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