| each other {pron} (to one another; one to the other)
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:: hver annar, hvor annar {d}, hvor af öðrum {d}
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| eagle {n} (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)
|
:: örn {m}
|
| eagle {n} (in golf, a score of two under par for a hole)
|
:: örn {m}
|
| eagle owl {n} (large owl of genus Bubo)
|
:: úfur
|
| ear {n} (fruiting body of a grain plant)
|
:: ax {n}
|
| ear {v} (archaic: to plough)
|
:: plægja
|
| ear {v} (plough) SEE: plough
|
::
|
| ear {n} (organ of hearing)
|
:: eyra {n}
|
| eardrum {n} (membrane separating outer and middle ears)
|
:: hljóðhimna {f}
|
| earl {n} (a British or Irish nobleman)
|
:: jarl {m}
|
| earless {adj} (lacking ears)
|
:: eyrnalaus
|
| ear lobe {n} (a part of the ear)
|
:: eyrnasnepill {m}
|
| early {adj} (at a time in advance of the usual)
|
:: snemma
|
| early {adv} (at a time before expected)
|
:: snemma
|
| earmuff {n} (garment to keep the ears warm)
|
:: eyrnaskjól {n}
|
| earring {n} (piece of jewelry)
|
:: eyrnalokk
|
| ear shell {n} (abalone) SEE: abalone
|
::
|
| earth {n} (soil)
|
:: jörð
|
| earth {n} (any general rock-based material)
|
:: jörð
|
| earth {n} (one of the four basic elements)
|
:: jörð
|
| earth {n} (one of the five basic elements)
|
:: jörð
|
| earth {prop} (our planet, third out from the Sun) SEE: Earth
|
::
|
| Earth {prop} (third planet of the Solar System)
|
:: jörð {f}
|
| Earthling {n} (inhabitant of the planet Earth)
|
:: jarðarbúi {m}
|
| earth pig {n} (aardvark) SEE: aardvark
|
::
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| earthquake {n} (shaking of the surface of a planet)
|
:: jarðskjálfti {m}, jarðhræring {f}
|
| earthworm {n} (worm (animal))
|
:: ánamaðkur {m}
|
| earwax {n} (waxy substance secreted by the ear)
|
:: eyrnamergur {m}
|
| easier said than done {adj} (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)
|
:: hægara sagt en gert, [it is easier said than done] það er hægara sagt en gert, hægara ort en gert, [it is easier said than done] það er hægara ort en gert
|
| east {n} (compass point)
|
:: austur {n}
|
| East Asian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to East Asia)
|
:: austurasískur
|
| East Asian {n} (a person from East Asia)
|
:: Austur-Asíumaður {m}, Austur-Asíubúi {m}
|
| Easter {n} (Christian holiday)
|
:: páskar {m-p}
|
| Easter egg {n} (a dyed or decorated egg)
|
:: páskaegg {n}
|
| Easter egg {n} (a chocolate confection in the shape of an egg)
|
:: páskaegg {n}
|
| Easter egg hunt {n} (activity held at Easter where hidden Easter eggs have to be found)
|
:: páskaeggjaleit {f}
|
| Easter Island {prop} (Island in the Pacific)
|
:: Páskaeyja
|
| eastern {adj} (related to the east)
|
:: austur
|
| Eastern Europe {prop} (Eastern Europe)
|
:: Austur-Evrópa
|
| Eastern Orthodox Church {prop} (division of Christianity)
|
:: Rétttrúnaðarkirkjan {f}, Austurkirkjan {f} [informal]
|
| East Pakistan {prop} (historical: part of Pakistan)
|
:: Austur-Pakistan
|
| East Sea {prop} (Baltic sea) SEE: Baltic Sea
|
::
|
| East Sea {prop} (Sea of Japan) SEE: Sea of Japan
|
::
|
| East Sea {prop} (Dead Sea) SEE: Dead Sea
|
::
|
| East Timor {prop} (Country in Oceania)
|
:: Austur-Tímor
|
| easy {adj} (requiring little skill or effort)
|
:: einfaldur, léttur, auðvelt
|
| easy {adj}
|
:: auðveldur
|
| eat {v} (to ingest, see also: consume; ingest)
|
:: borða, éta, eta
|
| eat humble pie {v} (to admit one's faults)
|
:: leggja niður skottið
|
| eating disorder {n} (psychological disorder)
|
:: átröskun {f}
|
| eat one's words {v} (regret something said)
|
:: taka orð sín aftur, éta ofan í sig, éta í sig
|
| e-book {n} (electronic book)
|
:: rafbók
|
| Ecclesiastes {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Prédikarinn
|
| ecclesiology {n} (branch of theology)
|
:: kirkjufræði {f}
|
| echidna {n} (any of the four species of small spined monotremes)
|
:: mjónefur {m}
|
| echinoderm {n} (member of the Echinodermata)
|
:: skrápdýr {n-p}
|
| echo {n} (reflected sound)
|
:: bergmál {n}, endurómur {m}
|
| echolalia {n} (echoing of words or phrases)
|
:: bergmálstal {n}
|
| echopraxia {n} (involuntary repetition of the observed movements of others)
|
:: hermifas {n}
|
| eclectic {adj} (selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles)
|
:: [who picks the best] sem velur úr það besta
|
| eclipse {n} (passage of a planetary object between others)
|
:: myrkvi
|
| ecliptic {n} (Earth's orbital plane)
|
:: sólbaugur {m}
|
| eco- {prefix} (concerning ecology or the environment)
|
:: visti-
|
| ecology {n} (branch of biology)
|
:: vistifræði {n}
|
| economics {n} (study)
|
:: hagfræði
|
| economy {n} (effective management of the resources of a community or system)
|
:: hagur {m}
|
| economy {n} (frugal use of resources)
|
:: hagsýni {f}, nýtni {f}, ráðdeild {f}, sparnaður {m}
|
| economy {n} (production and distribution and consumption)
|
:: atvinnulif {n}, efnahagslíf {n}
|
| ecosystem {n} (system of an ecological community and its environment)
|
:: vistkerfi {n}
|
| ecotourism {n} (responsible travel)
|
:: visthæf ferðamennska
|
| ecotype {n} (organism adapted to an environment)
|
:: staðbrigði {n}
|
| ecru {adj} (beige) SEE: beige
|
::
|
| ectoproct {n} (bryozoan) SEE: bryozoan
|
::
|
| Ecuador {prop} (country in South America)
|
:: Ekvador
|
| Ecuadorian {n} (person from Ecuador)
|
:: Ekvadori, Ekvadorar {p}
|
| Ecuadorian {adj} (pertaining to Ecuador)
|
:: ekvadorskur
|
| eczema {n} (acute or chronic inflammation of the skin)
|
:: exem {n}
|
| edentate {adj} (toothless) SEE: toothless
|
::
|
| edentulous {adj} (toothless) SEE: toothless
|
::
|
| Edgar {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Edgar {m}
|
| edge {n} (boundary line of a surface)
|
:: kantur {m}
|
| edge {n} (joining line between two vertices of a polygon)
|
:: hlið {f}
|
| edge {n} (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument)
|
:: egg {f}
|
| edge {n} (in graph theory: any of the pairs of vertices in a graph)
|
:: leggur {m}
|
| edifice {n} (building)
|
:: bygging {f}, hús {n}
|
| Edinburgh {prop} (capital of Scotland)
|
:: Edinborg {f}
|
| editor {n} (program for modifying text files)
|
:: ritill {m}, textaritill {m}
|
| editorial {n} (article giving the opinion of editors)
|
:: forystugrein {f}
|
| EDNOS {n} (disorder)
|
:: átröskun ekki nánar tilgreind
|
| e-dress {n} (e-mail address) SEE: e-mail address
|
::
|
| education {n} (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)
|
:: menntun {f}
|
| educator {n} (teacher) SEE: teacher
|
::
|
| Edward {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Eðvarð, Játvarður {m}
|
| eel {n} (any fish of the order Anguilliformes)
|
:: áll {m}
|
| efficient {adj} (making good use of resources)
|
:: skilvirkur {m}, nýtinn {m}
|
| efflower {v} (leatherworking: remove an outer surface with a knife) SEE: graze
|
::
|
| effrontery {n} (insolent and shameless audacity)
|
:: ósvífni {f}, óskammfeilni {f}
|
| e.g. {adv} (abbreviation for “for example”)
|
:: t.d. [til dæmis]
|
| egalitarian {adj} (characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people)
|
:: jafnréttis-
|
| egalitarian {n} (person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people)
|
:: jafnréttissinni {m}
|
| egalitarianism {n} (political doctrine of universal equality)
|
:: jafnréttisstefna {f}
|
| egg {n} (body housing an embryo)
|
:: egg {n}
|
| egg {n} (egg of domestic fowl as food item)
|
:: egg {n}
|
| egg {n} (ovum)
|
:: egg {n}, eggfruma {f}
|
| egg cell {n} (ovum) SEE: ovum
|
::
|
| egg on {v} (provoke)
|
:: eggja
|
| eggplant {n} (edible fruit)
|
:: eggaldin {n}
|
| eggshell {n} (object)
|
:: eggjaskurn {f}
|
| eggshell {n} (colour)
|
:: beingulur litur {m}, beingulur {m}
|
| eggshell {adj} (of a pale yellowish-whitish colour)
|
:: beingulur {m}
|
| egg white {n} (clear part of an egg) SEE: albumen
|
::
|
| egg yolk {n} (central part of an egg) SEE: yolk
|
::
|
| egregious {adj} (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
|
:: svívirðilegur {m}, smánarlegur {m}, erki-
|
| egress {n} (exit) SEE: exit
|
::
|
| Egypt {prop} (country in North Africa)
|
:: Egyptaland {n}, Egiptaland {n}
|
| Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egypt)
|
:: egypskur
|
| Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians)
|
:: egypskur
|
| Egyptian {n} (person from Egypt)
|
:: Egypti, Egyptar
|
| Egyptian {prop} (language)
|
:: egypska {f}
|
| eh {interj} (used to mean “What?”)
|
:: ha
|
| eider {n} (duck of genus Somateria)
|
:: æður, æðarfugl
|
| eiderdown {n} (the down of the eider duck)
|
:: æðardúnn {m}
|
| Eiffel Tower {prop} (tower in Paris)
|
:: Eiffelturninn {m}
|
| eigenfunction {n} (function)
|
:: eiginfall {n}
|
| eigensolution {n} (mathematics: any of the results of the calculation of eigenvalues)
|
:: eiginlausn {f}
|
| eigenspace {n} (set of the eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue)
|
:: eiginrúm
|
| eigenvalue {n} (scalar multiplier of an eigenvector)
|
:: eigingildi {n}
|
| eigenvector {n} (vector not rotated by linear transformation)
|
:: eiginvigur {m}, eiginvektor {m}
|
| eight {num} (cardinal number 8)
|
:: átta
|
| eighteen {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: átján, áttján [archaic]
|
| eighth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eight, see also: 8th)
|
:: áttundi
|
| eighth note {n} (eighth note) SEE: quaver
|
::
|
| eight hundred {num} (cardinal number 800)
|
:: átta hundruð
|
| eight o'clock {n} (the start of the ninth hour)
|
:: klukkan átta
|
| eight thousand {n} (cardinal number)
|
:: átta þúsund
|
| eighty-five {num} (the cardinal number 85)
|
:: áttatíu og fimm
|
| eighty-four {num} (84)
|
:: áttatíu og fjórir
|
| eighty-nine {num} (89)
|
:: áttatíu og níu
|
| eighty-one {num} (81)
|
:: áttatíu og einn {m}
|
| einsteinium {n} (element with atomic number 99)
|
:: einsteinín
|
| ejaculation {n} (ejection of semen through the urethra)
|
:: sáðlát {n}
|
| eke {adv} (also) SEE: also
|
::
|
| eke {n} (addition) SEE: addition
|
::
|
| elaborate {adj} (detailed)
|
:: ítarlegur
|
| elative case {n} (case used to indicate movement out of something)
|
:: úrferðarfall {n}
|
| Elbe {prop} (European river)
|
:: Saxelfur {f}
|
| elbow {n} (joint between upper arm and forearm)
|
:: olnbogi {m}
|
| elder {n} (leader of a community)
|
:: öldungur {m}
|
| elder {n} (Sambucus nigra)
|
:: svartyllir {m}
|
| elder {n} (Sambucus)
|
:: yllir {m}
|
| elder {n}
|
:: yllir {m}
|
| elderberry {n} (elder tree) SEE: elder
|
::
|
| elderberry {n} (fruit)
|
:: ylliber {n}
|
| elect {v} (to elect) SEE: choose
|
::
|
| election {n} (process of choosing a new leader or representatives)
|
:: kosningar {f-p}
|
| Election Day {prop} (Election Day) SEE: polling day
|
::
|
| elector {n} (in the Holy Roman Empire, a participant in the election of the emperor) SEE: Elector
|
::
|
| Elector {n} (elector or prince-elector)
|
:: kjörfursti {m}
|
| electoral college {n} (body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office)
|
:: kjörmannaráð {n}
|
| electoral register {n} (list of registered voters)
|
:: kjörskrá {f}
|
| electric {adj} (electrical)
|
:: rafmagnaður
|
| electrical {adj} (electric) SEE: electric
|
::
|
| electrical tape {n} (plastic tape)
|
:: einangrunarband {n}
|
| electric bass {n} (electric bass guitar)
|
:: rafbassi {m}, rafmagnsbassi {m}
|
| electric car {n} (a car that uses electric motors)
|
:: rafmagnsbíll {m}
|
| electric chair {n} (device used for performing execution by electrocution)
|
:: rafmagnsstóll {m}
|
| electric circuit {n} (path or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current)
|
:: rafrás {f}, rafstraumsrás {f}, rás {f}, straumrás {f}
|
| electric field {n} (region around a charged particle)
|
:: rafsvið {n}
|
| electric guitar {n} (guitar which requires electronic amplification)
|
:: rafmagnsgítar {m}
|
| electricity {n} (form of energy)
|
:: rafmagn {n}
|
| electric toothbrush {n} (toothbrush that uses electric power)
|
:: rafmagnstannbursti {m}
|
| electrification {n} (the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity)
|
:: rafvæðing {f}
|
| electrify {v} (to communicate electricity to)
|
:: rafvæða
|
| electrode {n} (the terminal through which electric current passes)
|
:: rafskaut {n}, skaut {n}, rafpóll {m}, rafnemi {m}
|
| electrolysis {n} (chemical change)
|
:: rafgreining {f}
|
| electrolyte {n} (substance that ionizes and conducts electricity)
|
:: rafklofi {m}, rafvaki {m}, raflausn {f}
|
| electrolyte {n} (ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes)
|
:: blóðsölt {n-p}
|
| electromagnet {n} (magnet)
|
:: rafsegull {m}
|
| electromagnetic radiation {n} (radiation)
|
:: rafsegulgeislun {f}
|
| electromagnetic spectrum {n} (electromagnetic spectrum)
|
:: rafsegulsvið {n}
|
| electromagnetism {n} (a fundamental force)
|
:: rafsegulfræði
|
| electron {n} (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)
|
:: rafeind {f}
|
| electron hole {n} (lack of an electron) SEE: hole
|
::
|
| electronic book {n} (e-book) SEE: e-book
|
::
|
| electronic cigarette {n} (electronic cigarette)
|
:: rafsígaretta {f}
|
| electronic mail {n} (email) SEE: email
|
::
|
| electronics {n} ((physics))
|
:: rafeindatækni
|
| electron microscope {n} (any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons)
|
:: rafeindasmásjá {f}
|
| electron neutrino {n} (elementary particle)
|
:: fiseind rafeindar {f}
|
| electrum {n} (fossil resin) SEE: amber
|
::
|
| element {n} (set theory: object in a set)
|
:: stak {n}, íbúi {m}
|
| elementary school {n} (school for children) SEE: primary school
|
::
|
| elephant {n} (mammal)
|
:: fíll {m}
|
| elephantfish {n} (fish of Mormyridae)
|
:: ranafiskur {m}
|
| elephantiasis {n} (disease)
|
:: fílildi {n}
|
| elephant seal {n} (mammal of the genus Mirounga)
|
:: sæfíll {m}
|
| elevate {v} (raise)
|
:: hækka
|
| elevator {n} (permanent construction) SEE: lift
|
::
|
| elevator {n} (control surface of an aircraft)
|
:: lyfta
|
| elevator music {n} (music played as a background in elevators and businesses)
|
:: lyftutónlist {f}
|
| eleven {num} (the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve)
|
:: ellefu
|
| eleven o'clock {n} (the start of the twelfth hour)
|
:: klukkan ellefu
|
| eleventh hour {n} (The last minute)
|
:: á elleftu stundu {f}, síðustu forvöð {n-p}
|
| elf {n} (mythical, supernatural being)
|
:: álfur {m}
|
| elf {n} (very diminutive person) SEE: dwarf
|
::
|
| Elgar {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Aðalgeir
|
| Elisabeth {prop} (female given name) SEE: Elizabeth
|
::
|
| elision {n} (the omission of a letter or syllable)
|
:: brottfall {n}
|
| elitism {n} (belief society should be run by elite)
|
:: úrvalsstefna {f}
|
| Elizabeth {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Elísabet {f}
|
| elk {n} (Alces alces) SEE: moose
|
::
|
| ellipse {n} (curve)
|
:: sporbaugur {m}
|
| ellipsis {n} (typographic mark)
|
:: úrfellingarmerki {n}
|
| elliptic curve {n}
|
:: sporger ferill {m}
|
| elliptic function {n} (any function of a complex variable which is periodic in two directions)
|
:: sporgert fall {n}
|
| elm {n} (tree of genus Ulmus)
|
:: álmur {m}
|
| eloquent {adj} (fluently persuasive and articulate)
|
:: mæskur
|
| El Salvador {prop} (country in Central America)
|
:: El Salvador
|
| Elsinore {prop} (Danish city)
|
:: Helsingjaeyri {f}
|
| eluvium {n} (deposits of soil, dust and rock particles)
|
:: útskolun {f}
|
| emaciation {n}
|
:: hor {n}
|
| e-mail {n} (email) SEE: email
|
::
|
| e-mail {v} (email) SEE: email
|
::
|
| email {n} (system for transferring messages from one computer to another)
|
:: tölvupóstur {m}, netpóstur {m}, e-mail {n}
|
| email {n} (message sent through email an email system)
|
:: tölvubréf {n}, tölvupóstur {m}
|
| email address {n} (e-mail address) SEE: e-mail address
|
::
|
| e-mail address {n} (unique identifier)
|
:: netfang {n}, tölvupóstfang {n}
|
| embarge {n} (embargo) SEE: embargo
|
::
|
| embargo {n} (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
|
:: hafnbann {m}
|
| embargo {n} (a ban on trade with another country)
|
:: viðskiptabann {n}
|
| embassy {n} (organization representing a foreign state)
|
:: sendiráð {n}
|
| ember {n} (smoldering ash) SEE: embers
|
::
|
| embers {n} (the smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash)
|
:: ljóma
|
| embezzlement {n} (The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
|
:: fjárdráttur {m}
|
| emblem {n} (representative symbol)
|
:: tákn {n}
|
| embolism {n} (obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus)
|
:: blóðrek {n}
|
| embolus {n} (An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot)
|
:: blóðreki {m}
|
| embroider {v} (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread)
|
:: sauma út, bródera, baldýra
|
| embroidery {n}
|
:: útsaumur {m} [1, 2]
|
| embryo {n} (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus)
|
:: fósturvísir {m}
|
| em dash {n} (typographical symbol '—')
|
:: þankastrik {n}
|
| emerald {n} (gemstone)
|
:: smaragður {m}
|
| emergency {n} (situation requiring urgent assistance)
|
:: neyðarástand {n}
|
| emergency exit {n} (exit for evacuation)
|
:: neyðarútgangur {m}
|
| emergency service {n} (public service that deals with emergencies)
|
:: björgunarsveit {f}
|
| Emil {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Emil {m}
|
| Emile {prop} (Emil) SEE: Emil
|
::
|
| Emily {prop} (given name)
|
:: Emilía {f}
|
| Emma {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Emma {f}
|
| emoji {n} (digital graphic icon)
|
:: tjákn {n}, tjámerki {n}
|
| emotion {n} (person's internal state of being)
|
:: geðshræring {f}
|
| empathy {n} (capacity to understand another person's point of view)
|
:: hluttekning {f}
|
| emperor {n} (ruler of an empire)
|
:: keisari {m}
|
| emperor penguin {n} (largest penguin)
|
:: keisaramörgæsin
|
| empire {n} (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories)
|
:: keisaradæmi {n}, ríki {n}
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| empiricism {n} (philosophical theory)
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:: reynsluhyggja, raunhyggja
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| employ {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use
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::
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| employ {v} (to give someone work)
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:: ráða
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| employee {n} (individual who provides labor to a company or another person)
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:: starfsmaður {m}
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| employment contract {n} (category of contract)
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:: ráðningarsamningur {m}
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| empty {adj} (devoid of content)
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:: tómur
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| empty {v} (to make empty)
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:: tæma
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| empty space {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum
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::
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| emu {n} (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
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:: emúi {m}
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| emulator {n} (software or hardware that simulates another system)
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:: hermir {m}
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| emulsion {n} (suspension of one liquid in another)
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:: þeyta {f}
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| enable {v} (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)
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:: gera virkt
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| enamel {n} (opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects)
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:: lakk {n}
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| enamel {n} (covering on the tooth)
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:: glerungur {m}
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| enamel {v} (to coat with enamel)
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:: lakka
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| encapsulate {v} (object-oriented programming: To enclose objects in a common interface)
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:: hjúpa
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| encapsulation {n} (object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state)
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:: hjúpun {f}
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| encephalitis {n} (inflammation of the brain)
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:: heilabólga {f}
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| encipher {v} (to encrypt)
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:: dulrita
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| encipherment {n} (act or process of enciphering)
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:: dulritun {f}
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| enclave {n} (entity completely surrounded by another)
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:: hólmlenda {f}
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| enclitic {n} (clitic which joins with the preceding word)
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:: [suffixed word] viðskeytt orð {n}
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| enclitic {adj} (affixed phonetically)
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:: viðskeyttur
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| enclosure {n} (area partially or entirely enclosed by walls, fences or buildings)
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:: girðing {f}
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| encompass {v} (surround)
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:: felast
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| encrypt {v} (to conceal information by means of a code or cipher)
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:: dulrita
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| encyclopaedia {n} (encyclopedia) SEE: encyclopedia
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::
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| encyclopedia {n} (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics)
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:: alfræðiorðabók {f}
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| encyclopedic dictionary {n} (form of dictionary)
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:: alræn orðabók
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| end {n} (extreme part)
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:: endir
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| en dash {n} (typographical symbol –)
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:: tilstrik {n}, stutt þankastrik {n}
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| endocardium {n} (membrane that lines the interior of the heart)
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:: hjartaþel {n}, hjartafóður {n}
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| endocrinology {n} (study of the endocrine glands)
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:: innkirtlafræði
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| end of the world {n}
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:: heimsendir {m}
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| endogamy {n} (the practice of marrying within one's own social group)
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:: innvensl {n-p}
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| endomorphism {n} (mathematics)
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:: innanmótun {f}
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| endoscope {n} (instrument)
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:: holsjá {f}, holspegill {m}
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| endoscopy {n} (examination using an endoscope)
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:: holsjárskoðun {f}, holspeglun {f}
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| endosperm {n} (tissue)
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:: fræhvíta {f}
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| endotoxin {n} (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies)
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:: inneitur {n}
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| endure {v} (to endure) SEE: take
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::
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| enemy {n} (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)
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:: óvinur {m}, fjandi {m} [archaic or poetic], fjandmaður {m}
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| energy {n} (impetus behind activity)
|
:: orka {f}
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| energy {n} (physics)
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:: orka {f}
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| energy drink {n} (caffeinated soft drink)
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:: orkudrykkur {m}
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| engaged {adj} (busy or employed) SEE: busy
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::
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| engine {n} (mechanical device)
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:: mótor
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| engineer {n} (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering)
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:: verkfræðingur {m}
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| England {prop} (region of Great Britain)
|
:: England
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| Englander {n} (person from England)
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:: Englendingur {m}
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| English {adj} (of or pertaining to England)
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:: enskur
|
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to the English language)
|
:: enskur
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| English {adj} (of or pertaining to an Englishman, Englishwoman, the English)
|
:: enskur
|
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system)
|
:: enskur
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| English {n} (people from England)
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:: Englendingar {m-p}
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| English {prop} (the English language)
|
:: enska {f}
|
| English Channel {prop} (The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France)
|
:: Ermarsund {n}
|
| English horn {n} (cor anglais) SEE: cor anglais
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::
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| Englishman {n} (male native or inhabitant of England)
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:: Englendingur {m}
|
| enigma {n} (something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable)
|
:: ráðgáta
|
| enigma {n} (riddle, or a difficult problem)
|
:: ráðgáta
|
| enjail {v} (put in jail) SEE: imprison
|
::
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| enjoy your meal {phrase} (bon appétit) SEE: bon appétit
|
::
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| ennead {n} (the number nine) SEE: nine
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::
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| ennui {n} (melancholia, depression)
|
:: lífsleiði {m}, óyndi {n}
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| en passant {n} (chess move)
|
:: framhjáhlaup {n}
|
| enriched uranium {n} (uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235)
|
:: auðgað úran {n}
|
| en route {prep} (on the way)
|
:: á leiðinni, [en-route flying] á flugleið, á veg, á leið
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| enter {v} (to go into (a room, etc.))
|
:: ganga inn, koma inn
|
| entertainment {n} (activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation)
|
:: skemmtun
|
| enthusiasm {n} (feeling of excited, lively interest)
|
:: ákafi {m}, eldmóður {m}
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| entire {n} (stallion) SEE: stallion
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::
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| entomology {n} (study of insects)
|
:: skordýrafræði {f}
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| entrance {n} (place of entering)
|
:: inngangur {m}
|
| entrée {n} (main dish) SEE: main course
|
::
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| entropy {n} (term in thermodynamics)
|
:: óreiða
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| envelope {n} (wrapper for mailing)
|
:: umslag
|
| environment {n} (natural world or ecosystem)
|
:: umhverfi {n}
|
| environmental assessment {n} (assessment of environmental consequences)
|
:: umhverfismat {n}
|
| enzyme {n} (catalytic protein)
|
:: ensím {n}
|
| ephemeral {adj} (lasting for a short period of time)
|
:: skammvinnur {m}, skammær {m}, skammlífur {m}, hverfull {m}
|
| ephemeral {adj} (existing for only one day)
|
:: dægurlangur {m}
|
| Ephesians {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Efesusbréfið {f}
|
| Ephesus {prop} (ancient city)
|
:: Efesos {m}
|
| epicardium {n} (layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart)
|
:: hjartahimna {f}
|
| epicaricacy {n} (rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others) SEE: schadenfreude
|
::
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| epicene {adj} (asexual) SEE: asexual
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::
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| epicene {adj} (of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents)
|
:: kynlaus {m}
|
| epicene {n} (epicene word)
|
:: kynlaust orð {n}
|
| epicentre {n} (point above earthquake)
|
:: skjálftamiðja {f}
|
| epicycle {n} (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
|
:: aukahringur {m}, hjáhringur {m}
|
| epidemic {n} (widespread disease)
|
:: faraldur {m}, farsótt {f}
|
| epidemiology {n} (branch of medicine dealing with transmission and control of disease in populations)
|
:: faraldsfræði {f}, faraldursfræði {f}, farsóttafræði {f}
|
| epididymal {adj} (epididymal)
|
:: eistalyppu-, eistnalyppu-
|
| epididymis {n} (tube)
|
:: eistalyppa {f}, eistnalyppa {f}, eistnabróðir {m}
|
| epiglottis {n} (cartilaginous organ in the throat)
|
:: speldi {n}, barkakýlislok {n}, barkalok {n}
|
| epilation {n} (removal of hair)
|
:: háreyðing {f}
|
| epilepsy {n} (medical condition)
|
:: flogaveiki {f}, flog {n}, niðurfallssýki {f}
|
| epilogue {n} (short speech at the end of a play)
|
:: lokaorð {n-p}, niðurlagsorð {n-p}
|
| epilogue {n} (brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece)
|
:: lokaorð {n-p}, eftirmáli {m}, niðurlagsorð {n-p}
|
| epimorphism {n}
|
:: ámótun {f}
|
| epiphany {n} (Epiphany) SEE: Epiphany
|
::
|
| Epiphany {n} (Christian feast)
|
:: þrettándi {m}
|
| epiphenomenon {n} (medicine: a symptom that develops during the course of a disease not connected to the disease)
|
:: fylgifyrirbæri {n}
|
| epiphenomenon {n} (philosophy, psychology: mental state or process that is an incidental byproduct of physiological events)
|
:: fylgifyrirbæri {n}
|
| epiphenomenon {n} (any state, process or other activity that is the result of another)
|
:: fylgifyrirbæri {n}
|
| Epirus {prop} (region; historical kingdom)
|
:: Epírus {n}
|
| episcopal {adj} (related to a bishop)
|
:: biskuplegur, biskupa-
|
| episode {n}
|
:: [1] atvik, [2] þáttur
|
| epistemic {adj} (relating to knowledge or cognition)
|
:: þekkingar-
|
| epistemology {n} (branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge)
|
:: þekkingarfræði {f}
|
| epitaph {n} (inscription on a gravestone)
|
:: grafskrift {f}
|
| epitaph {n} (commemorative poem or other text)
|
:: eftirmæli {n}, [an obituary] minningargrein {f}
|
| epitome {n} (embodiment or encapsulation of)
|
:: ímynd
|
| epizeuxis {n} (repeating words in immediate succession)
|
:: síklifun {f}
|
| epoxy {adj} (derived from an epoxide)
|
:: epoxý-
|
| epoxy {n} (epoxy resin) SEE: epoxy resin
|
::
|
| epoxy resin {n} (polyether resin)
|
:: epoxíð {n}
|
| equal {n} (person or thing of equal status to others)
|
:: maki {m}, jafnoki {m}, jafningi {m}
|
| equalitarian {adj} (egalitarian) SEE: egalitarian
|
::
|
| equality {n} (equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences)
|
:: jafnrétti {n}
|
| equal sign {n} (symbol)
|
:: jafnaðarmerki {n}, jöfnunarmerki {n}, samasemmerki {n}, samsemdarmerki {n}
|
| equation {n} (mathematics: assertion)
|
:: jafna {f}
|
| equator {n} (circle around the earth)
|
:: miðbaugur {m}
|
| Equatorial Guinea {prop} (country in Western Africa)
|
:: Miðbaugs-Gínea
|
| Equatorial Guinean {n} (A person from Equatorial Guinea or of Equatorial Guinean descent)
|
:: Miðbaugs-Gíneumaður, Miðbaugs-Gíneumenn
|
| Equatorial Guinean {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Equatorial Guinea, the Equatorial Guinean people or the Equatorial Guinean culture)
|
:: miðbaugsgíneskur
|
| equinox {n} (intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator)
|
:: jafndægur {n}
|
| equipment {n} (whatever is used in equipping)
|
:: búnaður {m}
|
| equivalence class {n} (Any one of the subsets into which an equivalence relation partition is set)
|
:: jafngildisflokkur {m}
|
| equivalence relation {n} (binary relation)
|
:: jafngildisvensl {n-p}
|
| -er {suffix} ((used to form agent nouns) person or thing that does...)
|
:: -ari {m}
|
| -er {suffix} (person whose occupation is...)
|
:: -maður {m}
|
| eraser {n} (thing used to erase something written or drawn)
|
:: strokleður {n}
|
| Erato {prop} (Muse of lyric poetry)
|
:: Erató {f}
|
| erbium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: erbín
|
| erection {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris)
|
:: standpína {f}
|
| eremite {n} (hermit) SEE: hermit
|
::
|
| ereyesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday
|
::
|
| ereyesterday {n} (the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday
|
::
|
| Eric {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Eiríkur {m}
|
| Eritrea {prop} (country in Eastern Africa)
|
:: Erítrea
|
| Eritrean {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture)
|
:: erítreskur
|
| Eritrean {n} (A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent)
|
:: Erítreumaður {m}, Erítreumenn {m-p}
|
| ermine {n} (Mustela erminea)
|
:: hreysiköttur {m}
|
| erne {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle
|
::
|
| erogenous zone {n} (erogenous zone)
|
:: kynnæmissvæði {n}
|
| erotic {adj} (tending to arouse sexual desire)
|
:: erótískur
|
| err {v} (sin) SEE: sin
|
::
|
| error {n} (mistake)
|
:: mistök {f}, villa {f}, skyssa {f}
|
| error {n} (difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one)
|
:: skekkja {f}
|
| error {n} (baseball: play which is scored as having been made incorrectly)
|
:: villa {f}
|
| eruption {n} (violent ejection, such as that of lava from a volcano)
|
:: gos {n}
|
| Erythraean Sea {prop} (Red Sea) SEE: Red Sea
|
::
|
| erythrocyte {n} (red blood cell) SEE: red blood cell
|
::
|
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate {n} (the rate at which red blood cells precipitate in an hour)
|
:: blóðsökk {n}
|
| erythromycin {n} (any of a class of macrolide antibiotics)
|
:: erýtrómýcín {m}
|
| erythronium {n} (vanadium) SEE: vanadium
|
::
|
| escalator {n} (mechanical device)
|
:: rúllustigi {m}
|
| escallop {n} (scallop) SEE: scallop
|
::
|
| escape {v} (to get free)
|
:: sleppa
|
| escapee {n} (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
|
:: flóttamaður {m}
|
| escape velocity {n} (minimum velocity)
|
:: lausnarhraði {m}
|
| eschatology {n} (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death)
|
:: heimsslitafræði {f}
|
| eschatology {n} (the study of the end times)
|
:: heimsslitafræði {f}
|
| escritoire {n} (A writing desk with a hinged door)
|
:: skatthol {n}, skrifborð {n}
|
| esophageal {adj} (pertaining to the esophagus)
|
:: vélindis-
|
| esoteric {adj} (understood only by a chosen few)
|
:: heimullegur
|
| espresso {n} (strong type of coffee)
|
:: espressó {n}
|
| essentialism {n} (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
|
:: eðlishyggja {f}, verundarhyggja {f}
|
| essive case {n} (case used to indicate a temporary state of being)
|
:: verufall {n}
|
| Esther {prop} (female given name)
|
:: Ester {f}
|
| Esther {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Ester {f}
|
| Esther {prop} (the heroine of the Book of Esther)
|
:: Ester {f}
|
| Estonia {prop} (country)
|
:: Eistland {n}
|
| Estonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language)
|
:: eistneskur
|
| Estonian {n} (person)
|
:: Eisti {m}, Eistlendingur {m}
|
| Estonian {n} (language)
|
:: eistneska {f}
|
| estuary {n} (place where ocean tides and river water merge)
|
:: ármynni {n}, árós {f}
|
| eta {n} (Greek letter)
|
:: eta {f} {n}
|
| etc. {phrase} (and so on, see also: and so forth)
|
:: o.s.frv., og svo framvegis
|
| et cetera {phrase} (noting the omission of the remainder of a list) SEE: etc.
|
::
|
| eternal {adj} (lasting forever)
|
:: eilífur
|
| eternal life {n} (immortality) SEE: immortality
|
::
|
| eternity {n} (infinite time)
|
:: eilífð {f}
|
| eternity {n} (time extending infinitely far into the future)
|
:: eilífð {f}
|
| eternity {n} (period of time that elapses after death)
|
:: eilífð {f}
|
| eternity {n} (informal: a comparatively long time)
|
:: eilífð {f}
|
| eternity {n}
|
:: eylífð {f}
|
| eth {n} (letter)
|
:: eð
|
| ether {n} (substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere)
|
:: ljósvaki {m}
|
| ether {n} (substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space)
|
:: ljósvaki {m}
|
| ether {n} ((organic chemistry) compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
|
:: ljósvaki {m}
|
| Ethiopia {prop} (country in Eastern Africa)
|
:: Eþíópía {f}, Etíópía {f}
|
| ethnic {adj} (of or relating to a group of people)
|
:: þjóðernis-
|
| ethnic minority {n} (people with different characteristics to those of the majority)
|
:: þjóðernisminnihluti {m}, [ethnic-minority group] þjóðernisminnihlutahópur {m}
|
| ethnocentric {adj} (related to ethnocentrism)
|
:: þjóðhverfur {m}
|
| ethnocentrism {n} (tendency)
|
:: þjóðhverfa {f}, [ethnocentric mentality] þjóðhverfur hugsunarháttur {m}, [ethnocentric viewpoint] þjóðhverf sjónarmið {n-p}
|
| ethology {n} (study of human and animal behaviour)
|
:: atferlisfræði {f}, hátternisfræði {f}
|
| ethos {n} (character or fundamental values of a people)
|
:: andi {m}
|
| et tu, Brute {phrase} (expression of betrayal)
|
:: og þú líka, Brútus
|
| etude {n} (piece of music)
|
:: etýða {f}, æfing {f}
|
| etymologist {n} (person who specializes in etymology)
|
:: orðsifjafræðingur {m}
|
| etymology {n} (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
|
:: orðsifjafræði {f}
|
| etymology {n} (account of the origin and historical development of a word)
|
:: orðsifjar {f-p}
|
| eucalyptus {n} (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus)
|
:: tröllatré {n}, ilmviður {m}
|
| Euclid {prop} (Greek mathematician)
|
:: Evklíð {m}
|
| Euclidean algorithm {n} (number theory)
|
:: reiknirit Evklíðs {n}
|
| Euclidean geometry {n} (mathematical system)
|
:: evklíðsk rúmfræði {f}
|
| eugenics {n} (social philosophy)
|
:: mannkynbætur {f}
|
| eukaryote {n} (any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus)
|
:: heilkjörnungur {m}
|
| Euler method {prop} (mathematical method)
|
:: Euler-aðferð {f}
|
| Euler's formula {prop} (Euler's formula)
|
:: jafna Eulers
|
| Euler's totient function {prop} (number theory)
|
:: phi-fall Eulers {n}
|
| eunuch {n} (castrated human male)
|
:: geldingur {m}
|
| euonymus {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle
|
::
|
| euphemism {n} (word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way)
|
:: veigrunarorð {n}, fegrunarheiti {n}, skrautyrði {n}, skrauthvörf {n}
|
| euphonious {adj} (pleasant-sounding)
|
:: ómþýður, ómblíður
|
| Euphrates {prop} (river in the Middle East)
|
:: Efrat
|
| Eurasia {prop} (the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia)
|
:: Evrasía {f}
|
| Eurasian bullfinch {n} (a small passerine bird)
|
:: dómpápi {m}
|
| Eurasian Economic Union {prop} (economic union, see also: EAU; EAEU)
|
:: Evrasíska efnahagssambandið {n} [formally], Evrasíusambandið {n}
|
| Eurasian jay {n} (Garrulus glandarius)
|
:: skrækskaði {m}
|
| Eurasian nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea)
|
:: hnotigða {f}
|
| Eurasian pygmy owl {n} (Glaucidium passerinum)
|
:: sparrugla {f}
|
| Eurasian sparrowhawk {n} (Accipiter nisus)
|
:: sparrhaukur {m}
|
| Eurasian spoonbill {n} (Platalea leucorodia)
|
:: flatnefur {m}
|
| Eurasian treecreeper {n} (Certhia familiaris)
|
:: skógfeti
|
| Eurasian woodcock {n} (Scolopax rusticola)
|
:: skógarsnípa {f}
|
| eureka {interj} (exclamation indicating sudden discovery)
|
:: það tókst, þar kom það, ég hef fundið það
|
| euro {n} (currency unit of the European Monetary Union)
|
:: evra {f}
|
| euro area {n} (Eurozone) SEE: Eurozone
|
::
|
| Eurocrat {n} (employee of the EU)
|
:: evrópukrati {m}
|
| Euroland {prop} (group of countries having Euro as currency) SEE: Eurozone
|
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| Europe {prop} (European Union) SEE: European Union
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| Europe {prop} (continent)
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:: Evrópa {f}
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| European {adj} (relating to Europe or the European Union)
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:: evrópskur
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| European bison {n} (the wisent species Bison bonasus)
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:: evrópuvísundur {m}
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| European Central Bank {prop} (central bank for the European Union)
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:: Seðlabanki Evrópu
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| European Commission {prop} (executive branch)
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:: Framkvæmdastjórn Evrópusambandsins {f}
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| European rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan
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| European shag {n} (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
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:: toppskarfur {m}
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| European turtle dove {n} (Streptopelia turtur)
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:: turtildúfa
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| European Union {prop} (European supranational organisation)
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:: Evrópusambandið {n}
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| europium {n} (chemical element)
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:: evropín
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| Eurozone {prop} (those European Union members whose official currency is the euro)
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:: evrusvæðið
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| Eustachian tube {n} (tube that links the pharynx to the cavity of the middle ear)
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:: kokhlust {f}
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| Euterpe {prop} (the Muse of music and lyric poetry)
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:: Evterpa {f}
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| euthanize {v} (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia)
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:: deyða
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| Euxine Sea {prop} SEE: Black Sea
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| evacuate {v} (to move out of an unsafe location into safety)
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:: rýma
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| evanescent {adj} (ephemeral) SEE: ephemeral
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| evangelist {n} (writer of a gospel)
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:: guðspjallamaður {m}
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| Eve {prop} (given name)
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:: Eva
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| even {adj} (flat and level)
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:: jafn
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| even {adj} (arithmetic: divisible by two)
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:: jafn {m}, sléttur {m}
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| even function {n} (unaffected by sign)
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:: jafnstætt fall {n}
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| evening {n} (time of day between dusk and night)
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:: kvöld
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| evening {n} (time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight)
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:: kvöld {n}, kveld {n}, aftann {m}
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| event {n} (occurrence)
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:: atburður {m}, atvik {n}
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| event {n} (computing: action which triggers an event handler)
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:: atburður {m}, atvik {n}
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| event horizon {n} (gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape)
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:: sjónhvörf {n-p}, skynmörk {n-p}
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| Everest {prop} (Mount Everest) SEE: Mount Everest
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| evergreen {adj} (of plants, that do not shed their leaves)
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:: sígrænn {m}, vetrargrænn {m}
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| eversion {n} (an act of turning inside out)
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:: úthverfing {f}, umsnúningur {m}
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| eversion {n} (the state of being turned inside out)
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:: úthverfing {f}, umsnúningur {m}
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| eversion {n} (medicine: the condition of being turned outward)
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:: úthverfing {f}
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| evert {v} (to turn inside out)
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:: úthverfa, snúa innhverfunni út
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| every {determiner} (all of a countable group)
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:: sérhver, hver
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| every cloud has a silver lining {proverb} (in every bad situation there is an element of good)
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:: fátt er svo með öllu illt að ekki boði nokkuð gott
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| every day {adv} (daily) SEE: daily
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| everything {pron} (all the things)
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:: allt
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| every time {adv} (at each occasion that)
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:: í hvert skipti, í hvert sinn
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| everywhere {adv} (at all places)
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:: alls staðar, allstaðar, út um allt, hvarvetna, á hverju strái
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| evil {adj} (intending to harm)
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:: illur {m}, ill {f} illt {n}, vondur, slæmur
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| evildoer {n} (person who performs evil acts)
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:: illvirki {m}
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| evolution {n} (biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time)
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:: þróunarkenningin
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| evolutionary biology {n} (sub-field of biology)
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:: þróunarlíffræði
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| ew {interj} (expression of disgust or nausea)
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:: oj
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| ewe {n} (female sheep)
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:: ær {f}
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| ex {n} (name of the letter X, x)
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:: ex {n}
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| ex {n} (colloquial: former partner or spouse)
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:: fyrrverandi [adjective]
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| exaggerate {v} (to overstate, to describe more than is fact)
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:: ýkja, yfirdrífa
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| examination {n} (inspection by a doctor)
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:: skoðun {f}
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| examination {n} (formal test)
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:: próf {n}
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| example {n} (something representative of a group)
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:: dæmi
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| excavator {n} (vehicle)
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:: grafa {f}
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| Excellency {n} (Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries)
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:: Hr
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| excellent {adj} (of the highest quality)
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:: frábær, ágætur
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| except {conj} (with the exception that)
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:: nema
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| exception {n} (that which is excepted or taken out from others)
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:: undantekning {f}
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| exceptionally {adv} (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree)
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:: undantekningartilvikum
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| exceptionless {adj} (without exception)
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:: undantekningarlaus
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| exception that proves the rule {n}
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:: undantekningin sannar regluna
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| excerpt {n} (a clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work)
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:: brot {n}, hluti {n}
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| excessive {adj} (exceeding the bounds of something)
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:: óhóflegur
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| exchange student {n} (student in an exchange scheme)
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:: skiptinemi {m}
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| excite {v} (to stir the emotions of)
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:: æsa
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| excited {adj} (having great enthusiasm)
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:: spenntur
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| exciting {adj} (causing excitement)
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:: spennandi
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| exclamation {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark
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| exclamation mark {n} (punctuation “!”)
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:: upphrópunarmerki {n}
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| exclamation point {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark
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| excommunication {n} (act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting)
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:: bannfæring {f}
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| excuse me {phrase} (request to repeat, see also: come again)
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:: afsakið?, afsakaðu?, fyrirgefðu?
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| excuse me {phrase} (request for attention)
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:: afsakið?, fyrirgefðu?, afsakaðu?, heyrðu
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| excuse me {phrase} (request to pass)
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:: afsakið?, fyrirgefðu?
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| excuse me {phrase} (sorry, as apology)
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:: fyrirgefðu, fyrirgefðu mér, afsakið, afsakaðu mig {s}, afsakið mig {p}
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| excuse me {phrase} (indignation)
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:: fyrirgefðu!, afsakið!
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| executioner {n} (the person who carries out the execution)
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:: böðull {m}
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| exercise {n} (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability)
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:: æfing {f}
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| exercise {v} (perform physical activity)
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:: hreyfa sig
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| exhalation {n} (meteor) SEE: meteor
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| exhaust {n} (exhaust gas)
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:: púst {n}
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| exhibition {n} (large scale public showing of objects or products)
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:: sýning {f}
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| exhibition game {n} (practice game)
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:: vináttuleikur {m}
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| exhibition match {n} (exhibition game) SEE: exhibition game
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| exhume {v} (To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter)
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:: grafa upp
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| exile {n}
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:: útlagi {?}
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| existence {n} (state of being, existing, or occurring)
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:: tilvera {f}
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| existentialism {n} (philosophical movement)
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:: tilvistarstefna
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| existentialist {n} (a person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism)
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:: tilvistarsinni {m}
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| existential quantifier {n} (operator used in predicate calculus)
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:: tilvistarmagnari {m}, tilvistarvirki {m}
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| exit {n} (way out)
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:: útgangur {m}
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| exit {n} (act of departing from life) SEE: death
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| exit {v} (to depart from life) SEE: die
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| exit poll {n} (poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station)
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:: útgönguspá {f}
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| Exodus {prop} (book of Torah and Old Testament)
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:: Annar Mósebók {m}
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| exon {n} (region of a gene)
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:: táknröð {f}
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| exosphere {n} (the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere)
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:: úthvolf {n}
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| expected value {n} (weighted average of outcomes)
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:: væntanlegt gildi {n}, væntigildi {n}, meðalgildi {n}
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| expectorate {v} (spit) SEE: spit
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| expectorate {v} (to cough up fluid from the lungs)
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:: hósta, hósta upp
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| expectoration {n} (the act)
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:: hræking {f}
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| expectoration {n} (that which is expectorated)
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:: uppgangur {m}, hráki {m}
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| expensive {adj} (having a high price or cost)
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:: dýr
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| experience {n} (event(s) of which one is cognizant)
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:: reynsla {f}
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| experience {n}
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:: reynsla {f}, lífsreynsla {f}, atvik {n}, viðburður {m}, starfsreynsla {f}
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| experience {v} (to observe or undergo)
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:: reyna, verða fyrir, upplifa
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| experiment {n} (test under controlled conditions)
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:: tilraun {f}
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| expert system {n} (type of artificially intelligent software system)
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:: sérþekkingarkerfi {n}, sérfræðikerfi {n}
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| expiate {v}
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:: afplána, bæta fyrir, friðþægja fyrir
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| expiation {n} (an act of atonement)
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:: yfirbót {f}, friðþæging {f}
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| expire {v} (die) SEE: die
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| expired {adj} (dead) SEE: dead
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::
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| expiry {n} (death) SEE: death
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::
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| explain {v} (report)
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:: útskýra
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| explanation {n} (the act or process of explaining)
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:: útskýring {f}
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| explanation {n} (something that explains)
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:: útskýring {f}
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| expletive {n} (profane, vulgar term) SEE: swear word
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| explication {n} (explanation) SEE: explanation
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::
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| explode {v} (to destroy with an explosion)
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:: sprengja
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| explode {v} (to explode (intransitive))
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:: springa
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| explorer {n} (person who explores)
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:: landkönnuður {m}
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| explosion {n} (violent release of energy)
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:: sprenging
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| exponent {n} ((in mathematics) the power to which something is raised)
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:: veldisvísir {m}
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| exponential distribution {n} (class of continuous probability distributions)
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:: veldisvísisdreifing {f}, vísisdreifing {f}
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| exponential equation {n} (equation)
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:: veldisvísajafna {f}
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| exponential function {n} (function in which an independent variable is in the form of an exponent)
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:: veldisvísisfall {n}, vísisfall {n}
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| exponential growth {n} (growth proportional to value)
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:: veldisvöxtur {m}, vísisvöxtur {m}, veldisvísisvöxtur {m}
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| express {adj} (moving or operating quickly)
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:: hrað-
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| express {v} (to convey meaning)
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:: tjá
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| expression {n} (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
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:: tjáning {f}
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| expression {n} (facial appearance)
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:: svipur {m}, svipbrigði {n-p}
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| expression {n} (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
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:: segð {f}
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| expression {n} ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)
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:: segð {f}
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| expressionism {n} (movement in the arts)
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:: expressjónismi {m}
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| expressway {n} (freeway) SEE: freeway
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| extempore {n}
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:: undirbúningslaust
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| exterior {adj} (being from outside a country) SEE: foreign
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::
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| extermination camp {n} (death camp) SEE: death camp
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::
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| extra {adj} (beyond what is due, usual)
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:: auka-, extra [informal]
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| extradition {n} (a formal process by which a criminal suspect is handed over to another government)
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:: framsal {n}
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| extra-natural {adj} (supernatural) SEE: supernatural
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| extrapulmonary {adj} (beyond or outside the lungs)
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:: utanlungna-
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| extrasensory perception {n} (supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels)
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:: auka-athyglisskynjun
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| extravaginal {adj} (outside the vagina)
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:: utanlegganga-, utanslíðurs-
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| extremity {n} (limb) SEE: limb
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::
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| extricate {v} (to free, disengage, loosen or untangle)
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:: losa, leysa
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| eye {n} (organ)
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:: auga {n}
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| eyeball {n} (ball of the eye)
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:: augnknöttur {m}, auga {n}
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| eyebrow {n} (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
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:: augabrún {f}
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| eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth {proverb} (compensation for an injury)
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:: auga fyrir auga, tönn fyrir tönn
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| eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles
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| eyelash {n} (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid)
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:: augnhár {n}
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| eyeless {adj} (having no eyes)
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:: augnalaus {m}
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| eyeless {adj} (having no sight)
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:: sjónlaus {m}
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| eyelid {n} ((anatomy) a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye)
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:: augnlok {n}, brá {f}, hvarmur {m}
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| eye of a needle {n} (small gap in a needle)
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:: nálarauga {n}
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| eye patch {n} (patch worn to cover one eye)
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:: leppur {m}
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| eyespot {n} (light-sensitive organ or region)
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:: augndíll {m}, augnblettur {m}, sjónblettur {m}
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| eye tooth {n} (canine tooth) SEE: canine tooth
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| Ezekiel {prop} (book of the Bible)
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:: Esekíel {m}
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| Ezekiel {prop} (prophet)
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:: Esekíel {m}
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| Ezekiel {prop} (male given name)
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:: Esekíel {m}
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| Ezra {prop} (book of the Bible)
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:: Esra {m}
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| Ezra {prop} (Jewish high priest)
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:: Esra {m}
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| Ezra {prop} (male given name)
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:: Esra {m}
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