Öland {prop} (island)
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:: Eyland {n}
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oak {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus)
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:: eik {f}, eikitré {n}, eiki {n}
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oak {n} (wood)
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:: eik {f}
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oaken {adj} (made from the wood of an oak)
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:: eikinn {m}
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oak tree {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) SEE: oak
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::
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oar {n} (implement used to row a boat)
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:: ár {f}
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oar {v} (row) SEE: row
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::
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oasis {n} (well surrounded by fertile region)
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:: vin {f}
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oat {n} (a widely cultivated cereal grass)
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:: hafri {m}
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oath {n} (curse) SEE: curse
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::
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oath {n} (solemn pledge)
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:: eiður {m}
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oatmeal {n} (meal)
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:: haframjöl {n}
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oatmeal {n} (breakfast cereal, see also: porridge)
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:: hafragrautur
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Obadiah {prop} (book of the Old Testament)
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:: Óbadía {m}
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obedient {adj} (willing to comply with commands)
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:: hlýðinn
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obesity {n} (act or state of being obese)
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:: offita {f}
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obituary {n} (brief notice of a person's death, as published in a newspaper)
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:: minning
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object {n} (thing)
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:: hlutur {m}
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object {n} (in grammar)
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:: andlag {n}, andl. {n}
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object {v} (disagree with something or someone)
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:: mótmæla, malda í mórinn, mæla á móti
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object code {n} (output of a compiler or assembler)
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:: viðfangskóði {m}, viðfangskóti {m}, vélamálskóði {m}
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objection {n} (act of objecting)
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:: andmæli {n-p}, mótbára {f}
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objective function {n} (mathematical function)
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:: kostnaðarfall {n}, viðfangsfall {n}
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object language {n} (lexicography: language of headwords)
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:: umfjöllunarmál
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object-oriented {adj} (using entities called objects)
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:: hlutbundinn {m}, viðfanga-
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object-oriented programming {n} (programming paradigm that uses objects to design application and computer programs)
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:: hlutbundin forritun {f}
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oblique case {n} (any noun case except the nominative (and vocative))
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:: aukafall {n}
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oblong {adj} (longer than wide)
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:: ílangur
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oboe {n} (wind instrument)
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:: óbó {n}
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oboe d'amore {n} (instrument of the oboe family)
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:: ástaróbó {n}
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observation wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel
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::
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observe {v} (to notice, to watch, see also: notice)
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:: skoða
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obsession {n}
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:: þráhyggja {f}
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obsessive-compulsive disorder {n} (form of anxiety)
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:: áráttu-þráhyggjuröskun {f}
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obsidian {n} (a type of black glass produced by volcanoes)
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:: hrafntinna {f}
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obsolete {adj} (no longer in use)
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:: úreltur {m}
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obtuse {adj} (intellectually dull)
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:: sljór, tregur
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obtuse {adj} (deadened, muffled, muted)
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:: daufur
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obviously {adv} (in an obvious manner; clearly apparent)
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:: augljóslega
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ocarina {n} (musical instrument)
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:: okkarína {f}
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Occam's razor {prop} (both principles)
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:: rakhnífur Ockhams {m}
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occlusive {n} (plosive) SEE: plosive
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::
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occultation {n} (astronomical event)
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:: stjörnumyrkvi
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occupy {v} (have (taken) control of)
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:: hernema
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OCD {n} (obsessive-compulsive disorder) SEE: obsessive-compulsive disorder
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::
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ocean {n} (one of the large bodies of water)
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:: haf {n}, sjór {m}, ægir {m} [poetic], úthaf {n}
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Oceania {prop} (geographical region)
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:: Eyjaálfa
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ocean sunfish {n} (Mola mola)
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:: tunglfiskur {m}
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ocellus {n} (simple eyes consisting of a single lens)
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:: depilauga {n}
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ochlocracy {n} (government by the masses)
|
:: skrílræði {n}
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octagon {n} (polygon with eight sides and eight angles)
|
:: átthyrningur {m}
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octagonal {adj} (shaped like an octagon)
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:: átthyrndur
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octahedron {n} (a polyhedron with eight faces)
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:: áttflötungur {m}
|
octane {n} (isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons)
|
:: oktan {n}
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octangular {adj} (octagonal) SEE: octagonal
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::
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octave {n} (interval)
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:: áttund {f}
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octet {n} (rare: byte of three bits)
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:: áttund {f}, átta bita bæti {n}
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octet {n} (byte of eight bits) SEE: byte
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::
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October {prop} (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar)
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:: október {m}, októbermánuður {m}
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octonion {n} (nonassociative extension of a quaternion)
|
:: áttundatala {f}
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octopus {n} (mollusc)
|
:: kolkrabbi {m}
|
oculist {n} (ophthalmologist) SEE: ophthalmologist
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::
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odalisque {n} (a female harem slave)
|
:: ódalíska
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odd {adj} (indivisible by two)
|
:: odda-, ójafn, hvass
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odd function {n} (function)
|
:: oddstætt fall {n}
|
Odense {prop} (City in southern Denmark)
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:: Óðinsvé {n-p}
|
Odin {prop} (god in Norse mythology)
|
:: Óðinn {m}
|
odor {n} (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume)
|
:: lykt {f}
|
Odysseus {prop} (son of Laertes; Greek leader during the Trojan War)
|
:: Ódysseifur {m}
|
Odyssey {prop} (epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus)
|
:: Ódysseifskviða {f}
|
Oedipus {prop} (son of Laius and Jocasta)
|
:: Ödípús {m}
|
oesophagectomy {n} (removal of all or part of the esophagus)
|
:: vélindisúrnám {n}
|
oesophagus {n} (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach)
|
:: vélinda {n}
|
of course {adv} (naturally)
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:: auðvitað, að sjálfsögðu, náttúrulega
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offend {v} (sin) SEE: sin
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::
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office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)
|
:: skrifstofa {f}
|
office hours {n} (prearranged time when a person is available)
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:: viðtalstími {m}
|
offline {adj} (of a system, not connected to a larger network)
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:: ótengdur {m}
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off one's own bat {prep} (of one's own accord) SEE: of one's own accord
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::
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offside {adj} (in an illegal position ahead of the ball)
|
:: rangstæður
|
offside {n} (offside play)
|
:: rangstaða {f}
|
off the rails {prep} (in an abnormal manner)
|
:: út af sporinu
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of one's own accord {prep} (without being commanded or controlled)
|
:: af sjálfsdáðum, [unasked] óbeðinn, [voluntary] sjálfviljugur
|
often {adv} (frequently, many times)
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:: oft, ósjaldan, iðulega, oftlega, títt, þrá-
|
oftenly {adv} (often) SEE: often
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::
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oh {interj} (expression of surprise)
|
:: ó
|
ohm {n} (the derived unit of electrical resistance)
|
:: óm
|
oh my God {interj} (excitement or shock)
|
:: Guð minn góður
|
oil {n} (liquid fat)
|
:: olía {f}
|
oiler {n} (ship) SEE: oil tanker
|
::
|
oil shale {n} (shale from which hydrocarbons can be produced)
|
:: olíuleirsteinn {m}
|
oil stove {n} (a stove for heating or cooking powered by paraffin/kerosene)
|
:: prímus {m}
|
oil tanker {n} (Ship)
|
:: olíuskip
|
OK {n} (endorsement; approval)
|
:: í lagi
|
OK {adj} (all right, permitted)
|
:: allt í lagi, ókei
|
OK {interj} (acknowledgement or acceptance)
|
:: ókei
|
Olaf {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Ólafur
|
old {adj} (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time)
|
:: gamall
|
old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
|
:: gamall
|
Old English {prop} (ancestor language of modern English)
|
:: fornenska
|
Old English Sheepdog {n} (a breed of herding dog)
|
:: gamli enski fjárhundur {m}
|
old-fashioned {adj} (outdated or no longer in vogue)
|
:: gamaldags
|
old-fashioned {adj} (preferring the customs of earlier times)
|
:: gamaldags
|
old folks' home {n} (nursing home) SEE: nursing home
|
::
|
old habits die hard {proverb} (established habits are difficult to change)
|
:: það er erfitt að kenna gömlum hundi að sitja [teaching an old dog to sit is a daunting task]
|
Old High German {prop} (Old High German)
|
:: fornháþýska {f}
|
Old Low German {prop} (Old Saxon) SEE: Old Saxon
|
::
|
oldness {n} (state of being old)
|
:: elli {f}
|
Old Norse {prop} (language of Scandinavia before 1400 CE)
|
:: norræna, fornnorræna {f}
|
Old Norwegian {prop} (the Old Norse language of Norway)
|
:: fornnorska {f}
|
old people's home {n} (nursing home) SEE: nursing home
|
::
|
Old Saxon {n} (the Old Saxon language)
|
:: fornsaxneska {f}
|
Old Testament {prop} (first half of the Christian Bible)
|
:: Gamla testamentið {n}
|
oleate {n} (salt or ester)
|
:: óleat {n}
|
oleic acid {n} (fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil)
|
:: olíusýra {f}
|
oligonucleotide {n} (a short sequence of nucleotides)
|
:: fákirni {n}
|
olive {n} (fruit)
|
:: ólífa {f}
|
olive oil {n} (oil pressed from olives)
|
:: ólífuolía {f}
|
Oliver {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Óliver {m}
|
olivine {n} (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals)
|
:: ólivín {n}
|
Olympic Games {prop} (international multi-sport event inspired by the ancient festival, see also: Olympics)
|
:: Ólympíuleikar {m-p}
|
Oman {prop} (country in the Middle East)
|
:: Óman {n}
|
omega {n} (angular velocity) SEE: angular velocity
|
::
|
omnibus {n} (vehicle)
|
:: strætó {m}
|
omnidirectional {adj} (in every direction)
|
:: fjölstefnu-
|
omnifarious {adj} (of all forms)
|
:: af öllu tagi, alls kyns
|
omnipotence {n} (unlimited power)
|
:: almætti {n}
|
omnipotent {adj} (having unlimited power, force or authority)
|
:: almáttugur
|
Omnipotent {prop} (God)
|
:: almáttugur Guð {m}
|
omnipresence {n} (the ability to be at all places at the same time)
|
:: alnánd {f}
|
omnipresent {adj} (being everywhere)
|
:: alls staðar nálægur
|
omniscience {n} (capacity to know everything)
|
:: alviska {f}
|
omniscient {adj} (having total knowledge)
|
:: alvitur
|
omnivore {n} (animal eating both plants and meat)
|
:: alæta {f}
|
omophagia {n} (the eating of raw food)
|
:: hrákjötsát {n}
|
on {prep} (positioned at the upper surface of)
|
:: á
|
on {prep} (some time during the day of)
|
:: á
|
on air {prep} (transmitting live)
|
:: þetta er
|
on all fours {adv} (on hands and knees)
|
:: á fjórum fótum
|
once {adv} (one and only one time)
|
:: einu sinni
|
once {adv} (formerly)
|
:: einu sinni
|
once {adv} (as soon as) SEE: as soon as
|
::
|
once again {adv} (one more time)
|
:: einu sinni enn, á nýjan leik, að nýju
|
once bitten, twice shy {proverb} (one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past)
|
:: [a child burnt shuns the fire] brennt barn forðast eldinn
|
once more {adv} (one more time) SEE: once again
|
::
|
once upon a time {adv} (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales)
|
:: einu sinni var, það var einu sinni
|
oncology {n} (branch of medicine)
|
:: æxlafræði {f}
|
one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: first
|
::
|
one {num} (cardinal number 1)
|
:: einn
|
one-eyed {adj} (having only a single eye)
|
:: eineygður, eineygur
|
one for all, all for one {phrase} (motto: working for each other)
|
:: eitt fyrir alla, allir fyrir eitt
|
one-handed {adv} (having only one hand)
|
:: einhentur
|
one hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) SEE: hundred
|
::
|
one hundred and one {num} (one hundred plus one, see also: one hundred one)
|
:: hundrað og einn {m}, eitthundrað og einn {m}
|
one hundred and one {n} (figure 101)
|
:: hundrað og einn {m}, eitthundrað og einn {m}
|
oneiric {adj} (resembling a dream; dreamlike) SEE: dreamlike
|
::
|
one-legged {adj} (having only one leg)
|
:: einfættur
|
one million {num} (cardinal number 1000000) SEE: million
|
::
|
one-night stand {n} (sexual encounter)
|
:: einnar nætur gaman {n}, skyndikynni {n-p}
|
one o'clock {n} (the start of the second hour)
|
:: klukkan eitt
|
ones' complement {n}
|
:: einundafyllitala {f}, einundafylling {f}
|
one's days are numbered {phrase} (some period of time is coming to an end)
|
:: dagar hans eru taldir [his days are numbered], dagar hennar eru taldir [her days are numbered], dagar þess eru taldir [its days are numbered], dagar þeirra eru taldir [their days are numbered]
|
one-sided {adj} (having only one side)
|
:: einhliða {m}
|
one thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) SEE: thousand
|
::
|
one up {v} (do something slightly better than a competitor)
|
:: bera af, skara fram úr, [outdo in a debate] reka á stampinn
|
one-way street {n} (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction)
|
:: einstefnugata {f}
|
one-way ticket {n} (a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back)
|
:: aðra leið [farmiða]
|
on foot {prep} (walking, jogging, running)
|
:: ganga, fótgangandi
|
onion {n} (Allium cepa)
|
:: laukur {m}
|
onion dome {n} (onion-shaped dome)
|
:: næpa {f}, laukturn {m}
|
online {adj}
|
:: tengdur {m}
|
onlooker {n} (spectator, bystander) SEE: spectator
|
::
|
only {adj} (alone in a category)
|
:: eini {m}, eina {f} {n}, einu {m-p} {f-p} {n-p}
|
only {adv} (without others or anything further; exclusively)
|
:: aðeins
|
only {adv} (no more than)
|
:: bara
|
only {n} (only child) SEE: only child
|
::
|
only-begotten {adj} (being the only child of one’s parent)
|
:: eingetinn
|
only child {n} (person who has no siblings)
|
:: einbirni {n}, einkabarn {n}
|
onomastics {n} (branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names)
|
:: nafnfræði {f}
|
onomatopoeia {n} (property of a word of sounding like what it represents)
|
:: hljóðgerving {f}
|
onomatopoeia {n} (word that sounds like what it represents)
|
:: hljóðlíkingarorð {n}, hljóðgervingur {m}
|
on one's high horse {prep} (self-righteous)
|
:: [be on one’s high horse] setja sig á háan hest, [be on one’s high horse] gera sig merkilegan {m}
|
on purpose {prep} (purposely, with intention)
|
:: viljandi, af ásettu ráði, að yfirlögðu ráði, vísvitandi
|
on sale {prep} (available for purchase)
|
:: til sölu
|
on sale {prep} (available for purchase at reduced prices)
|
:: á útsölu, á útsöluverði
|
on the air {prep} (in the process of recording or broadcasting) SEE: on air
|
::
|
on the contrary {prep} (opposite)
|
:: þvert á móti
|
on the double {prep} (rapidly or immediately)
|
:: eins og skot
|
on the other hand {prep} (from another point of view)
|
:: hins vegar
|
onto {prep} (upon; on top of)
|
:: ofan á, á
|
ontology {n} (study of being)
|
:: verufræði {f}
|
onus {n} (burden of proof)
|
:: sönnunarbyrði {f}
|
onus probandi {n} (duty of a party in a legal proceeding) SEE: burden of proof
|
::
|
on your mark, get set, go {phrase} (three-command start of racing)
|
:: tilbúinn, viðbúinn, af stað {m}, tilbúin, viðbúin, af stað {f}
|
oocyte {n} (cell that develops into egg or ovum)
|
:: eggfruma {f}
|
oofless {adj} (poor) SEE: poor
|
::
|
oology {n} (study of birds' eggs)
|
:: eggjafræði {f}
|
oops {interj} (acknowledging a minor mistake)
|
:: úps, æ, obbosí
|
opal {n} (a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity)
|
:: ópall {m}
|
opaque {adj} (hindering light to pass through)
|
:: ógagnsær
|
open {adj} (not closed)
|
:: opinn
|
open {v} (to make something accessible)
|
:: opna
|
openable {adj} (that can be opened)
|
:: opnanlegur
|
opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener
|
::
|
Open Game {n}
|
:: opið tafl
|
opening hours {n} (the regular times of day when a shop is open)
|
:: opnunartími {m}
|
open one's big mouth {v} (speak when it would be better to stay silent)
|
:: vera kjaftaskur
|
opera {n} (theatrical work)
|
:: ópera {f}
|
opera house {n} (theatre for opera)
|
:: óperuhús {n}
|
operand {n} (quantity to which an operator is applied)
|
:: þolandi {m}
|
opera singer {n} (someone who sings opera professionally)
|
:: óperusöngvari {m}, óperusöngkona {f} [female]
|
operating system {n} (software which controls computer)
|
:: stýrikerfi {n}, stjórnkerfi {n} [rare]
|
operation {n} (method by which a device performs its function)
|
:: starf {n}, vinnsla {f}
|
operation {n} (method or practice by which actions are done)
|
:: starfsemi {f}, starfræksla {f}, rekstur {m}, framkvæmd {f}
|
operation {n} (surgical procedure)
|
:: aðgerð {f}, uppskurður {m}, skurðaðgerð {f}
|
operation {n} (procedure for generating a value from one or more other values)
|
:: aðgerð {f}
|
operation {n} (military campaign)
|
:: aðgerð {f}, hernaðaraðgerð {f}
|
operator {n} (mathematical operator)
|
:: virki {m}
|
ophthalmologist {n} (eye specialist)
|
:: augnlæknir {m}
|
ophthalmology {n} (eye medicine)
|
:: augnlæknisfræði {f}
|
opiate {n} (drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium)
|
:: ópíöt {m}
|
opinion {n} (thought a person has formed about a topic)
|
:: álit
|
opium {n} (drug from opium poppy)
|
:: ópíum {n}
|
opium {n} (anything that numbs or stupefies)
|
:: ópíum {n}
|
opossum {n} (marsupial of the Didelphidae)
|
:: pokarotta {f}
|
opponent {n}
|
:: andstæðingur {m}, mótherji {m}
|
opportune {adj} (suitable)
|
:: heppilegur
|
optative {n} (optative)
|
:: óskháttur {m}
|
optical fibre {n} (fibre used for transmitting light)
|
:: ljósleiðari {m}
|
optical illusion {n} (image that is visually deceptive or misleading)
|
:: sjónvilla
|
optician {n} (a person who makes or sells lenses, spectacles)
|
:: sjóntækjafræðingur, gleraugnabúð
|
optic nerve {n} (nerve)
|
:: sjóntaug {f}
|
optics {n} (physics of light and vision)
|
:: ljósfræði {f}, sjónfræði {f}
|
optimum {n} (the best or most favorable condition)
|
:: kjörgildi {n}, besta gildi {n}, kjörstaða {f}
|
optional {adj} (not compulsory)
|
:: valfrjáls
|
or {conj} (conjunction)
|
:: eða
|
oracle {n} (shrine to prophetic deity)
|
:: véfrétt {f}
|
oracle {n} (priest through whom deity provides prophecy or advice)
|
:: spáprestur {m}, goðsvari {m}
|
oracle {n} (prophetic response)
|
:: véfrétt {f}, goðsvar {n}
|
oracle {n} (person who is a source of wisdom)
|
:: spakvitringur {m}
|
oral {adj} (spoken)
|
:: munnlegur
|
orally {adv} (by mouth)
|
:: munnlega
|
orally {adv} (spoken)
|
:: munnlega
|
oral sex {n} (stimulation of the genitals using the mouth)
|
:: munnmök {n-p}
|
orange {n} (tree)
|
:: appelsínutré {n}
|
orange {n} (fruit)
|
:: appelsína {f}
|
orange {n} (colour)
|
:: appelsínugulur
|
orange {adj} (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree)
|
:: appelsínugulur {m}
|
orange blossom {n} (white flower of the orange tree)
|
:: appelsínublóm {n}
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orange juice {n} (juice of squeezed oranges)
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:: appelsínusafi {m}
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oratorio {n} (a musical composition on a religious theme)
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:: óratóría {f}
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orb {n} (period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body) SEE: year
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orb {n} (circle) SEE: circle
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orc {n} (evil monstrous humanoid creature)
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:: orki {m}
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orc {n} (Orcinus orca) SEE: orca
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orca {n} (Orcinus orca)
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:: háhyrningur {m}
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Orcadian {adj} (from the Orkney Islands)
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:: orkneyskur
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Orcadian {n} (someone from the Orkney Islands)
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:: Orkneyingur {m}
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orchestra {n} (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments)
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:: hljómsveit {f}, orkestur {n}
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order {n} (arrangement, disposition)
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:: röð {f}
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order {n} (request for some product or service)
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:: pöntun {f}
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order {n} (biology: taxonomical classification)
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:: ættbálkur {m}
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order {v} (to issue a command)
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:: skipa
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order {v} (to request some product or service)
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:: panta
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orderly {adj} (neat; tidy; possessing order)
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:: skipulegur {m}, reglulegur {m}
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ordinal number {n}
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:: raðtala {f}
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ore {n} (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed)
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:: málmgrýti
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oregano {n} (plant)
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:: óriganó {m}
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or else {phrase} (as an alternative)
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:: annars, ella
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Oresund {prop} (strait)
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:: Eyrarsund {n}
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Oresund Bridge {prop} (bridge)
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:: Eyrarsundsbrúin {f}
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organ {n} (part of an organism)
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:: líffæri {n}
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organ {n} (musical instrument)
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:: orgel {n}
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organ {n} (official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication)
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:: málgagn {n}
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organelle {n} (a membrane bound compartment found within cells)
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:: frumulíffæri {n}
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organic {n} (organic compound) SEE: organic compound
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organic chemistry {n} (chemistry of carbon containing compounds)
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:: lífræn efnafræði {f}
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organic compound {n} (carbon containing covalent compound)
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:: lífrænt efnasamband {n}
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organise {v} (organize) SEE: organize
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organism {n} (living thing)
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:: lífvera {f}
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organist {n} (musician who plays the organ)
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:: orgelleikari {m}, organisti {m}
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organization {n} (group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules)
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:: samtök {n-p}
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organize {v} (to arrange in working order)
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:: skipuleggja
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orgy {n} (sexual group activity)
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:: orgía {f}
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oriental pratincole {n} (Glareola maldivarum)
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:: svölutrítill
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orienteering {n} (racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass)
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:: ratleikur {m}
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orifice {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) SEE: hole
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orifice {n} (mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe)
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:: [an opening] op {n}, [a mouth] munnur {m}
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origami {n} (the Japanese art of paper folding)
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:: origami {n}
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original {n} (object from which all later copies and variations are derived)
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:: frumeintak {n}, [informal] orginall {m}, [only of writing] frumrit {n}
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original sin {n} (state of sinfulness in each human)
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:: erfðasynd {f}
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Orkney Islands {prop} (group of islands)
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:: Orkneyjar {f-p}
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ornithology {n} (scientific study of birds)
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:: fuglafræði {f}
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orphan {n} (person whose (parent or) parents have died)
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:: munaðarleysingi {m}
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orphanage {n} (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans)
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:: munaðarleysingjahæli {n}
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orphanarium {n} (orphanage) SEE: orphanage
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Orthodox Church {n} (the Eastern body of Christendom)
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:: Rétttrúnaðarkirkjan {f}
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orthodoxy {n} (correctness in doctrine and belief)
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:: rétttrúnaður {m}
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orthography {n} (study of correct spelling)
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:: réttritun {f}
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orthonormality {n} (The condition of being orthonormal)
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:: staðalþverlægni {f}
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orthonormalization {n} (Form of orthogonalization in which the resulting vectors are all unit vectors)
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:: þverstöðlun {f}
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orthorexia {n} (obsession with healthy food)
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:: rétt matarlyst
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Orwell {prop} (surname)
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:: Orwell
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osier {n} (plant)
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:: körfuvíðir {m}
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Oslo {prop} (Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway))
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:: Ósló {f}
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osmium {n} (chemical element)
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:: osmín
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osmosis {n} (movement of molecules)
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:: himnuflæði
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osprey {n} (bird of prey)
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:: gjóður {m}
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ossuary {n} (a place where the dead are buried)
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:: beinabúr, beinaklefi, beinahús
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osteo- {prefix} (bone)
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:: bein-
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osteogenesis {n} (the formation and development of bone)
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:: beinmyndun {f}
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osteopenia {n} (the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis)
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:: beinrýrð
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osteoporosis {n} (bone disease)
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:: beinþynning
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ostracism {n} (banishment, exclusion from community)
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:: útskúfun {f}
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ostrich {n} (large flightless bird)
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:: strútur
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other {n} (an other one)
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:: annar {m}, önnur {f}, annað {n}
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other {determiner} (not the one referred to)
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:: annar
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otherwise {adv} (differently, in another way)
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:: öðruvísi, annars vegar, á annan veg, á annan hátt
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otherwise {adv} (under different circumstances)
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:: annars, að öðrum kosti, ella, ellegar, endranær
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otherwise {adv} (in all other respects)
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:: að öðru leyti, annars
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otherwise {adj} (other than supposed)
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:: á annan veg, annars vegar
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otherwise {adv} (or else) SEE: or else
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otitis media {n} (inflammation of the middle ear)
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:: hljóðholsbólga {f}, miðeyrabólga {f}
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otolaryngologist {n} (otorhinolaryngologist) SEE: otorhinolaryngologist
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otorhinolaryngologist {n} (medical doctor of ear, nose and throat)
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:: háls- nef- og eyrnalæknir {m}
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otter {n} (mammal)
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:: otur {m}
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Otto {prop} (male given name)
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:: Ottó {m}
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Ottoman Empire {prop} (Turkish empire)
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:: Tyrkjaveldi {n}, Ottómanveldið {n}, Ósmanska ríkið {n}
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Ouagadougou {prop} (capital of Burkina Faso)
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:: Ouagadougou
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Ouija {n} (a board with letters of the alphabet and "yes" and "no")
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:: andaglas {n}
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our {determiner} (belonging to us)
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:: okkar, vor
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outdoor {adj} (situated in the open air)
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:: útivistar-
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outdoors {adv} (in the open air)
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:: úti, utandyra, utanhúss, undir berum himni
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outer space {n} (region)
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:: útgeimur {m}
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outlaw {n} (a fugitive from the law)
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:: útlagi {m}
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outlaw {v} (to declare illegal)
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:: útlægja
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outlaw {v} (to place a ban on)
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:: útlægja
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out of date {prep} (too old to be used)
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:: úreltur {m}
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out of date {prep} (not conforming to current fashion)
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:: úreltur {m}
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out of it {prep} (drunk) SEE: drunk
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out of place {prep} (not in the proper situation)
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:: passar ekki
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out of sight {adj} (not accessible to view)
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:: ekki sjáanleg
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out of sight {adj} (in hiding)
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:: úr augnsýn
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out of sight {adj} (superb)
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:: ótrúlega flott
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out of sorts {adj} (irritable or somewhat unwell)
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:: vera illa fyrir kallaður, vellulegur
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out of the blue {prep} (unexpectedly)
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:: (like thunder from a clear sky) eins og þruma úr heiðskíru lofti, (like the devil from the sheep's leg) eins og skrattinn úr sauðaleggnum, [as a hard blow] sem reiðarslag, [like thunder from a blue sky] eins og þruma úr heiðríkju, öllum að óvörum
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out of the frying pan, into the fire {prep} (get from an already bad situation to a worse one)
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:: úr öskunni í eldinn (out of the ashes into the fire)
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out of the question {adj} (not remotely possible)
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:: út úr kortinu
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out of tune {prep} (not in correct musical pitch)
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:: hjáróma
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out of work {prep} (unemployed) SEE: unemployed
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outskirt {n} (periphery)
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:: útjaðar {m}
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outstandingly {adv} (in an outstanding manner)
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:: ágætlega
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ovarian follicle {n} (cellular aggregation)
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:: eggbú {n}
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ovary {n} (female organ)
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:: eggjastokkur
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ovation {n} (prolonged enthusiastic applause)
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:: fagnaðarlæti {n-p}, hylling {f}, lófatak {n}
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oven {n} (chamber used for baking or heating)
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:: ofn {m}
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ovenbird {n} (Seiurus auricapilla)
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:: kollskríkja
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oven glove {n} (glove designed to carry hot oven trays)
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:: ofnhanski {m}
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oven mitt {n} (oven glove) SEE: oven glove
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over {adj} (ended)
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:: búinn
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over {prep} (physical positioning: on top of; above)
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:: yfir
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overcoat {n} (garment)
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:: yfirhöfn {f}
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overdraft {n} (act of overdrawing a bank account)
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:: yfirdráttur {m}
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overdraught {n} (overdraft) SEE: overdraft
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overdraw {v} (withdraw more money from an account than there is credit)
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:: yfirdraga
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overestimated {v} (overrated) SEE: overrated
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overfit {v} (statistics: to use a statistical model that has too many parameters)
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:: ofmáta
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overheat {v} (overheat) SEE: burn
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::
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overlord {n} (a ruler of other rulers)
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:: lénsdrottinn {m}, lénsherra {m}
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overmorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow
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::
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overmorrow {n} (day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow
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::
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over my dead body {prep} (absolutely not)
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:: fyrr skal ég dauður liggja
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overnice {adj} (excessively nice)
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:: from úr hófi vandlátur {m}, from úr hófi vandlát {f}, from úr hófi vandlátt {n}; allt of vandfýsinn {m}, allt of vandfýsin {f}, allt of vandfýsið {n}
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overrate {v} (to esteem too highly)
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:: ofmeta
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overrated {adj} (rated too highly)
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:: ofmetinn {m}, ofmetin {f}, ofemtið {n}
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oversleep {v} (to sleep for longer than planned)
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:: sofa yfir sig
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over-the-counter {adj} (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription)
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:: ólyfseðilsskyldur
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over there {adv} (in that place)
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:: þarna fyrir handan, yfrum
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overtone {n} (harmonic)
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:: yfirtónn {m}
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overwhelming {adj} (overpowering)
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:: feikilegur
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overwrite {v} (destroy old data)
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:: skrifa yfir
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ovulation {n} (release of an ovum from the ovary)
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:: egglos {n}
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ovum {n} (gamete)
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:: eggfruma {f}, egg {n}
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owl {n} (bird)
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:: ugla {f}
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own {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat
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::
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own {v} (have rightful possession of)
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:: eiga
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owner {n} (one who owns)
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:: eigandi {m}
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own goal {n} (goal scored by player against their own team)
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:: sjálfsmark {n}
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oxbow lake {n} (crescent-shaped lake)
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:: bjúgvatn
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oxide {n} (binary compound of oxygen)
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:: oxíð {n}
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oxidoreductase {n} (enzyme that catalyzes redox reactions)
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:: oxídóredúktasi {m}
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oxygen {n} (chemical element)
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:: súrefni {?}
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oxymoron {n} (figure of speech)
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:: refhvörf {n-p}
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oxymoron {n} (contradiction in terms) SEE: contradiction in terms
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::
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oyster {n} (mollusk, see also: clam; mollusc; mussel)
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:: ostra {f}
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oystercatcher {n} (bird)
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:: tjaldur {m}
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oyster plant {n} (Mertensia maritima) SEE: sea bluebell
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::
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ozone {n} (O3)
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:: óson {n}
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ozone layer {n} (a region of the stratosphere)
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:: ósonlagið {n}
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Øresund {prop} (strait) SEE: Oresund
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