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vacant {adj} (not occupied) | :: laus |
vacation {n} (holiday, period of leisure time) | :: frí {n} |
vaccine {n} (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies) | :: bóluefni |
vacillate {v} (to swing from one course of action or opinion to another) | :: bera kápuna á báðum öxlum |
vacuüm {n} (vacuum) SEE: vacuum | :: |
vacuum {n} (region of space that contains no matter) | :: lofttæmi {n}, lofttóm {n} |
vacuum {v} (transitive: to clean with a vacuum cleaner) | :: ryksuga |
vacuum {v} (intransitive: to use a vacuum cleaner) | :: ryksuga |
vacuum {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner | :: |
vacuum-clean {v} (to clean with a vacuum cleaner) | :: ryksuga |
vacuum cleaner {n} (machine for cleaning) | :: ryksuga {f} |
vade mecum {n} (referential book) | :: handbók {f}, vasakver {n}, uppsláttarkver {n} |
vade mecum {n} (useful object) | :: handargagn {n}, handhægur hlutur {m} |
vagina {n} (anatomical sense) | :: leggöng {n-p}, skeið {f}, slíður {n} |
vagina {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
vaginal {adj} (of the vagina) | :: legganga-, skeiðar-, slíður- |
vaginectomy {n} (surgical removal of all or part of the vagina) | :: legganganám {n}, slíðurhjúpsnám {n} |
vale of tears {n} (the world as the place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt) | :: táradalur {m} |
Valhalla {prop} (in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle) | :: Valhöll {m} |
valid {adj} (acceptable, proper or correct) | :: gildur |
valise {n} (a piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase) SEE: suitcase | :: |
valkyrie {n} (any of the female attendants, or handmaidens of Odin) | :: valkyrja {f} |
Valle d'Aosta {prop} (region of northwestern Italy) | :: Ágústudalur {m} |
valley {n} (elongated depression between hills or mountains) | :: dalur {m} |
valor {n} (value, worth) SEE: value | :: |
valour {n} (value) SEE: value | :: |
value {n} (quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable) | :: gildi {n}, mikilvægi {n}, gagnsemi {f} |
value {n} (amount (of money, goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else) | :: verðgildi {n} |
value {n} (relative duration of a musical note) | :: lengdargildi {n} |
value {n} (ideal accepted by some individual or group) | :: gildi {n} |
value added tax {n} (tax levied on added value of an exchange) | :: virðisaukaskattur {m} |
valve {n} (device that controls flow of gas or fluid) | :: ventill {m} |
vampire {n} (mythological creature) | :: vampíra {f} |
vanadium {n} (chemical element) | :: vanadín |
vandal {n} (person who destroys or damages property) | :: skemmdarvargur {m} |
Vandal {n} (member of an ancient east Germanic tribe) | :: Vandali {m} |
vanilla {n} (orchid) | :: vanillujurt {f} |
vanilla {n} (fruit) | :: vanilla {f}, vanilja {f} |
vanilla {n} (natural extract) | :: vanilla {f}, vanilja {f} |
vanilla {n} (flavor) | :: vanilla {f}, vanilja {f} |
vanilla {n} (artificial extract) | :: vanilla {f}, vanilja {f} |
vanilla bean {n} (the seedpod of any plant in the Vanilla genus) | :: vanillu baun |
vantage point {n} (place or position affording a good view) | :: sjónarhóll {m} |
vapor {n} (the gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid) | :: gufa {f} |
vaporization {n} (conversion of a solid to gas) | :: gufumyndun {f} |
vapor pressure {n} (pressure that a vapor exerts) | :: gufuþrýstingur {m} |
vapour {n} (vapor) SEE: vapor | :: |
vapour {n} (steam) SEE: steam | :: |
variable {n} (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values) | :: breyta {f} |
variant {adj} (variable) SEE: variable | :: |
variegated horsetail {n} (plant) | :: beitieski {n} |
varix {n} (varicose vein) | :: æðahnútur {m} |
varsity {n} (university) SEE: university | :: |
vas deferens {n} (vas deferens) | :: sáðrás {f} |
vase {n} (container used mainly for displaying flowers) | :: vasi {m} |
vasoconstriction {n} (constriction of a blood vessel) | :: æðaþrenging {f}, æðasamdráttur {m} |
vasoconstrictive {adj} (that causes vasocontriction) | :: æðaþrengjandi {m} |
vasoconstrictor {n} (substance that causes vasoconstriction) | :: æðaþrengjandi {m}, æðaþrengir {m} |
vat {n} (a large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning) | :: ker {n} |
VAT {n} (value-added tax) | :: VSK, VASK |
Vatican City {prop} (State of the Vatican City) | :: Vatíkanborg {f}, Vatíkanið {n}, Páfagarður {m} |
vaudeville {n} (a style of multi-act theatrical entertainment) | :: gamansýning {f}, fjölleikasýning {f} |
vaunt {v} (speak boastfully) SEE: boast | :: |
veal {n} (flesh of a calf) | :: kálfakjöt {n} |
vector {n} (directed quantity) | :: vigur |
vector product {n} (vector with size given by the product of two vectors) | :: krossfeldi {n}, krossmargfeldi {n}, vigurfeldi {n}, vigurmargfeldi {n}, vektormargfeldi {n} |
Vedic {adj} (Of or pertaining to the Vedas) | :: vedískur |
Vedic {adj} (Of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Vedas) | :: vedískur |
vee {n} (name of the letter V, v) | :: vaff |
vegetable {n} (any plant) | :: grænmeti {n} |
vegetable {n} (a plant raised for some edible part of it) | :: grænmeti {n} |
vegetable oil {n} (oil produced from plants) | :: jurtaolía {f} |
vegetarian {n} (person who does not eat any animal flesh) | :: grænmetisæta |
vegetation {n} (plants) | :: gróður {m} |
vehement {adj} (showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense) | :: ákafur {m} |
vehicle {n} (conveyance) | :: farartæki {n}, ökutæki {n} [a vehicle controlled by a driver] |
vein {n} (blood vessel transporting blood towards the heart) | :: æð {f} |
veisalgia {n} (unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol) SEE: hangover | :: |
velar {adj} (articulated at the soft palate) | :: uppgómmæltur |
velociraptor {n} (dinosaur) | :: snareðla {f} |
velocity {n} (vector quantity) | :: hraði {m} |
velvet {n} (fabric) | :: flauel {n} |
velvet scoter {n} (Melanitta fusca) | :: korpönd {f} |
vendetta {n} (bitter, destructive feud in which each injury is revenged) | :: blóðhefnd {f} |
vending machine {n} (machine that dispenses merchandise) | :: sjálfsali {m} |
venerable {adj} (commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position) | :: virðulegur {m}, æruverðugur {m}, [commanding respect] sem vekur virðingu {m} |
venerable {adj} (worthy of reverence) | :: virðulegur {m}, æruverðugur {m}, [commanding respect] sem vekur virðingu {m} |
venereal {adj} (of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse) | :: kyn-, samræðis- |
venereal {adj} (of a disease: sexually transmitted) | :: kyn-, samræðis- |
venereal disease {n} (contagious disease spread through sexual intercourse) | :: kynsjúkdómur {m}, samræðissjúkdómur {m} |
Venetian {adj} (relating to Venice) | :: feneyskur |
Venetian {n} (inhabitant of Venice) | :: Feneyingur {m} |
Venezuela {prop} (country) | :: Venesúela |
venial {adj} (pardonable; able to be forgiven) | :: fyrirgefanlegur {m}, afsakanlegur {m} |
Venice {prop} (city and province in Italy) | :: Feneyjar {f-p} |
Venn diagram {n} (diagram representing sets by circles) | :: Venn-mynd {f} |
ventriloquism {n} (art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source) | :: búktal {n} |
ventriloquist {n} (a person who practices ventriloquism) | :: búktalari {m} |
venturi {n} (throat of a carburetor) SEE: throat | :: |
Venus {prop} (planet) | :: Venus {f} |
Venus {prop} (goddess) | :: Venus {f} |
VEOS {prop} (virtual environment operating shell) | :: stýrikerfi sýndarheims {n} |
veranda {n} (roofed open gallery) | :: verönd {f} |
verb {n} ((grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state) | :: sagnorð {n}, sögn {f} |
verbatim {adv} (word for word) | :: orðrétt, orð fyrir orð |
verbatim {adj} (of a document: word for word) | :: orðréttur {m}, orðrétt {f} {n} |
verdict {n} (decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest) | :: úrskurður {m}, dómur {m}, dómsúrskurður {m} |
verdigris {n} (blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys) | :: spanskgræna {f}, eirgræna {f}, spansgræna {f} |
verge {n} (phallus) SEE: phallus | :: |
vermicide {n} (Any substance used to kill worms) | :: ormadeyðir {m} |
vermiform appendix {n} (blind tube projecting from the caecum) | :: botnlangi {m}, botnlangatota {f} |
vermouth {n} (wine infused with herbs) | :: vermút {n} |
vernacular {n} (national language) | :: þjóðtunga {f} |
vernacular {adj} (pertaining to everyday language) | :: þjóðtungu- |
vernal equinox {n} (the point) | :: vorpunktur {m} |
vernal equinox {n} (the moment) | :: vorjafndægur {n-p} |
veronica {n} ((botany) flower of the genus Veronica) | :: depla {f} |
Versailles {prop} (suburb of Paris) | :: Versalir {m-p} |
version {n} (a specific form or variation of something) | :: útgáfa {f} |
versus {prep} (in opposition to) | :: á móti, móti |
vertebrate {n} (an animal having a backbone) | :: hryggleysingjar |
vertical {adj} (being perpendicular to horizontal) | :: lóðrétt |
vertical bar {n} (vertical bar) SEE: pipe | :: |
vertiginous {adj} (Revolving, rotating) | :: svimandi |
very {adv} (to a high degree) | :: mjög, ákaflega, afar, [colloquial] ógeðslega, [colloquial] voða, ýkja, [obsolete] fjarska, einkar |
vesicovaginal fistula {n} (fistula between the bladder and vagina) | :: blöðru- og leggangafistill {m} |
vest {n} (garment worn over a shirt) | :: vesti {n} |
vest {n} (garment worn under a shirt) | :: nærbolur {m} |
vestibule {n} (a passage, hall or room) | :: anddyri {n}, fordyri {n}, forstofa {f}, forsalur {m}, forbyrgi {n} |
vestibule {n} (body cavity) | :: forgarður {m}, önd {f}, hol {n} |
vestment {n} (clothing) SEE: clothing | :: |
vet {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
veterinarian {n} (doctor who treats animals) | :: dýralæknir {m} |
veterinary {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
veterinary surgeon {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
veto {n} (political right) | :: neitunarvald {n} |
veto {v} (to use a veto against) | :: beita neitunarvaldi |
vexation {n} | :: skapraun {f} |
Viborg {prop} (Danish city) | :: Vébjörg {n-p} |
vibraphone {n} (percussion instrument) | :: víbrafónn {m} |
vibration {n} (act of vibrating) | :: titringur {m} |
vice {n} (screw apparatus) SEE: vise | :: |
vicious circle {n} (situation in which the solution to a problem creates another problem) | :: vítahringur {m} |
victory {n} (an instance of having won a competition or battle) | :: sigur {m} |
vide infra {phrase} (see below) | :: sjá hér fyrir neðan, sjá hér á eftir |
videocassette recorder {n} (recording device) | :: myndbandstæki {n} |
videodisc {n} (an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment) | :: mynddiskur {m} |
video game {n} (game controlled by software) | :: tölvuleikur {m} |
video game console {n} (dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games) | :: leikjatölva |
videotape {n} (tape used to record videos) | :: myndband {n} |
vide supra {phrase} (see above) | :: sjá hér fyrir ofan, sjá hér á undan |
Vienna {prop} (capital of Austria) | :: Vín {f}, Vínarborg {f} |
Vietnam {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Víetnam |
Vietnam War {prop} (war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1955 and 1975) | :: Víetnamstríðið {n} |
view {n} (something to look at) | :: útsýni {n} |
Viking {n} (One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors) | :: víkingur {m} |
vile {adj} (morally low) | :: viðbjóðslegur, andstyggilegur |
villa {n} (a house used as a retreat) | :: villa {f} |
village {n} (a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) | :: þorp {n} |
vim {n} (ready vitality and vigour) | :: kjarkur {m} |
vindictive {adj} (having a tendency to seek revenge) | :: hefnigjarn {m}, heiftrækinn {m} |
vindictiveness {n} (a malevolent desire for revenge) | :: hefndarþorsti {m} |
vinegar {n} (condiment) | :: edik {n} |
vineyard {n} (grape plantation) | :: víngarður {m} |
viola {n} (music: stringed instrument of the violin family) | :: víóla {f}, lágfiðla {f} |
violation {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
violence {n} (extreme force) | :: ofsi {m}, offors {m} |
violence {n} (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) | :: ofbeldi {n} |
violet {n} (colour) | :: fjólublár |
violet {n} (plant) | :: fjóla {f} |
violet {adj} (having a bluish-purple color) | :: fjólublár |
Violet {prop} (female given name) | :: Vióletta {f}, Víóletta {f} |
violin {n} (string instrument) | :: fiðla {f} |
violoncello {n} (cello) SEE: cello | :: |
viper {n} (a poisonous snake in the family Viperidae) | :: höggormur {m} |
Virgil {prop} (Roman writer) | :: Virgill {m} |
virgin {n} (person who has never had sexual intercourse) | :: jómfrú {f} [referring to a woman], hrein mey {f} [referring to a woman], hreinn sveinn {m} [referring to a man] |
virginal membrane {n} (hymen) SEE: hymen | :: |
Virginia {prop} (state) | :: Virginía {f} |
Virgin Mary {prop} (mother of Christ) | :: María mey |
virtual reality {n} (virtual reality) | :: sýndarveruleiki {m} |
virtue signalling {n} (expressing an opinion to make oneself look virtuous) | :: dygðaskreyting {f} |
virus {n} (infectious organism) | :: veira {f} |
visa {n} (permit) | :: vegabréfsáritun |
viscount {n} (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl) | :: vísigreifi {m} |
vise {n} (two-jawed instrument for holding work) | :: skrúfstykki {n} |
Vishnu {prop} (the god) | :: Visnjú |
visit {v} (to go and meet (someone)) | :: heimsækja |
visit {v} (to avenge) SEE: avenge | :: |
visor {n} (mask) SEE: mask | :: |
visual arts {n} (art forms that are primarily visual in nature) | :: sjónlist {f} |
vital {adj} (containing life) SEE: living | :: |
vitamin {n} (organic compound essential to human health) | :: vítamín {n}, fjörefni {n} |
vitamin A {n} (any fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision) | :: A-vítamín {n} |
vitamin C {n} (L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid) | :: C-vítamín {n} |
vitamin E {n} (any of several fat-soluble vitamins) | :: E-vítamín {n} |
vitamin F {n} (An early name for the essential fatty acids) | :: F-vítamín {n} |
viva {interj} (long live ... !) SEE: long live | :: |
vixen {n} (attractive woman) SEE: fox | :: |
vlei {n} (marsh) SEE: marsh | :: |
Vltava {prop} (a major river in the Czech Republic) | :: Moldá {f} |
Völuspá {prop} (first book of the Poetic Edda) | :: Völuspá |
völva {n} (in Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy) | :: völva {f} |
Vänern {prop} (Swedish lake) | :: Vænir {m} |
vocabulary {n} (set of words a person knows) | :: orðaforði {m} |
vocation {n} (calling) | :: köllun {f} |
vocative {n} (grammatical case) SEE: vocative case | :: |
vocative case {n} (case of address) | :: ávarpsfall {n} |
vodka {n} (clear distilled alcoholic liquor) | :: vodka {f} |
voetsek {interj} (go away) SEE: go away | :: |
vogue {n} (the prevailing fashion or style) | :: tíska {f} |
vogue {n} (popularity or a current craze) | :: tíska {f}, æði {n} |
voice {n} (sound uttered by the mouth) | :: rödd {f}, málrómur {m}, rómur {m}, raust {f} |
voice box {n} (larynx) SEE: larynx | :: |
voiced {adj} (sounded with vibration of the vocal cords) | :: raddaður |
voiceless {adj} (lacking a voice, without vocal sound) | :: raddlaus |
voiceless {adj} ((phonetics, of a consonant) spoken without vibration of the vocal cords) | :: óraddaður |
Volapük {prop} (language) | :: vólapuk |
volcano {n} (mountain containing a magma chamber) | :: eldfjall {n}, eldstöð {f} |
vole {n} | :: vatnastúfa |
Volga {prop} (longest river in Europe, flowing to the Caspian Sea) | :: Volga {f} |
volleyball {n} (game) | :: blak {n} |
volleyball {n} (ball used to play the game) | :: blakbolti {m} |
volt {n} (unit of measure) | :: volt |
voltage {n} (difference in electrostatic potential) | :: rafspenna {f}, spenna {f}, straumstyrkur {m} |
volumetric analysis {n} (various analytical methods and techniques in which the amount of substance in a sample is determined by measuring volume) | :: rúmmálsefnagreining {f} |
vomit {v} (to regurgitate the contents of a stomach) | :: æla, gubba, spúa, spýja, kasta upp |
vortex {n} (whirlpool) | :: hringiða {f} |
vortex {n} (anything involving violent or chaotic activity around some centre) | :: hringiða {f} |
vortex {n} (anything which draws surrounding things) | :: hringiða {f} |
vote {n} (formalised choice) | :: kosning {f} |
vote {n} (instance of voting) | :: atkvæði {n} |
vote {v} (assert a formalised choice) | :: kjósa |
vow {v} (To make a vow) | :: strengja heit |
vow {v} (To declare publicly that one made a vow) | :: strengja heit |
vowel {n} (sound) | :: sérhljóð {n} |
vowel {n} (letter) | :: sérhljóði {m} |
voyager {n} (traveller) SEE: traveller | :: |
vulgar fraction {n} (fraction with two integers) SEE: common fraction | :: |
vulnerability {n} (security vulnerability) SEE: hole | :: |
vulnerable {adj} (exposed to attack) | :: særanlegur, viðkvæmur |
vulture {n} (bird) | :: gammur {m}, gæsagammur {m}, hrægammur {m} |
vulva {n} (collectively the external female sexual organs) | :: píka {?}, kvensköp {?}, sköp {?} |