ubiquitous {adj} (widespread) SEE: widespread
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::
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U-bolt {n} (a metal fixing in the shape of the letter U)
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:: baula {f}
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udder {n} (organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals)
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:: júgur {n}
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Udmurt {prop} (language)
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:: údmúrt
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UFO {n} (an unidentified flying object)
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:: FFH
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ugly {adj} (displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing)
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:: ljótur
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ugly duckling {n} (one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful as they mature)
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:: Ijóti andarunginn {m}
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Ukraine {prop} (Eastern European country)
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:: Úkraína {f}
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Ukrainian {n} (language)
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:: úkraínska {f}
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ultimatum {n} (a final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another)
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:: úrslitakostir {m-p}
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ultraviolet {adj} (radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre)
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:: útfjólublátt {n}
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Ulysses {prop} (Odysseus) SEE: Odysseus
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::
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umbilicus {n} (navel) SEE: navel
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::
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umbra {n} (a shadow) SEE: shadow
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::
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umbrage {n} (feeling of anger or annoyance)
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:: gremja {f}, skapraun {f}
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umbrage {n} (shadow)
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:: skuggi {m}, forsæla {f}
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umbrage {n}
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:: þykkja {f}, laufskrúð {n}, laufskrúð sem veitir forsælu {n}
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umbrage {v} (to shade)
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:: skyggja, veita forsælu
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umbrella {n} (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)
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:: regnhlíf {f} [for rain], sólhlíf {f} [for sun]
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umlaut {n} (diacritical mark)
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:: tvídepill {m}
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un- {prefix} (denoting absence)
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:: ó-
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un- {prefix} (denoting a lack of)
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:: ó-
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un- {prefix} (violative of; contrary to)
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:: ó-
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un- {prefix} (reversal or cancellation)
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:: af-
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unary {adj} (mathematics, programming: of a funciton, to take one argument)
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:: einstæður {m}
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unary operation {n} (one-operand operation)
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:: einstæð aðgerð {f}
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unaspirated {adj} (not aspirated)
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:: ófráblásinn
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unassuming {adj} (modest with no pretensions or ostentation)
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:: lítillátur {m}
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unattractive {adj} (not handsome or beautiful or appealing)
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:: óaðlaðandi
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unavailable {adj} (not available)
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:: ekki í boði, ófáanlegur
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unavoidable {adj} (impossible to avoid)
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:: óumflýjanlegur
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unbearable {adj} (so unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable)
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:: óþolandi
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unbegun {adj} (which has not yet been begun; unstarted)
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:: óhafinn
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unbelievable {adj} (incredible)
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:: ótrúlegur {m}
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unbelievable {adj} (implausible)
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:: ósennilegur {m}
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uncanny {n} (strange, mysteriously unsettling)
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:: óhugnanlegur, kynlegur, dularfullur, undarlegur, skuggalegur,
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uncensored {adj} (unedited)
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:: óritskoðaður
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uncertainty principle {n} (physical law)
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:: óvissulögmál {n}, frávikalögmál {n}
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uncle {n} (brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent)
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:: föðurbróðir {m} [paternal], móðurbróðir {m} [maternal]
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Uncle Sam {prop} (personification of the US government)
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:: Sámur frændi {m}
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unconscious {adj} (not awake)
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:: meðvitundarlaus
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uncooperative {adj} (not cooperative)
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:: erfiður [of a person]
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undemocratic {adj} (not democratic)
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:: ólýðræðislegur
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under {prep} (in a lower level than)
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:: undir
|
under {prep}
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:: undir
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underachiever {n} (one who underachieves)
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:: fúx {m}, bekkjarlalli {m}
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underdog {n} (somebody at a disadvantage)
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:: lítilmagni {m}
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underfoot {adv} (in the way) SEE: in the way
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::
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underground {adj} (below the ground)
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:: neðanjarðar
|
underground {adv} (below the ground)
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:: neðanjarðar
|
underhair {n} (pubic hair) SEE: pubic hair
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::
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under lock and key {prep} (imprisoned) SEE: behind bars
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::
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under one's hat {prep} (secret) SEE: secret
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::
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understand {v} (to grasp the meaning of)
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:: skilja
|
understand {v} (to believe one grasps the meaning of)
|
:: [impersonal] skiljast
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understand {v} (to believe)
|
:: skilja
|
understandable {adj} (capable of being understood)
|
:: skiljanlegur, skilmerkilegur
|
under the radar {prep}
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:: óséð
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under the weather {adj} (somewhat ill)
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:: veikur, slappur {m}
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under the wire {prep} (at the last minute)
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:: á síðustu forvöðum, á elleftu stundu
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undertow {n} (flow of water)
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:: sog {n}
|
underwear {n} (clothes worn next to the skin)
|
:: nærföt {n-p}
|
underwear {n} (underpants and bras)
|
:: nærföt
|
underworld {n} (part of society engaged in crime or vice)
|
:: undirheimar {m-p}
|
underworld {n} (world of the dead)
|
:: undirheimar {m-p}
|
under wraps {prep} (in secrecy)
|
:: [keep under wraps] halda leyndu, [keep under wraps] hafa hljótt um
|
undoing {n} (that which defeats)
|
:: banabiti {m}
|
undoubtedly {adv} (without doubt)
|
:: eflaust, efalaust, vafalaust, ugglaust
|
undoubtfully {adv} (without doubt) SEE: undoubtedly
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::
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undress {v} ((intransitive) remove one's clothing)
|
:: afklæðast, fara úr fötunum
|
undress {v} ((transitive) remove somebody’s clothing)
|
:: afklæða
|
undress {n} (state of having little of no clothes on)
|
:: klæðaleysi {n}
|
unemployed {adj} (having no job)
|
:: atvinnulaus
|
unemployment {n} (joblessness)
|
:: atvinnuleysi {m}
|
unerring {adj} (consistently accurate)
|
:: óskeikull
|
uneven {adj} (odd) SEE: odd
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::
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unexpected {adj} (not expected, anticipated or foreseen)
|
:: óvæntur
|
unfair {adj} (not fair)
|
:: ósanngjarn {m}
|
unfinished {adj} (not finished)
|
:: ókláraður, ólokinn
|
unforgivable {adj} (not forgivable)
|
:: ófyrirgefanlegur {m}
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unfortunately {adv} (happening through bad luck)
|
:: því miður
|
unfreedom {n} (the condition of being unfree)
|
:: ófrelsi {n}
|
unfreeze {v} (thaw) SEE: thaw
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::
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unharness {v} (to liberate) SEE: liberate
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::
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uni- {prefix} (one)
|
:: ein-
|
unicameral {adj} (having a single legislative chamber)
|
:: með einni deild
|
unicorn {n} (mythical beast)
|
:: einhyrningur {m}
|
unicycle {n} (one-wheeled pedaled cycle)
|
:: einhjól {n}
|
unidentified flying object {n} (anything in the air not readily explainable)
|
:: fljúgandi furðuhlutur {m}, FFH {n} [abbreviation]
|
uniformly continuous {adj} (property of a function)
|
:: samfelldur í jöfnum mæli {m}
|
uniform resource identifier {n} (string of characters)
|
:: veffang
|
Uniform Resource Locator {n} (URL)
|
:: vefslóð
|
unigram {n} (linguistics: an n-gram consisting of a single item from a sequence)
|
:: einstæða {f}
|
unilaterally {adv} (in a unilateral way)
|
:: einhliða
|
unilingual {adj} (only knowing or spoken in one language) SEE: monolingual
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::
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union {n} (trade union) SEE: trade union
|
::
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union {n} (the act of uniting or the state of being united)
|
:: sameining {f} [the act or process of uniting; more rarely, the state of being united], eining {f} [state of being united]
|
union {n} (that which is united; something formed by a combination of parts or members)
|
:: samband {n}, bandalag {n}, samtök {n-p}
|
union {n} (joint)
|
:: tengi {n}
|
union {n} (in set theory)
|
:: sammengi {n}
|
union {n} (marriage)
|
:: gifting {f} [act], hjónavígsla {f} [act], vígsla {f} [act], hjónaband {n} [state]
|
union {n}
|
:: samband
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics {prop} (a confederation of Communist states, see also: Soviet Union; USSR)
|
:: Sambandsríki sósíalískra sovíetlýðvelda {n-p}
|
unipotent {adj} (having a single idempotent element)
|
:: einvalda {m}
|
unit {n} (algebra: element of a ring)
|
:: eind {f}
|
unit {n} (kilowatt-hour as recorded on an electricity meter) SEE: kilowatt-hour
|
::
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Unitarianism {n} (the religious belief that God is a single person)
|
:: únítaratrú {f}, únítarastefna {f}
|
United Arab Emirates {prop} (country in the Middle East)
|
:: Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin
|
United Kingdom {prop} (Kingdom in Europe, see also: Great Britain)
|
:: Hið sameinaða konungsríki {n}
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain)
|
:: Hið sameinaða konungsríki Stóra-Bretlands, Konungsríkið Stóra-Bretland
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
|
:: Hið sameinaða konungsríki Stóra-Bretlands og Írlands
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
|
:: Hið sameinaða konungsríki Stóra-Bretlands og Norður-Írlands
|
United Nations {prop} (international coalition)
|
:: Sameinuðu þjóðirnar {f-p}
|
United Nations Economic and Social Council {prop} (one of the six principal organs of the United Nations)
|
:: Efnahags- og félagsmálaráð Sameinuðu þjóðanna
|
United Nations General Assembly {prop} (one of the six principal organs of the United Nations)
|
:: Allsherjarþing Sameinuðu þjóðanna
|
United States {prop} (the United States)
|
:: Bandaríkin {n-p}
|
United States of America {prop} (country in North America)
|
:: Bandaríkin {n-p}, Bandaríki Norður-Ameríku, Ameríka {f}
|
unit fraction {n} (fraction whose numerator is 1 and denominator a positive integer)
|
:: stofnbrot {n}
|
unit matrix {n} (identity matrix) SEE: identity matrix
|
::
|
unit of measure {n} (standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property)
|
:: mælieining {f}
|
unit of measurement {n} (unit of measure) SEE: unit of measure
|
::
|
universal algebra {n} (branch of mathematics)
|
:: allsherjaralgebra {f}
|
universal algebra {n} (structure)
|
:: allsherjaralgebra {f}
|
universal quantifier {n} (operator)
|
:: allsherjarmagnari {m}, allsherjarvirki {m}
|
universe {n} (the Universe)
|
:: alheimur {m}
|
university {n} (institution of higher education)
|
:: háskóli
|
unjust {adj} (not fair, just or right)
|
:: ranglátur
|
unknown {adj} (not known)
|
:: óþekktur {m}, ókunnur {m}
|
unknown {n} (variable)
|
:: óþekkt stærð {f}
|
unleaded {adj} (without lead)
|
:: blylaust
|
unless {conj} (except on a specified condition)
|
:: nema
|
unlock {v} (to undo or open a lock)
|
:: opna [“open” generally, usually used], taka úr lás [refers to disabling the lock on a door that usually locks when closed, so that the door will stay unlocked upon closing]
|
unlocked {adj} (of a door, etc, not locked)
|
:: ólæstur
|
unmannerly {adj} (not mannerly) SEE: discourteous
|
::
|
unmarried {adj} (having no husband or wife)
|
:: ógiftur (of a man or woman; formerly only of a woman), ókvæntur (of a man)
|
unobtainable {adj} (not able to be acquired or reached)
|
:: ófáanlegur
|
unobtrusive {adj} (unobtrusive)
|
:: látlaus {m}
|
unopenable {adj} (that cannot be opened)
|
:: óopnanlegur
|
unpardonable {adj} (impossible to pardon or forgive)
|
:: ófyrirgefanlegur {m}
|
unpredictable {adj} (unable to be predicted)
|
:: óútreiknanlegur, ófyrirsjáanlegur
|
unprocurable {adj} (unobtainable) SEE: unobtainable
|
::
|
unreal {adj} (not real)
|
:: óraunverulegur, ímyndaður
|
unreliable {adj} (not reliable)
|
:: óáreiðanlegur {m}
|
unrequited love {n} (love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired)
|
:: óendurgoldin ást {f}
|
UN Security Council {prop} (international organ)
|
:: öryggisráð Sameinuðu þjóðanna {n}, öryggisráð SÞ {n}
|
until {prep} (up to the time of)
|
:: þangað til, fyrr en, uns, þar til
|
untranslatable {adj} (not able to be translated)
|
:: óþýðanlegur
|
untrue {adj} (false)
|
:: rangur, ósannur
|
unununium {n} (systematic name for roentgenium)
|
:: únúnúníum {n}, únúnúnín {n}
|
unusually {adv} (in an unusual manner)
|
:: óvenjulega
|
unvisible {adj} (invisible) SEE: invisible
|
::
|
unvoiced {adj} (linguistics: voiceless) SEE: voiceless
|
::
|
unvoiced {adj} (not spoken or expressed)
|
:: ósagður, ótjáður
|
unwarranted {adj} (being without warrant, authority or guaranty)
|
:: ástæðulaus {m}, óréttmætur {m}, óréttmætur {m}, óréttlætanlegur {m}, óafsakanlegur {m}
|
unwed {adj} (not married) SEE: unmarried
|
::
|
unwed {n} (bachelor or a spinster) SEE: unmarried
|
::
|
unworthy {adj} (not worthy)
|
:: óverðugur
|
up {adv} (away from earth’s surface)
|
:: uppi
|
update {v} (to make something up to date)
|
:: uppfæra
|
upland sandpiper {n} (Bartramia longicauda)
|
:: sléttulæpa
|
upload {v} (to transfer data)
|
:: upphala, hlaða upp
|
upload {n} (file transfer)
|
:: upphal {n}
|
up one's sleeve {prep} (hidden, in reserve)
|
:: luma á (verb), eiga í pokahorninu (verb), lúra á (verb), hafa í bakhöndinni (verb)
|
upper case {n} (upper case / uppercase (as a collective noun) or upper case letters (in the plural))
|
:: stórir stafir {m-p}
|
upper chamber {n} (upper house) SEE: upper house
|
::
|
upper hand {n} ((idiomatic) advantage)
|
:: hafa yfirhöndina, mega betur, hafa vinninginn, hafa undirtökin
|
upper house {n} (part of a parliament)
|
:: efri deild {f}
|
Uppsala {prop} (city in eastern central Sweden)
|
:: Uppsalir {m-p}
|
upright piano {n} (a keyboard musical instrument)
|
:: stofupíanó {n}
|
uprising {n} (a popular revolt)
|
:: uppreisn {f}
|
upside down {adv} (inverted)
|
:: á hvolfi
|
upstart {n} (newly rich or prominent)
|
:: uppskafningur {m}
|
Urania {prop} (the Muse of astronomy)
|
:: Úranía {f}
|
Uranian {adj} (homosexual) SEE: homosexual
|
::
|
Uranian {adj} (of or pertaining to astronomy) SEE: astronomical
|
::
|
uranium {n} (uranium (element))
|
:: úran {n}
|
urchin {n} (hedgehog) SEE: hedgehog
|
::
|
urchin {n} (sea urchin) SEE: sea urchin
|
::
|
Urdu {n} (the Indo-Iranian language)
|
:: úrdú {n}
|
urelement {n} (mathematical object)
|
:: frumstak {n}
|
urethra {n} (anatomical tube)
|
:: þvagrás {f}
|
urethrotomy {n} (operation which involves the incision of the urethra)
|
:: þvagrásarskurður {m}
|
Ur-Germanic {prop} (Proto-Germanic) SEE: Proto-Germanic
|
::
|
urinal {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet
|
::
|
urinal {n} (fixture for standing urination)
|
:: pissuskál {f} [informal], þvagskál {f}
|
urinary bladder {n} (urinary bladder)
|
:: þvagblaðra {f}
|
urine {n}
|
:: þvag {n}, hland {n}
|
URL {n} (Uniform Resource Locator)
|
:: vefslóð
|
urn {n} (a vessel for ashes or cremains of a deceased person)
|
:: duftker {n}, duftker {n}
|
URN {n} (uniform resource name)
|
:: veffangsvísir
|
urosepsis {n} (sepsis)
|
:: þvaggraftarsótt {f}
|
Uruguay {prop} (country)
|
:: Úrúgvæ {n}
|
USA {prop} (United States of America)
|
:: BNA {f-p}
|
US dollar {n} (official currency of the United States)
|
:: bandaríkjadalur
|
use {v} (employ, apply)
|
:: nota
|
used {adj} (that is or has or have been used)
|
:: notaður
|
useful {adj} (having a practical or beneficial use)
|
:: gagnlegur
|
usefulness {n} (quality of being useful)
|
:: gagnsemi {f}
|
useless {adj} (without use or possibility to be used)
|
:: gagnslaus
|
user {n} (one who uses something, a consumer)
|
:: notandi {m}
|
user {n} (one who uses drugs)
|
:: eiturlyfjanotandi {m}, dópisti {m}
|
user {n} (person who uses a computer)
|
:: tölvunotandi {m}, notandi {m}
|
use up {v} (exhaust) SEE: exhaust
|
::
|
USSR {prop} (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
|
:: Sovétríkin
|
usufruct {n} (legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person)
|
:: afnotaréttur {m}, nýtingarréttur {m}
|
usurp {v} (seize power)
|
:: hrifsa völd, taka yfir, ræna völdum
|
usurpation {n} (wrongful seizure)
|
:: valdarán {n}
|
usurper {n} (one who usurps)
|
:: valdaræningi {m}
|
uterine tube {n} (Fallopian tube) SEE: Fallopian tube
|
::
|
uterus {n} (womb) SEE: womb
|
::
|
utilitarianism {n} (the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people")
|
:: nytjasfena
|
utility function {n} (mathematical function)
|
:: nytjafall {n}
|
utility knife {n} (cutting tool)
|
:: dúkahnífur {m}
|
utopia {n} (world in perfect harmony)
|
:: útópía
|
utterly {adv} (in complete manner) SEE: completely
|
::
|
uvula {n} (appendage that hangs from the palate)
|
:: úfur {m}
|
Uzbek {n} (language)
|
:: úsbekíska {f}
|
Uzbekistan {prop} (Republic of Uzbekistan)
|
:: Úsbekistan
|
Uzbekistani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Uzbek language) SEE: Uzbek
|
::
|