NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride
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nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl
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::
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nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing
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::
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naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole
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::
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naevus flammeus {n} (anatomy: vascular birthmark)
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:: valbrá {f}
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nag {n} (old useless horse)
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:: bikkja {f}, trunta {f}
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nah {interj} (no)
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:: neibb
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Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible)
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:: Nahúm {m}
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nail {n} (on fingers and toes)
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:: nögl {f}
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nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)
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:: nagli {m}, saumur {m}
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nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer)
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:: naglalakk
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naked {adj} (not wearing any clothes)
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:: nakinn, ber, allsber
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naked {adj} (glib, without decoration, put bluntly)
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:: ber
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naked {adj} (unprotected)
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:: ber, óvarinn
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nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness
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::
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nakedness {n} (state of being naked)
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:: nekt {f}
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name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)
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:: nafn {n}
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name {v} (to give a name to)
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:: nefna
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name {v} (to mention, specify)
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:: nefna
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name {v} (to designate for a role)
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:: útnefna
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nameless {adj} (having no name)
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:: nafnlaus {m}, óþekktur {m}
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namely {adv} (specifically)
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:: nefnilega
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Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia)
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:: Namibía {f}
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nano- {prefix} (10-9)
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:: nanó- {n}
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nape {n} (back part of the neck)
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:: hnakki {m}
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napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper
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::
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napkin {n} (sanitary napkin) SEE: sanitary napkin
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::
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napkin {n} (serviette)
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:: servíetta {f}
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Naples {prop} (city in Italy)
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:: Napólí {n}, Napolí {n}
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nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper
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narcissus {n} (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus)
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:: páskalilja {f}
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narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder)
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:: drómasýki
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Narnia {prop} (a fictional land)
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:: Narnía
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narrow {adj} (having small width)
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:: þröngur
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narwhal {n} (Arctic cetacean)
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:: náhvalur {m}
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nascent {adj} (emerging; just coming into existence)
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:: sem er í myndun {f}, sem er í mótun {f}, sem er að fæðast
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Nash equilibrium {n} (set of choices of players' strategies)
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:: Nash-jafnvægi {n}
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nation {n} (community of people)
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:: þjóð {f}
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nation {n} (sovereign state)
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:: ríki {n}
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national {adj} (of or having to do with a nation)
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:: þjóðlegur
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national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country)
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:: þjóðsöngur {m}
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national holiday {n} (statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself)
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:: þjóðhátíðardagur {m}
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nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture)
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:: þjóðernishyggja {f}
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nationality {n} (membership of a nation or state)
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:: þjóðerni {n}
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nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism
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::
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national sports team {n} (national sports team)
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:: landslið
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nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state)
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:: þjóðríki {n}
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Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian
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::
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Native American {n} (person, see also: Indian)
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:: Frumbyggjar Ameríku {m-p}
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native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue
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::
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natural language processing {n} (field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages)
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:: málvinnsla {f}
|
natural log {n} (natural logarithm) SEE: natural logarithm
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::
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natural logarithm {n} (logarithm in base e)
|
:: náttúrlegur logri {m}
|
natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer)
|
:: náttúrleg tala {f}
|
natural selection {n} (natural selection)
|
:: náttúruval {n}
|
nature {n} (the natural world)
|
:: náttúra {f}, umhverfi {n}
|
nature {n} (essential characteristics)
|
:: náttúra {f}, eðli {n}
|
nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states)
|
:: náttúra {f}
|
nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis
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::
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Nauru {prop} (Republic of Nauru)
|
:: Nárú {n}
|
nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness
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::
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nautilus {n} (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae)
|
:: snekkja {f}
|
Navajo {prop} (language)
|
:: navajóíska
|
Navarre {prop} (autonomous community of Spain)
|
:: Navarra
|
navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord)
|
:: nafli {m}
|
navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal
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::
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navy {n} (sea force)
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:: sjóher {m}
|
Naypyidaw {prop} (capital of Burma)
|
:: Naypyidaw
|
Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw
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::
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Nazism {prop} (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP)
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:: nasismi {m}
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N-bomb {n} (neutron bomb) SEE: neutron bomb
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::
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near {adj} (physically close)
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:: skammt
|
near {v} (come closer to)
|
:: nálgast
|
near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy
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::
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neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle
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::
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nebula {n} (a space cloud)
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:: stjörnuþoka {f}
|
necessary {adj} (needed, required)
|
:: nauðsynlegur {m}
|
necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention
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::
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necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way)
|
:: neyðin kennir naktri konu að spinna
|
neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk)
|
:: háls {m}
|
necklace {n} (jewelry)
|
:: hálsfesti {f}, hálsmen {n}
|
necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace
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::
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neckline {n} (line)
|
:: hálsmál {n}
|
neck of the woods {n} (a local neighbourhood or region)
|
:: hérað {n}, slóðir {n-p}, [in my neck of the woods] þar sem ég bý, [in my neck of the woods] þar sem ég er upprunninn {m}, [in this neck of the woods] hér um slóðir
|
necktie {n} (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front)
|
:: bindi {n}, slifsi {n}
|
necrology {n} (listing of people who have died)
|
:: dánarskrá {f}
|
necrology {n} (notice of death)
|
:: dánartilkynning {f}, dánarfregn {f}
|
necromancer {n} (person who practices necromancy)
|
:: andasæringamaður {m}, uppvakningamaður {m}
|
necromancy {n} (divination involving the dead)
|
:: andasæring {f}
|
necrophilia {n} (pathological attraction to dead bodies)
|
:: náfrygð {f}
|
necrophilia {n} (pathological fascination with death)
|
:: náfíkn {f}
|
necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue)
|
:: drep {n}
|
need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for)
|
:: þurfa
|
need {v} (to be obliged to)
|
:: þurfa
|
needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.)
|
:: nál {f}, saumnál {f}
|
needle {n} (indicating device)
|
:: nál {f}
|
needle in a haystack {n} (idiomatic)
|
:: saumnál í heystakki {f}
|
needlework {n} (process of working with a needle)
|
:: saumaskapur {m}
|
needlework {n} (product of working with a needle)
|
:: saumaskapur {m}
|
needlework {n} (occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle)
|
:: saumaskapur {m}
|
negation {n} (act of negating something)
|
:: neitun {f}
|
negation {n} (denial or contradiction)
|
:: neitun {f}
|
negation {n} (negation in logic)
|
:: neitun {f}
|
negator {n} (word causing negation)
|
:: neitunarorð {n}
|
neglected {adj} (suffering from neglect)
|
:: vanræktur {m}
|
negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless
|
::
|
negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro
|
::
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Negro {n} (person with dark skin)
|
:: svertingi {m}, blökkumaður {m}, negri {m}, blámaður {m}
|
Nehemiah {prop} (book of the Bible)
|
:: Nehemía {m}
|
Nehemiah {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Nehemía {m}
|
neigh {n} (the cry of a horse)
|
:: hnegg {n}
|
neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry)
|
:: hneggja
|
neigh {v} (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry)
|
:: hneggja
|
neighborhood {n} (nearby area)
|
:: nágrenni {n}
|
neighboring {adj} (Situated or living nearby or adjacent to)
|
:: nágranna-, nærliggjandi
|
neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
|
:: nágranni {m}, nábúi {m}
|
Neil {prop} (a given name)
|
:: Njáll
|
neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y)
|
:: hvorki X né Y
|
neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation)
|
:: hvorki fugl né fiskur, viðrinislegur {m}
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neither here nor there {adj} (not relevant)
|
:: gera hvorki til né frá
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nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy
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::
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neodymium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: neodým
|
Neo Latin {prop} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin
|
::
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Neo-Latin {n} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin
|
::
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neoliberalism {n} (political ideology)
|
:: nýfrjálshyggja {f}
|
neologism {n} (recently coined word)
|
:: nýyrði {n}
|
neology {n} (the study or art of neologizing (creating new words))
|
:: nýyrðasmíð {f}
|
neon {n} (element)
|
:: neon
|
neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn
|
::
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neoprene {n} (synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, used in various consumer products)
|
:: neópren {n}
|
Nepal {prop} (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal)
|
:: Nepal {n}
|
nephew {n} (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew)
|
:: [fraternal] bróðursonur {m}, [sororal] systursonur {m}
|
nephology {n} (branch of meteorology)
|
:: skýjafræði {f}
|
nepotism {n} (favoring of relatives or personal friends)
|
:: frændhygli {f}
|
Neptune {prop} (eighth planet of the solar system)
|
:: Neptúnus {m}
|
Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean)
|
:: Neptúnus {m}
|
neptunium {n} (chemical element)
|
:: neptún, neptúnín {n}
|
nerd {n} (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted)
|
:: nörd
|
nerve {n} (bundle of neurons)
|
:: taug {f}
|
nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious)
|
:: flóttalegur
|
nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body)
|
:: taugakerfi {n}
|
ness {n} (a promontory; a cape or headland)
|
:: nes
|
nest {n} (bird-built structure)
|
:: hreiður {n}
|
net {n} (mesh of string, cord or rope)
|
:: net {n}
|
net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.)
|
:: net {n}
|
net {n} (device for trapping something)
|
:: net {n}
|
net {n} (figurative: trap)
|
:: net {n}
|
net {n} (interconnecting system)
|
:: net {n}
|
net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions)
|
:: nettó
|
Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch
|
::
|
Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch
|
::
|
Netherlands {prop} (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland)
|
:: Niðurlönd {n-p}
|
net weight {n} (weight of a product)
|
:: nettóþyngd {f}
|
network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together)
|
:: net {n}
|
neurobehavioral {adj} (pertaining to the assessment of a person's neurological state by observation of his or her behavior)
|
:: taugaatferlislegur {m}
|
neurologist {n} (doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology)
|
:: taugalæknir {m}
|
neurology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders)
|
:: taugafræði {f}
|
neurotoxin {n} (type of toxin)
|
:: taugaeitur {n}
|
neuter {n} (the neuter gender (grammar))
|
:: hvorugkyn {n}
|
neutrality {n} (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side)
|
:: hlutleysi {n}
|
neutrino {n} (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge)
|
:: fiseind {f}
|
neutron {n} (subatomic particle)
|
:: nifteind {f}
|
neutron bomb {n} (atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons)
|
:: nifteindasprengja {f}
|
neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons)
|
:: nifteindastjarna {f}
|
Nevada {prop} (US state)
|
:: Nevada
|
never {adv} (at no time)
|
:: aldrei
|
never again {adv} (at no time in the future)
|
:: aldrei aftur
|
nevermore {adv} (never again) SEE: never again
|
::
|
nevertheless {adv} (in spite of what preceded)
|
:: engu að síður, samt sem áður, eigi að síður
|
nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole
|
::
|
nevus flammeus nuchae {n} (malformation)
|
:: storkbit, storkabit
|
new- {prefix} (newly)
|
:: ný-
|
new {adj} (recently made or created)
|
:: nýr
|
new {adj} (additional, recently discovered)
|
:: nýr
|
new {adj} (current or later)
|
:: nýr
|
new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently)
|
:: nýr
|
new {adj} (in original condition, pristine)
|
:: nýr
|
new {adj} (refreshed, reinvigorated)
|
:: nýr
|
new {adj} (of recent origin)
|
:: nýr
|
new {adj} (strange, unfamiliar)
|
:: nýr
|
new {adj} (recently arrived or appeared)
|
:: nýr
|
newborn {adj} (recently born)
|
:: nýfæddur
|
New Caledonia {prop} (overseas territory of France)
|
:: Nýja-Kaledónía {f}
|
New Delhi {prop} (capital of India)
|
:: Nýja Delí
|
Newfoundland {prop} (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada)
|
:: Nýfundnaland {n}
|
Newfoundland and Labrador {prop} (Province in eastern Canada)
|
:: Nýfundnaland og Labrador {n}
|
New Guinea {prop} (large island)
|
:: Nýja-Gínea
|
New Latin {prop} (Latin after the Middle Ages)
|
:: nýlatína {f}
|
Newman {prop} (surname meaning "new man")
|
:: Nýman
|
news {n} (new information of interest)
|
:: fréttir {f-p}, fregnir {f-p}, tíðindi {n-p}
|
news {n} (reports of current events)
|
:: fréttir {f-p}
|
news agency {n} (organisation that gathers and distributes news)
|
:: fréttastofa {f}
|
New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia)
|
:: Nýja Suður Wales
|
newspaper {n} (publication)
|
:: dagblað {n}, fréttablað {n}, blað {n}
|
newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed)
|
:: dagblaðapappír {m}
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Newspeak {prop} (fictional language)
|
:: nýlenska
|
newsprint {n} (inexpensive paper used in newspapers)
|
:: dagblaðapappír {m}
|
New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible)
|
:: Nýja testamentið {n}
|
newton {n} (derived unit of force)
|
:: njúton {n}
|
New World {prop} (the Americas and Oceania)
|
:: Nýi heimurinn
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New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following)
|
:: nýár {n}, nýtt ár {n}
|
New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st)
|
:: nýársdagur {m}
|
New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st)
|
:: gamlárskvöld {n}
|
New Year's resolution {n} (vow one makes for the coming year)
|
:: áramótaheit {n}
|
New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City
|
::
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New York City {prop} (large city in the USA)
|
:: Nýja-Jórvík {f}
|
New York State {prop} (The State of New York)
|
:: Nýja-Jórvík {f}
|
New Zealand {prop} (country in Oceania)
|
:: Nýja-Sjáland {n}
|
next {adj} (following in a sequence)
|
:: næstur
|
nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next
|
::
|
next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance)
|
:: nánasti ættingi {m}
|
next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate
|
::
|
next year {adv} (year after this one)
|
:: á næsta ári
|
n-gram {n} (linguistics: contiguous sequence of n items)
|
:: N-stæða {f}
|
Nicaea {prop} (ancient city)
|
:: Níkea {f}
|
Nicaragua {prop} (a country in Central America)
|
:: Níkaragva, Nikaragúa
|
Nice {prop} (city in France)
|
:: Nice
|
Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith)
|
:: Níkeujátningin {f}
|
Nicholas {prop} (male given name)
|
:: Nikulás
|
nickel {n} (element)
|
:: nikkel {n}
|
nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name)
|
:: gælunafn {n}
|
nickname {v} (to give a nickname to)
|
:: uppnefna
|
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide {n} (organic coenzyme)
|
:: nikótínamíðadeníndínúkleótíð {n}
|
nicotine {n} (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco)
|
:: nikótín {n}
|
nictitating membrane {n} (transparent protective fold of skin)
|
:: blikhimna {f}, augnhimna {f}, innra augnalok {n}
|
niece {n} (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece)
|
:: bróðurdóttir {f} [fraternal], systurdóttir {f} [sororal]
|
niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece
|
::
|
niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece
|
::
|
nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist
|
::
|
Niger {prop} (country)
|
:: Níger {n}
|
Niger {prop} (river)
|
:: Nígerfljót {n}
|
Nigeria {prop} (a country in Western Africa)
|
:: Nígería {f}
|
nigger {n} (Negro person, black person (pejorative))
|
:: negri {m}
|
night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise)
|
:: nótt {f}, [archaic] nátt {f}, [skaldic] njóla {f}
|
night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity)
|
:: nótt {f}
|
night {n} (night spent away from home)
|
:: nótt {f}
|
night {n} (nightfall)
|
:: nótt {f}
|
nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night)
|
:: skemmtistaður, næturklúbbur {m}
|
nightfall {n} (the close of the day; the coming of night)
|
:: rökkurbil, ljósaskipti, næturkoma, nótt {f}
|
nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl
|
::
|
nightingale {n} (bird)
|
:: næturgali {m}
|
nightmare {n} (dream)
|
:: martröð {f}
|
nightmare {n} (experience)
|
:: martröð {f}, hryllingur {m}
|
night owl {n} (one who is awake at night)
|
:: nátthrafn {m}
|
nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed)
|
:: náttborð
|
night watchman {n} (a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers)
|
:: næturvörður {m}
|
night watchman {n} (person who guards at night)
|
:: næturvörður {m}
|
nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life)
|
:: níhílismi {m}, tómhyggja {f}
|
Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese
|
::
|
Nile {prop} (river)
|
:: Níl {f}
|
nimbostratus {n} (cloud type)
|
:: regnþykkni {n}, regnský {n}
|
nincompoop {n} (foolish or silly person)
|
:: beinasni {m}, einfeldningur {m}, fábjáni {m}, fáviti {m}, fífl {n}
|
nine {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: níu
|
nine hundred {num} (cardinal number 900)
|
:: níu hundruð
|
nine o'clock {n} (the start of the tenth hour)
|
:: klukkan níu
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nineteen {num} (cardinal number)
|
:: nítján
|
nine thousand {num} (9000)
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:: níu þúsund
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ninetieth {adj} (ordinal form of ninety)
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:: nítugasta
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ninety-five {num} (95)
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:: níutíu og fimm
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ninety-four {num} (94)
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:: níutíu og fjórir
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ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99)
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:: nítíuogníu
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ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one)
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:: níutíu og einn
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ninja {n} (person trained in ninjutsu)
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:: ninja
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ninth {adj} (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th)
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:: níggjundi
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niobium {n} (chemical element)
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:: nióbín
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nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland)
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:: brjóstvarta {f}, geirvarta {f}
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Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan
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::
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Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese
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::
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Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese
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::
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nit {n} (egg of a louse)
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:: nit {f}
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nitpicking {n} (any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors)
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:: sparðatíningur {m}
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nitrate {n} (any salt or ester of nitric acid)
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:: nítrat {n}
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nitride {n} (compound of nitrogen)
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:: nítríð {n}, niturherða {f}
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nitrite {n} (salt or ester of nitrous acid)
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:: nítrít {n}
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nitrogen {n} (chemical element)
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:: köfnunarefni {n}, nitur {n}
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nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish
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::
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nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict
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::
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nitty-gritty {n} (essence or core of something)
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:: kjarni {m}, aðalatriði {n}, grundvallar-
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no {determiner} (not any)
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:: enginn {m}, engin {f}, ekkert {n}
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no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation)
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:: nei
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no {particle} (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes"))
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:: nei
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no {n} (a negating expression)
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:: neitun {f}, nei {n}
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Noah {prop} (biblical character)
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:: Nói {m}
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Noah {prop} (male given name)
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:: Nói {m}
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nobelium {n} (chemical element)
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:: nóbelín
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nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one
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::
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nod {v} (incline the head up and down)
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:: að kinka kolli
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nod {v} (gradually fall asleep)
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:: að sofna
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no longer {adv} (not any more)
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:: ekki lengur
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no love lost {n} (dislike)
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:: vera fátt með, það er ekki ástinni fyrir að fara
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nomad {n} (a member of society or class who wander with their herds)
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:: hirðingi {m}
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nomadism {n} (way of life of a nomad)
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:: hjarðmennska {f}
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no man's land {n} (stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states)
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:: einskismannsland {n}
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no matter {adv} (it's unimportant)
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:: skiptir ekki máli
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no matter {prep} (regardless of)
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:: sama hve
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nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym
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::
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nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym
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::
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nominal variable {n} (nominal variable)
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:: flokkunarbreyta {f}
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nominate {v} (to name someone for a particular role or position)
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:: tilnefna
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nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case
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::
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nominative {adj} (being in the nominative case)
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:: nefnifalls-
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nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject)
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:: nefnifall {n}
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nomogram {n} (diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented)
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:: samanbuðartafla {f}, venslarit {n}
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nonagon {n} (A polygon with nine sides and nine angles)
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:: níhyrningur {m}
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noncollinear {adj} (not collinear)
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:: ósamlína
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noncommutative {adj} (not commutative)
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:: óvíxlinn {m}
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noncommuting {adj} (not commuting)
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:: óvíxlanlegur {m}
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non-deterministic {adj} (non-deterministic) SEE: nondeterministic
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::
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nondeterministic {adj} (involving choices)
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:: brigðgengur {m}
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none {pron} (not any person)
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:: enginn
|
none {pron} (not any thing)
|
:: enginn
|
nonentity {n} (an unimportant or insignificant person)
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:: smámenni {n}, núll {n}
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none of someone's business {n} (matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in)
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:: koma ekki einhverjum við
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nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon
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::
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nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch
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::
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non-Euclidean {adj} (pertaining to non-Euclidean geometry)
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:: óevklíðskur {m}
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non-Euclidean geometry {n} (Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry)
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:: óevklíðsk rúmfræði {f}
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nonlinearity {n} (state of being nonlinear)
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:: ólínuleiki {m}
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nonmonetary {adj} (not in the form of money)
|
:: ópeningalegur {m}
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nonnegative {adj} (either zero or positive)
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:: ekki neikvæður {m}, frekar jákvæður {m}, ófrádrægur {m}, stærri eða jafn núlli {m}
|
nonpareil {n} (sprinkles) SEE: sprinkles
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::
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nonrepudiation {n} (assurance of digital sending or receipt)
|
:: óhrekjanleiki {m}
|
nonsense {n} (meaningless words)
|
:: rugl {n}, bull {n}
|
nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical
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::
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noob {n} (newbie)
|
:: núbbi {m}
|
noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool
|
::
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noodle {n} (string or strip of pasta)
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:: núðla {f}
|
noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight
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::
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noon {n} (midday)
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:: hádegi {n}, miðdegi {n}
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no one {pron} (not even a single person)
|
:: enginn, neinn
|
noose {n} (adjustable loop or rope)
|
:: lykkja {f}, rennilykkja {f}
|
no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals)
|
:: enginn verður óbarinn biskup [nobody becomes bishop unbeaten]
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nope {particle} (informal "no")
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:: neibb
|
no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem)
|
:: ekkert mál, minnsta málið
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nor {conj} (nor)
|
:: né
|
nordic {adj} (Nordic) SEE: Nordic
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::
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Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the Nordic countries)
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:: norrænn {m}
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Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the external features of Nordic peoples)
|
:: norrænn {m}
|
Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the family of North Germanic languages)
|
:: norrænn {m}
|
Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively)
|
:: Norðurlönd {n-p}
|
normal distribution {n} (probability distribution)
|
:: Gauss-dreifing {f}, normaldreifing {f}
|
normal subgroup {n} (subgroup that is invariant under conjugation)
|
:: normleg hlutgrúpa {f}, óbreytt hlutgrúpa {f}
|
Normandy {prop} (region of France)
|
:: Norðmandí {n}, Normandí {n}
|
normoglycemia {n} (state of having a normal level of glucose in the blood)
|
:: blóðsykurshóf {n}
|
Norn {prop} (language)
|
:: norn {n}
|
Norse {adj} (of Scandinavia/Norway)
|
:: norrænn {m}
|
Norse {adj} (of North Germanic languages)
|
:: norrænn {m}
|
Norse {n} (Scandinavian/Norwegian people)
|
:: Norðurlandabúar {m-p}
|
Norse {prop} (The ancient language spoken by Vikings)
|
:: norræna {f}, fornnorræna {f}
|
north {n} (compass point)
|
:: norður {n}
|
North America {prop} (continent)
|
:: Norður-Ameríka {f}
|
North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance)
|
:: Norður-Atlantshafsbandalagið {n}, Atlantshafsbandalagið {n}
|
North Carolina {prop} (state of the United States)
|
:: Norður-Karólína {f}
|
North Dakota {prop} (state of the United States of America)
|
:: Norður-Dakóta
|
northern bottlenose whale {n} (species of bottlenose whale)
|
:: andarnefja {f}
|
Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state)
|
:: Norður-Kýpur, Tyrkneska lýðveldið á Norður-Kýpur
|
Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe)
|
:: Norður-Evrópa
|
northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus)
|
:: súla {f}
|
Northern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the north of its equator)
|
:: Norðurhvel {n}
|
Northern Ireland {prop} (Northern Ireland)
|
:: Norður-Írland {n}
|
northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere)
|
:: norðurljós {n-p}
|
Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia
|
::
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northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon
|
::
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Northern Territory {prop} (Territory in northern Australia)
|
:: Norðursvæðið
|
northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe)
|
:: steindepill {m}
|
northern woodrush {n} (Luzula confusa)
|
:: fjallhæra {f}
|
North Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand)
|
:: Norðurey {f}
|
North Korea {prop} (North Korea)
|
:: Norður-Kórea {f}
|
North Korean {n} (person from North Korea)
|
:: Norður-Kóreumaður {m}, Norður-Kóreubúi {m}
|
North Korean {adj} (pertaining to North Korea)
|
:: norðurkóreskur
|
North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe)
|
:: Norður-Makedónía
|
North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth)
|
:: norðurheimskaut {n}, norðurskaut {n}, norðurpóll {m}
|
North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state)
|
:: Norðurrín-Vestfalía
|
North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France)
|
:: Norðursjór {m}
|
Norway {prop} (Scandinavian country)
|
:: Noregur {m}
|
Norwegian {n} (native of Norway)
|
:: Norðmaður {m}
|
Norwegian {n} (language of Norway)
|
:: norska
|
Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway)
|
:: norskur {m}
|
Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians)
|
:: norskur {m}
|
Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language)
|
:: norskur {m}
|
Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål
|
::
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Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk
|
::
|
NOS {n} (Network Operating System)
|
:: netstýrikerfi {n}
|
nose {n} (protuberance on the face)
|
:: nef {n}
|
nosebleed {n} (haemorrhage from the nose)
|
:: blóðnasir {f-p}
|
nosegay {n} (small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs)
|
:: blómvöndur {m}
|
nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob
|
::
|
nosh {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub
|
::
|
no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted)
|
:: reykingar bannaðar
|
nostalgia {n} (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past)
|
:: nostalgía {f}, fortíðarþrá {f}
|
nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness
|
::
|
nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose)
|
:: nös {f}
|
nosy {adj} (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle)
|
:: forvitinn
|
not {adv} (negates meaning of verb)
|
:: ekki, ei [dated], eigi [dated]
|
not {conj} (And not)
|
:: ekki, ei [dated], eigi [dated]
|
not {interj}
|
:: ekki
|
not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer
|
::
|
not at all {adv} (not)
|
:: alls ekki
|
note {n} (musical sound)
|
:: nóta {f}
|
note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote
|
::
|
not even {adv} (constitutes an emphatic negation)
|
:: ekki einu sinni
|
nothing {pron} (not any thing)
|
:: ekkert {n}, neitt
|
nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain
|
::
|
no through road {n} (cul-de-sac) SEE: cul-de-sac
|
::
|
notice {v} (to remark upon)
|
:: taka eftir
|
notify {v} ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something))
|
:: láta vita, tilkynna
|
not only … but also {conj}
|
:: ekki einasta … heldur einnig
|
notorious {adj} (known widely and infamously)
|
:: alræmdur
|
not quite {adv} (almost)
|
:: ekki alveg
|
not to mention {conj} (much less)
|
:: hvað þá heldur
|
notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless
|
::
|
notwithstanding {conj} (although)
|
:: enda þótt, þó að
|
notwithstanding {prep} (in spite of)
|
:: þrátt fyrir
|
noughties {n} (First decade)
|
:: fyrsti áratugurinn
|
noun {n} (grammatical category (narrow sense))
|
:: nafnorð {n} (abbrev. “no.”)
|
noun clause {n} (subordinate clause)
|
:: fallsetning {f}
|
noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb)
|
:: nafnliður {m}
|
noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun
|
::
|
nouveau riche {n} (new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)
|
:: nýríkur maður {m}
|
Nova Scotia {prop} (province in eastern Canada)
|
:: Nýja-Skotland {n}
|
novel {n} (work of prose fiction)
|
:: skáldsaga {f}
|
November {prop} (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar)
|
:: nóvember {m}, nóvembermánuður {m}
|
now {adv} (at the present time)
|
:: nú
|
now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then
|
::
|
now and then {adv} ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently)
|
:: stöku sinnum
|
nowhere {adv} (in no place)
|
:: hvergi, ekki neins staðar, ekki nokkursstaðar
|
nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere
|
::
|
nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere
|
::
|
no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome
|
::
|
Nørrebro {prop} (area of Copenhagen)
|
:: Norðurbrú {f}
|
nuclear {adj} (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
|
:: frumeinda-, kjarna-, atóm-
|
nuclear {adj} (involving nuclear energy)
|
:: kjarna-, atóm-, kjarnorku-
|
nuclear {adj} (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
|
:: kjarnorku-, atómsprengju-
|
nuclear age {n} (age when nuclear technology was developed)
|
:: atómöld {f}
|
nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction)
|
:: kjarnorka {f}
|
nuclear family {n} (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children)
|
:: kjarnafjölskylda {f}
|
nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction)
|
:: kjarnaklofnun {f}, klofnun {f}, kjarnasundrun {f}, skipting
|
nuclear fusion {n} (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones)
|
:: kjarnasamruni {m}, samruni {m}
|
nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics)
|
:: kjarneðlisfræði {f}
|
nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions)
|
:: kjarnorka {f}
|
nuclear reaction {n} (process)
|
:: kjarnahvarf {n}, kjarnahvörf {n-p}
|
nuclear reactor {n} (device)
|
:: kjarnaofn {m}
|
nuclear war {n} (war fought using nuclear weapons)
|
:: kjarnorkustríð {n}
|
nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device)
|
:: kjarnavopn {n}
|
nuclear winter {n} (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war)
|
:: kjarnorkuvetur {m}, fimbulvetur {m}
|
nucleic acid {n} (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule)
|
:: kjarnasýra {f}
|
nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell)
|
:: kjarnakorn {n}
|
nucleoplasm {n} (protoplasm of a cell nucleus)
|
:: kjarnasafi, kjarnafrymi
|
nucleotide {n} (monomer constituting DNA or RNA)
|
:: kirni {n}, núkleótíð {n}
|
nucleus {n} (core, central part of something)
|
:: kjarni {m}
|
nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom)
|
:: atómkjarni {m}, frumeindarkjarni {m}, kjarni {m}
|
nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells)
|
:: frumukjarni {m}, kjarni {m}
|
nucleus {n} (linguistics: centre of a syllable)
|
:: kjarni {m}
|
nudity {n} (the state of being without clothing on the body)
|
:: nekt {f}
|
nudiustertian {adj} (Of or relating to the day before yesterday)
|
:: í fyrradag
|
nuisance tax {n} (sales tax) SEE: sales tax
|
::
|
nullary {adj} (mathematics, of a function: taking no entries)
|
:: núllstæður {m}
|
nullary {adj} (programming, of a function: taking no arguments)
|
:: núllstæður {m}
|
null pointer {n} (pointer that does not point to any data object)
|
:: tómabendir {m}
|
number {n} (abstract entity)
|
:: tala {f}
|
number {n} (numeral)
|
:: tölustafur {m}
|
number {n} (mathematics: number)
|
:: tala {f}
|
number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence)
|
:: númer {f}
|
number {n} (quantity)
|
:: fjöldi {m}
|
number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural)
|
:: tala {f}
|
number {v} (label with numbers; assign numbers to)
|
:: númera, tölusetja
|
number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate
|
::
|
Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible)
|
:: Fjórði Mósebók {m}
|
number-theoretical {adj} (of or relating to number theory)
|
:: talnafræðilegur {m}, talnalistalegur {m}
|
number theory {n} (branch of pure mathematics)
|
:: talnafræði {f}, talnalist {f}
|
numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral)
|
:: töluorð {n}
|
numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction)
|
:: teljari {m}
|
numerator {n} (person who counts things)
|
:: teljari {m}
|
numismatics {n} (study of coins)
|
:: myntfræði {f}
|
numismatist {n} (one who collects coins and/or currencies)
|
:: myntfræðingur {m}
|
nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger
|
::
|
nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel
|
::
|
nurse {n} (person who takes care of other people's young)
|
:: barnfóstra {f}, fóstra {f}
|
nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick)
|
:: hjúkrunarfræðingur {m}, [female] hjúkrunarkona {f}, [female, colloquial, vernacular] hjúkka {f}
|
nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse
|
::
|
nursery rhyme {n} (short poem or song for children)
|
:: barnagæla
|
nursing home {n} (place of residence)
|
:: hjúkrunarheimili {n}
|
nut {n} (hard-shelled fruit)
|
:: hneta {f}, hnota {f} [rare]
|
nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts)
|
:: hnetubrjótur {m}
|
nutmeg {n} (seed)
|
:: múskat {n}
|
nutmeg {v} (soccer/football sense of the verb)
|
:: klobba
|
nutrition {n} (nutrition)
|
:: næring {f}
|
nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut
|
::
|
Nuuk {prop} (capital of Greenland)
|
:: Nuuk, Góðvon {f}
|
nychthemeron {n} (one day and one night)
|
:: sólarhringur {m}
|
nylon {n} (substance)
|
:: nælon {n}
|
nylon {n} (sheer stocking)
|
:: nælonsokkur {m}
|
Nynorsk {n} (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages)
|
:: nýnorska {f}
|