet {n} (spineless person) SEE: chicken ::
pulley {n} (one of simple machines) :: trissa {f}, talía {f}
pull oneself together {v} (to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused) :: stramma sig af
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps {v} (to begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help) :: [by one's own bootstraps] hjálparlaust, [by one's own bootstraps] af eigin rammleik
pulmonary {adj} (related to lungs) :: lunga-, lungna-
pulmonary artery {n} (artery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs) :: lungnaslagæð {f}
pulmonary circulation {n} (part of blood circulation) :: lungnablóðrás {f}
pulmonary embolism {n} (embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery) :: lungnablóðrek {n}
pulmonary tuberculosis {n} (tuberculosis infecting the lungs) :: lungnaberklar {m-p}
pulmonary vein {n} (vein that returns blood to the heart after it has circulated through the lungs) :: lungnabláæð {f}
pulpit {n} (plane's cockpit) SEE: cockpit ::
pulse {n} (regular beat caused by the heart) :: æðasláttur {m}, púls {m}
pulse {n} (beat, throb) :: sláttur {m}
pulse {n} (in music) :: taktslag {n}, púls {m}
pulse oximetry {n} (method of monitoring of the oxygenation of hemoglobin) :: súrefnismettunarmæling {f}
pumice {n} (pumice) :: vikur
pump {n} (device for moving liquid or gas) :: dæla {f}
pumping lemma {n} (lemma stating that a section of a string can be removed or repeated with the resulting string remaining in the language) :: dælusetning {f}
pumpkin {n} (plant) :: grasker {n}
pumpkin {n} (fruit of this plant) :: grasker {n}
punch {n} (hit or strike with one's fist) :: hnefahögg {n}
punch {v} (to strike something or someone with one's fist) :: kýla
punch {v} (to make holes) :: gata
punch {n} (device for creating holes in thin material) :: gatari {m}
punch {n} (mechanism for punching holes in paper) :: gatari {m}
punch {n} (hole or opening created with a punch) :: gat {n}
punch {v} (to employ a punch to create a hole) :: gata
punch {v} (to mark a ticket) :: gata
punch {n} (beverage) :: púns {m}
punch {v} (to herd cattle) SEE: herd ::
punch card {n} (card with have holes or notches used for storing data) :: gataspjald {n}
punch clock {n} (time clock) SEE: time clock ::
punched card {n} (punch card, especially one that has had holes punched in it) :: gataspjald {n}
punctuation {n} (set of symbols) :: greinarmerki
puncture {v} (puncture) SEE: pierce ::
punishment {n} (the act of punishing) :: refsing {f}
Punjabi {n} :: Punjabi
punk {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute ::
punk {n} (petty criminal) :: pönk {n}
punk {n} (punk rocker) :: pönkari {m}
punk rocker {n} (punk) SEE: punk ::
Puntland {prop} (region) :: Púntland {n}
pupa {n} (insect) :: púpa {f}
pupil {n} (learner) :: nemandi {m}
puppet {n} (movable model of a person or animal) :: brúða {f}, leikbrúða {f}
puppet {n} (person or country controlled by another) :: leikbrúða {f}, strengjabrúða {f}
puppet {n} (doll) SEE: doll ::
puppy {n} (young dog) :: hvolpur {m}
pure {adj} (free of flaws or imperfections) :: hreinn
pure {adj} (free of foreign material or pollutants) :: hreinn
purebred {adj} (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) :: hreinræktaður {m}
purely imaginary number {n} (imaginary number) SEE: imaginary number ::
pure mathematics {n} (area of mathematics) :: hrein stærðfræði {f}
purgatory {n} (Purgatory) SEE: Purgatory ::
Purgatory {prop} (intermediate state after physical death) :: hreinsunareldur {m}
purloin {v} (To convert the property of another) :: stela, taka, ræna
purple {n} (colour) :: fjólublár {m}, purpuralitur {m}
purple {adj} (colour) :: fjólublár; purpuralitur
purple sandpiper {n} (Calidris maritima) :: sendlingur
purpose {v} (have set as one's purpose; intend) :: ætla
purposefully {adv} (on purpose) SEE: on purpose ::
purr {v} (cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat) :: mala
pus {n} (fluid found in regions of infection) :: gröftur {m}
push {v} (to apply a force to something so that it moves away) :: hrinda, ýta
push {v} (to thrust the points of the horns against) SEE: gore ::
pussy {n} (informal: affectionate term for a cat) :: kisa {f}, kisi {m}
pussy {n} (slang: female genitalia) :: píka {f}, kunta {f}, [childish] pjalla {f}, [slang] pussa, [slang] vagína {f}
putative {adj} (commonly believed or deemed to be the case) :: meintur {m}
put away {v} (to kill someone) SEE: kill ::
put away {v} (to send (someone) to prison) SEE: imprison ::
put down roots {v} (to become settled) :: festa rætur
put off {v} (to delay) :: draga á langinn (see langur)
put on {v} (to don clothing) :: fara í
put on airs {v} (become haughty, assume a haughty manner) :: gera sig merkilegan, setja upp hátíðarsvip, snúa upp á sig
putrescible {adj} (Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable) :: sem getur rotnað
putter {n} (type of golf club) :: pútter {m}
put the cart before the horse {v} (to put things in the wrong order) :: byrja á öfugum enda, hafa endaskipti á hlutunum
put to bed {v} (help someone go to bed) :: svæfa, fá til að sofna
put to sleep {v} (to kill an animal) :: svæfa, svæfa dýr, lóga, aflífa
put to sleep {v} (to give an anesthetic) :: svæfa
put to sleep {v} (to help someone to bed) SEE: put to bed ::
put words in someone's mouth {v} (say or imply that someone has said a thing) :: gera einhverjum upp orð, leggja einhverjum orð í munn
puzzle {n} (crossword puzzle) SEE: crossword ::
puzzle {n} (game for one person) :: púsl {n}
puzzle {n} (jigsaw puzzle) SEE: jigsaw puzzle ::
pyometra {n} (pyometra) :: legbólga {f}
pyramid {n} (ancient construction) :: pýramídi
pyramid {n} (pyramid scheme) SEE: pyramid scheme ::
pyramid scheme {n} (illicit money-making scheme) :: pýramídasvindl {n}
pyromania {n} (disorder) :: íkveikjuæði {n}
pyromaniac {n} (one who is obsessed with fire) :: brennuvargur {m}
pyrophobia {n} (fear of fires) :: eldfælni {f}
pyrotechnics {n} (firework) SEE: firework ::
pyroxene {n} (mineral) :: pýroxen {n}
Pythagoras {prop} (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher) :: Pýþagóras
Pythagorean theorem {prop} (mathematical theorem) :: Pýþagórasarregla, regla Pýþagórasar, setning Pýþagórasar
Pythagorean triple {n} (set of three positive integers) :: pýþagórsk þrennd {f}