| C++ {prop} (C++) | :: C plús plús {n}, sé plús plús {n} |
| ca {adv} (abbreviation of circa) SEE: ca. | :: |
| ca. {adv} (abbreviation of circa) | :: u.þ.b., ca. |
| cab {n} (taxi) SEE: taxi | :: |
| cabbage {n} (plant) | :: hvítkál {n} |
| cabbage {n} (leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable) | :: hvítkál {n} |
| cabin {n} (small dwelling, especially one made of logs) | :: bjálkahús {n} |
| cabin {n} (private room on a ship) | :: káeta {f} |
| cable car {n} (hanging carriage) | :: kláfur {m}, loftferja {f}, kláfferja {f} |
| Cabo Verde {prop} (Cape Verde) SEE: Cape Verde | :: |
| cacao {n} (cacao tree) | :: kakó |
| cachalot {n} (sperm whale) SEE: sperm whale | :: |
| cache {n} (computing: fast temporary storage for data) | :: skyndiminni {n} |
| cactus {n} (member of the Cactaceae) | :: kaktus {m} |
| cadmium {n} (chemical element) | :: kadmín {?} |
| caecum {n} (blind pouch connected to the large intestine) | :: botnristill {m} |
| Caesar {prop} (ancient Roman family name) | :: Sesar {m} |
| Caesar {n} (a title of Roman emperors) | :: keisari {m} |
| Caesar cipher {n} (simple form of encryption) | :: reiknirit Sesars {n} |
| Caesarean section {n} (incision in the womb) | :: keisaraskurður {m} |
| caesium {n} (a metallic chemical element) | :: sesín {?} |
| café {n} (coffee shop) | :: kaffihús {n} |
| cafe {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| cafetière {n} (cylindrical glass jug used to make coffee) | :: stimpilkanna {f}, pressukanna {f} |
| caffeine {n} (alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants) | :: koffín {n}, kaffín {n} |
| caffeinism {n} (toxic condition) | :: koffíneitrun {f} |
| cage {n} (enclosure) | :: búr {n} |
| cagey {adj} | :: slóttugur {m}, slunginn {m}, aðgætinn og kænn {m}, út undir sig |
| cairn {n} (landmark) | :: varða {f} |
| cairn {n} | :: varða {f} |
| Cairo {prop} (capital of Egypt) | :: Kaíró {m} |
| cake {n} (a sweet dessert) | :: kaka {f} |
| cake {n} (a block of solid material) | :: stykki {n} |
| cake {n} (a trivially easy task or responsibility) SEE: piece of cake | :: |
| cake slice {n} (a knife with a wide, triangular, unsharpened blade, designed to cut and serve slices of cake) | :: kökuhnífur {m} |
| calaboose {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| calamari {n} (as mollusk) SEE: squid | :: |
| calamus {n} (fistula) SEE: fistula | :: |
| calamus {n} (quill) SEE: quill | :: |
| calamus {n} (sweet flag) SEE: sweet flag | :: |
| calcite {n} (calcium carbonate mineral) | :: kalkspat {n}, kalsít {n} |
| calcium {n} (chemical element of atomic number 20) | :: kalsín |
| calcium carbide {n} (CaC2) | :: kalsíumkarbíð {n} |
| calcium chloride {n} (calcium salt of hydrochloric acid) | :: klórkalsíum {n} |
| calcium hydroxide {n} (chemical compound) | :: kalsíumhýdroxíð {n} |
| calculate {v} ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) | :: reikna |
| calculator {n} (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations) | :: reiknivél {f} |
| calculus {n} (differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject) | :: deilda- og heildareikningur {m}, diffur- og tegurreikningur {m}, örsmæðareikningur {m}, reiknivísi {f} |
| calculus {n} (stony concretion in an organ) | :: steinn {m} |
| calculus of variations {n} (a form of calculus) | :: hnikareikningur {m} |
| calendar {n} (system by which time is divided) | :: tímatal {n}, dagatal {n} |
| calendar {n} (means to determine the date) | :: dagatal {n} |
| calf {n} (young cow or bull) | :: kálfur {m} |
| calf {n} (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee) | :: kálfi {m} |
| Cali {prop} (California) SEE: California | :: |
| California {prop} (US state) | :: Kalifornía {f} |
| californium {n} (chemical element) | :: kalifornín |
| caliginous {adj} (dark, obscure) SEE: dark | :: |
| caliper {n} (calipers) SEE: calipers | :: |
| calipers {n} (device used to measure thickness between two surfaces) | :: rennimál {n}, skífmál {n} |
| calisthenics {n} (gymnastic exercises) | :: leikfimiæfingar {f-p} |
| call {n} (telephone conversation) | :: símtal {n} |
| call {n} (social visit) | :: heimsókn {f} |
| call {n} (cry or shout) | :: kall {n}, hróp {n} |
| call {n} (beckoning or summoning) | :: kall {n} |
| call {v} (to request, summon, or beckon) | :: kalla |
| call {v} (to cry or shout) | :: kalla, hrópa |
| call {v} (to contact by telephone) | :: hringja í |
| call {v} (to pay a social visit) | :: heimsækja, heilsa upp á |
| call {v} (to name or refer to) | :: kalla |
| calligraphy {n} (art of writing with decorative strokes) | :: skrautskrift {n}, skrautritun {f} |
| calling name {n} (nickname) SEE: nickname | :: |
| Calliope {prop} (the Muse of eloquence and epic) | :: Kallíópa {f} |
| calloo {n} (long-tailed duck) SEE: long-tailed duck | :: |
| callous {adj} (emotionally hardened) | :: kaldgeðja {m}, tilfinningalaus {m}, harðgeðja {m}, harðlyndur {m}, harðbrjósta {m}, fólskulegur {m} |
| callow {adj} (bald) SEE: bald | :: |
| callus {n} (hardened part of the skin) | :: sigg {n} |
| calm before the storm {n} (peace before a disturbance or crisis) | :: lognið á undan storminum {n} |
| calorie {n} (amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C) | :: kaloría {f} |
| calque {n} (word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language) | :: tökuþýðing {f} |
| calumny {n} (falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another) | :: áburður {m}, illmælgi {f}, illmæli {n}, níð {n}, rógur {m} |
| Calvinism {n} (Christian religious tradition) | :: kalvínstrú {f} |
| Calvinist {n} (follower) | :: Kalvínstrúarmaður {m} |
| Calvinist {adj} (of or pertaining to Calvinism, a Calvinist or Calvinists) | :: kalvínskur {m} |
| calvous {adj} (lacking most or all of one's hair) SEE: bald | :: |
| calyx {n} (the sepals of a flower) | :: bikar {m} |
| cam {n} (camera) SEE: camera | :: |
| camaraderie {n} (close friendship in a group of friends) | :: félagsandi {m}, góður kunningsskapur {m}, góð samskipti {n-p} |
| Cambodia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Kambódía {f} |
| Cambrian symbol {n} (literary: vegetable emblematic of Wales) SEE: leek | :: |
| camel {n} (beast of burden) | :: úlfaldi {m} |
| camelopard {n} (giraffe) SEE: giraffe | :: |
| camera {n} (still camera) | :: myndavél {f} |
| camera {n} (movie camera) | :: myndavél {f}, upptökuvél {f} |
| camera flash {n} (a device that produces a short flash of light) SEE: flash | :: |
| Cameroon {prop} (country in Central Africa) | :: Kamerún {n} |
| camomile {n} | :: kamilla {f} |
| camouflage {n} | :: dulbúningur {m}; dulklæði {n-p} |
| camp {v} (to set up a camp) | :: tjalda |
| camp {v} (to stay in an advantageous location in a video game) | :: campa, kampa |
| campaign group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
| camp bed {n} (a cot) | :: beddi {m} |
| campfire {n} (fire at a campground) | :: varðeldur {m} |
| camphor {n} (white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone) | :: kamfóra {f} |
| camping {n} (recreational activity) | :: útilega |
| can {v} (to be able) | :: geta |
| can {v} (may) | :: mega |
| can {n} (a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids) | :: dós {f} |
| can {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| Canaan {prop} (historic region) | :: Kanan |
| Canada {prop} (country in North America) | :: Kanada {n} |
| Canadian {adj} (of or pertaining to Canada) | :: kanadískur |
| Canadian {n} (person from Canada) | :: Kanadamaður {m} |
| canal {n} (artificial waterway) | :: skurður {m}, síki {n} |
| Canary Islands {prop} (an archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa) | :: Kanaríeyjar {f-p} |
| cancer {n} (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation) | :: krabbamein {n}, krabbi {m} |
| Cancer {prop} (constellation) | :: Krabbinn {m} |
| Cancer {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Krabbinn {m} |
| Cancer {n} (Someone with a Cancer star sign) | :: krabbi {m} |
| candle {n} (a light source) | :: kerti {n} |
| candle holder {n} (candle holder) SEE: candlestick | :: |
| candlelight {n} (the light of a candle) | :: kertaljós {n} |
| candlestick {n} (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) | :: kertastjaki {m} |
| candlewick {n} SEE: candle | :: |
| candy {n} (piece of candy) | :: sælgæti {n}, nammi {n} |
| candy floss {n} (sweet) | :: ullarbrjóstsykur {m}, sykurfrauð {n} |
| cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| cane {n} (sugar cane) SEE: sugar cane | :: |
| cane sugar {n} (sugar from the sugar cane plant) | :: reyrsykur {m} {n} |
| canine {n} (pointy tooth) SEE: canine tooth | :: |
| canine tooth {n} (tooth) | :: augntönn {f}, vígtönn {f} |
| canned laughter {n} (previoursly recorded laughter that is edited into the soundtrack of a TV programme) | :: dósahlátur {m} |
| cannibal {n} (an organism which eats others of its own species) | :: mannæta {f} |
| cannon {n} (artillery piece) | :: fallbyssa {f} |
| cannonade {n} (firing artillery in a large amount for a length of time) | :: stórskotahríð {f} |
| canon {n} (member of cathedral chapter) | :: kanúki {m}, kanoki {m}, kórsbróðir {m}, kórbróðir {m} |
| canonical form {n} ((linguistics) lemma or dictionary form) SEE: lemma | :: |
| can opener {n} (device used to open tin cans) | :: dósahnífur {m} |
| can-opener {n} (can opener) SEE: can opener | :: |
| cantaloupe {n} (melon) | :: kantalúpmelóna {f}, cantaloup-melóna {f} |
| canteen {n} (small cafeteria or snack bar) | :: mötuneyti {n}, matsalur {m} |
| canteen {n} (box with compartments) | :: hnífaparakassi {m} |
| canteen {n} (military mess kit) | :: mataráhöld hermanna {n-p} |
| canteen {n} (water bottle) | :: vatnsbrúsi {m} |
| Canterbury {prop} (cathedral city in England) | :: Kantaraborg {f} |
| Canticle of Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| canton {n} (state of Switzerland) | :: kantóna {f} |
| canton {n} (subdivision of Luxembourg) | :: kantóna {f} |
| Canute {prop} (Male given name) | :: Knútur |
| canvasback {n} (Aythya valisineria) | :: dúkönd {f} |
| canyon {n} (a valley cut in rock by a river) | :: gljúfur {n} |
| capacitance {n} (property of an element of an electrical circuit) | :: rafrýmd {f} |
| capacitor {n} (electronic component) | :: þéttir {m}, rafþéttir {m}, rafmagnsþéttir {m} |
| cape gooseberry {n} (fruit) | :: blæjuber {n} |
| capelin {n} (small fish) | :: loðna {f} |
| Cape of Good Hope {prop} (a cape in southwestern South Africa) | :: Góðrarvonarhöfði {m} |
| caper {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| caper {n} (capercaillie) SEE: capercaillie | :: |
| caper {n} (pickled bud of Capparis spinosa) | :: kapers |
| caper {n} (Dutch vessel) SEE: privateer | :: |
| capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) | :: þiður |
| Cape Town {prop} (legislative capital of South Africa) | :: Höfðaborg {f} |
| Cape Verde {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Grænhöfðaeyjar {f-p} |
| Cape Verdean {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) | :: grænhöfðeyskur {m} |
| capillarity {n} (interaction between the surface of a solid and liquid) | :: hárpípukraftur {m}, hárpípuhrif {n}, hárpípuverkun {f}, sogpípukraftur {m} |
| capillary {n} (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) | :: háræð {f} |
| capillary action {n} (drawing of a liquid up interstices) | :: hárpípuverkun {f}, hárpípukraftur {m} |
| capital {n} (money and wealth) | :: fjármagn |
| capital {n} (uppermost part of a column) | :: súluhöfuð {n} |
| capital {n} (capital city) SEE: capital city | :: |
| capital city {n} (city designated as seat of government) | :: höfuðborg {f} |
| capital goods {n} (produced means of production) | :: fjárfestingarvörur {f-p} |
| capitalism {n} (socio-economic system based on private property rights) | :: auðvaldsskipulag |
| capital punishment {n} (punishment by death) | :: dauðarefsing {f} |
| capon {n} (cockerel grown for food) | :: geldhani |
| Cappadocia {prop} (ancient region) | :: Kappadókía |
| caprice {n} (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action) | :: dyntur {m}, duttlungur {m} |
| capricious {adj} (Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim) | :: duttlungasamur {m}, mislyndur {m}, kenjóttur {m}, dyntóttur {m}, duttlungafullur {m} |
| Capricorn {prop} (constellation) SEE: Capricornus | :: |
| Capricornus {prop} (constellation) | :: Steingeit {f} |
| capsaicin {n} (chemical compound) | :: kapsaísín {n}, capsæsín {n} |
| capsicum spray {n} (pepper spray) SEE: pepper spray | :: |
| capsize {v} ((intransitive) to overturn) | :: kollsigla |
| capslock {n} (a mode in which capitalization of typed letter is reversed) | :: hástafalás {m} |
| capslock {n} (a key on the keyboard that activates capslock) | :: hástafalás {m} |
| Caps Lock {n} (capslock) SEE: capslock | :: |
| capstone {n} (any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall) | :: lokasteinn {m}, höfuðsteinn {m} |
| capstone {n} (a crowning achievement) | :: kórónan á verk(ið) |
| capsule {n} (weasel) SEE: weasel | :: |
| capsule {n} (small container containing a dose of medicine) | :: hylki {n} |
| captain {n} (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) | :: kafteinn {m}, höfuðsmaður {m} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) | :: skipstjóri {m} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) | :: flugstjóri {m} |
| captain {n} (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) | :: fyrirliði {m} |
| capybara {n} (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) | :: flóðsvín {n} |
| car {n} (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver) | :: bíll {m}, bifreið {f} |
| car {n} (passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train, whether powered or not) | :: vagn {m} |
| car {n} (railway car, railroad carriage) SEE: carriage | :: |
| carambola {n} (fruit) SEE: star fruit | :: |
| caramel {n} (confection) | :: karamella {f} |
| carapace {n} (hard protective covering) | :: bakskjöldur {m} |
| caravel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) | :: karavella {f} |
| carbohydrate {n} (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) | :: kolvetni {n} |
| carbon {n} (chemical element) | :: kolefni {n} |
| carbon {n} (informal: a sheet of carbon paper) | :: kolefnis pappír |
| carbonado {v} (to cut or hack) SEE: cut | :: |
| carbonate {n} (any salt or ester of carbonic acid) | :: karbónat {n} |
| carbon cycle {n} (cycle of carbon) | :: hringrás kolefnis {f} |
| carbon dioxide {n} (CO₂) | :: koltvísýringur {m} |
| carbonic acid {n} (A weak unstable acid, H2CO3) | :: kolsýra {f} |
| carburetor {n} (a device in an internal combustion engine) | :: blöndungur {m}, karbúrator {m} |
| carburettor {n} (motor car part) SEE: carburetor | :: |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead human) SEE: corpse | :: |
| card {n} (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.) | :: kort {m} |
| card {n} (playing card) SEE: playing card | :: |
| cardboard {n} (material resembling heavy paper) | :: pappi |
| cardia {n} (section of the esophagus that connects to the stomach) | :: munnahluti maga {m} |
| cardiac {adj} (pertaining to the heart) | :: hjarta- |
| cardiac {adj} (pertaining to the cardia) | :: munnamaga- |
| cardiac arrest {n} (cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood) | :: hjartastopp {n} |
| cardinal {adj} (of fundamental importance) | :: höfuð-, aðal-, megin-, grundvallar- |
| cardinal {adj} (having a bright red color) | :: hárauður |
| cardinal {n} (number indicating quantity) | :: frumtala {f} |
| cardinal {n} (official of the Catholic Church) | :: kardináli {m} |
| cardinal {n} (colour) | :: hárauður {m} |
| cardinal {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral | :: |
| cardinal direction {n} (principal compass direction) SEE: cardinal point | :: |
| cardinality {n} ((set theory)) | :: fjöldatala {?} |
| cardinal number {n} (number denoting quantity) | :: fjöldatala {f}, höfuðtala {f} |
| cardinal number {n} (number used to denote the size of a set) | :: fjöldatala {f}, höfuðtala {f} |
| cardinal number {n} (cardinal numeral) SEE: cardinal numeral | :: |
| cardinal numeral {n} (grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number) | :: frumtala {f} |
| cardinal point {n} (cardinal point) | :: höfuðátt {f} |
| cardinal sin {n} (cardinal sin) | :: höfuðlöstur {m} |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation {n} (a first aid procedure for cardiac arrest) | :: hjarta-lungnalífgun {f} |
| care {v} (to be concerned about) | :: sama |
| Care Bear {n} (fictional animal) SEE: Care Bears | :: |
| Care Bears {prop} (fictional group of multi-colored bear characters) | :: Kærleiksbirnirnir {m-p} |
| career {n} (one's calling in life; a person's occupation) | :: ævistarf {n} |
| carefree {adj} (worry free, light hearted, etc.) | :: áhyggjulaus, kátur |
| care home {n} (place of residence for people with significant deficiencies) SEE: nursing home | :: |
| careless {adj} (not giving sufficient attention or thought) | :: kærulaus, hirðulaus |
| careless {adj} (not concerned or worried) SEE: carefree | :: |
| cargo {n} (freight carried by a ship) | :: farmur {m} |
| Caribbean Sea {prop} (a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere) | :: Karíbahaf |
| caricature {n} (pictorial representation of someone for comic effect) | :: skopmynd {f} |
| caricature {n} (grotesque misrepresentation) | :: skopstæling {f} |
| Carl {prop} (male given names cognate to Carl) SEE: Charles | :: |
| carmaker {n} (company) | :: bílaframleiðandi {m} |
| carnage {n} (death and destruction) | :: eyðing {f} |
| carnivore {n} (meat-eating animal) | :: kjötæta {f} |
| caron {n} (háček diacritic) SEE: háček | :: |
| carp {n} (Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae) | :: vatnakarfi {m} |
| carp {v} (To complain about a fault) | :: finna að, gagnrýna, gagnrýna smugulega, vera með sparðatíning, kvarta |
| car park {n} (outdoor parking area) SEE: parking lot | :: |
| car park {n} (multistorey parking facility) SEE: parking garage | :: |
| carpenter {n} (carpentry person) | :: smiður {m}, húsasmiður {m}, snikkari {m}, timburmaður {m} |
| carpentry {n} (trade of cutting and joining timber) | :: trésmíði {m} |
| carpentry {n} (carpenter's workshop) | :: trésmiðja {f} |
| carpet {n} (a fabric used as a floor covering) | :: teppi {n} |
| carpet {v} (to lay carpet) | :: teppaleggja |
| carrack {n} (ship) | :: karkari {m} |
| carriage {n} (railroad car) | :: vagn {m} |
| carriage return {n} (The action on a typewriter or printer that returns it to the beginning of the line) | :: vending {f} |
| carrier set {n} (underlying set of an algebraic structure) | :: burgarmengi {n} |
| carrier wave {n} (wave that can be modulated to transmit signals) | :: burðarbylgja {f} |
| carrot {n} (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) | :: gulrót {f} |
| carry {v} (to transport by lifting) | :: bera |
| carry {v} (to carry) SEE: bear | :: |
| carry coals to Newcastle {v} (do something unneeded or redundant) | :: bera í bakkafullan lækinn (carry water to an overflowing stream) |
| carsick {adj} (feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle) | :: bílveikur |
| carsickness {n} (motion sickness due to riding in a vehicle) | :: bílveiki {f} |
| cart {n} (small, open, wheeled vehicle, see also: wagon) | :: kerra |
| cartel {n} (group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices) | :: einokunarhringur {m} |
| Carthage {prop} (ancient city in North Africa) | :: Karþagó |
| cartilage {n} (dense connective tissue) | :: brjósk {n} |
| cartographer {n} (one who makes maps or charts) | :: kortagerðarmaður {m} |
| carton {n} (box-like container) | :: ferna {f} |
| carvel {n} (light, usually lateen-rigged sailing vessel) SEE: caravel | :: |
| case {n} (grammar: set of grammatical cases or their meanings) | :: fall {n} |
| case {n} (grammatical case) SEE: grammatical case | :: |
| case in point {n} (example that illustrates a point) | :: dæmi {n} |
| cash {n} (money in the form of notes/bills and coins) | :: reiðufé {n} |
| cash dispenser {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cash in {v} (to die) SEE: die | :: |
| cash machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cashpoint {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine | :: |
| cash register {n} (machine) | :: peningakassi {m}, kassi {m}, sjóðvél {f} |
| casino {n} (public building or room for entertainment, especially gambling) | :: spilavíti |
| casket {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| Caspian gull {n} (Larus cachinnans) | :: klapparmáfur {m} |
| Caspian Sea {prop} (landlocked sea) | :: Kaspíahaf {n} |
| cassette {n} (small flat case containing magnetic tape) | :: kassetta {f} |
| cassock {n} (item of clerical clothing) | :: hempa {f} |
| cast {v} (to throw forcefully) | :: kasta, varpa, fleygja |
| Castilian {prop} (Spanish) SEE: Spanish | :: |
| Castilian {prop} (standard variety of European Spanish) | :: kastilíska {f} |
| cast iron {n} (hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon) | :: steypujárn {n} |
| castle {n} (fortified building) | :: kastali {m}, borg, virki, höll {f} |
| castle {v} (chess) | :: hrókera |
| castle {n} (chess piece) SEE: rook | :: |
| castling {n} (move in chess) | :: hrókering {f} |
| cast pearls before swine {v} (cast pearls before swine) | :: kasta perlum fyrir svín |
| cat {n} (spiteful woman) SEE: bitch | :: |
| cat {n} (domestic species) | :: köttur {m}, kisa {f} |
| cat {n} (member of the family Felidae) | :: köttur {m} |
| Catalan {prop} (language of Catalonia) | :: katalónska |
| Catalan {adj} (Of or pertaining to Catalonia) | :: katalónskur |
| Catalonia {prop} (autonomous community in Spain) | :: Katalónía {f} |
| Catalonian {adj} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| Catalonian {n} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| catalysis {n} (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst) | :: hvötun {f} |
| catalyst {n} (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process) | :: efnahvati {m}, hvati {m} |
| catalyst {n} (catalytic converter) SEE: catalytic converter | :: |
| catalytic {adj} (of, or relating to catalysts) | :: hvetjandi {m} |
| catalytic converter {n} (a chamber which oxidises carbon dioxide from exhaust gases) | :: efnahvarfi {m}, hvarfakútur {m} |
| catalyze {v} (to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction) | :: hvetja |
| catapult {n} (slingshot) SEE: slingshot | :: |
| cataract {n} (waterfall) | :: foss {m} |
| catatonia {n} (severe psychiatric condition) | :: geðstjarfi {m} |
| catatonic {adj} (of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia) | :: stjarfur {m} |
| categorical variable {n} (nominal variable) SEE: nominal variable | :: |
| categorize {v} (to assign a category) | :: flokka, draga í dilka |
| category {n} (group) | :: flokkur {m} |
| category {n} (collection in math) | :: ríki {n} |
| category theory {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: ríkjafræði {f} |
| caterpillar {n} (larva of a butterfly) | :: lirfa |
| catharsis {n} (in drama, a release of emotional tension) | :: geðhreinsun {f} |
| cathedral {n} (principal church of a bishop's diocese) | :: dómkirkja {f} |
| Catherine {prop} (female given name) | :: Katrín {f} |
| cathetus {n} (either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse) | :: skammhlið {f} |
| cathode {n} (electrode through which current flows outward) | :: bakskaut {n}, mínusskaut {n}, neiskaut {n}, neikvætt rafskaut {n}, katóða {f} |
| Catholic {adj} (of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from the Orthodox church) | :: kaþólskur |
| Catholic Church {n} (24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome) | :: Kaþólska kirkjan {f} |
| Catholicism {n} (faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church) | :: kaþólska kirkjan |
| catholicity {n} (Catholicism) SEE: Catholicism | :: |
| catkin {n} (botany: a type of inflorescence) | :: rekill {m} |
| cattle {n} | :: kýr, naut |
| cattleshed {n} (small barn for cattle) | :: fjós {n} |
| catwalk {n} (narrow elevated stage on which models parade) | :: tískupallur {m} |
| cauliflower {n} (vegetable) | :: blómkál {n} |
| cauliflower {n} (edible head of a cauliflower plant) | :: blómkál {n} |
| causate {v} (cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| cause {n} (source or reason of an event or action) | :: orsök {f} |
| cause {n} (goal, aim, principle) | :: málstaður {m} |
| cause {v} (to set off an event or action) | :: valda |
| cavalry {n} (military service that fights with riding horses) | :: riddaralið {f} |
| cave {n} (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground) | :: hellir {m} |
| caviar {n} (roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)) | :: kavíar {m} |
| cavy {n} (guinea pig) SEE: guinea pig | :: |
| CD burner {n} (CD burner) | :: skrifari {m} |
| Cebuano {n} (language) | :: Sebúanó |
| cee {n} (name of the letter C, c) | :: sé {n} |
| ceil {n} (ceiling) SEE: ceiling | :: |
| ceiling {n} (upper limit of room) | :: loft {n} |
| celeriac {n} (form of celery) | :: seljurót {f} |
| celery {n} (herb) | :: sellerí {n} |
| celery {n} (the stalks of this herb) | :: sellerí {n} |
| cell {n} (room in a prison for containing inmates) | :: klefi {m}, fangaklefi {m} |
| cell {n} (basic unit of a living organism) | :: fruma {f} |
| cellar {n} (underground space) | :: kjallari {m} |
| cell nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) SEE: nucleus | :: |
| cello {n} (musical instrument) | :: selló {n}, knéfiðla {f} |
| cell phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellulase {n} (an enzyme) | :: sellulasi {m} |
| cellulose {n} (the polysaccharide cellulose) | :: sellulósi {m}, beðmi {n} |
| cell wall {n} (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae) | :: frumuveggur {m} |
| Celtic {adj} (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) | :: keltneskur |
| cembalo {n} (cembalo) SEE: harpsichord | :: |
| cement {n} (a powdered substance) | :: sement {n} |
| cemetery {n} (a place where the dead are buried) SEE: graveyard | :: |
| census {n} (official count of members of a population) | :: manntal {n} |
| cent {n} (one-hundredth of a euro) | :: sent {n} |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle) | :: miðja {f} |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere) | :: miðja {f} |
| center {n} (point on a line midway between the ends) | :: miðja {f} |
| center {n} (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates) | :: miðja {f} |
| center {n} (place where a function or activity occurs) | :: miðstöð {f} |
| center {n} (topic of particular importance) | :: miðpunktur {m} |
| center {v} (cause to occupy the center) | :: miðja |
| center of gravity {n} (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated) | :: þyngdarpunktur {m} |
| centilitre {n} (1/100 of a litre) | :: sentilítri {m} |
| centimetre {n} (one-hundredth of a metre) | :: sentimetri {m} |
| centipede {n} (a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda) | :: margfætlur |
| Central African {n} (A person from Central Africa or of Central African descent) | :: Mið-Afríkumaður {m}, Mið-Afríkumenn {m-p} |
| Central African {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or the Central African people) | :: miðafrískur |
| Central Asia {prop} (smaller area of Central Asia) | :: Mið-Asía {f} |
| central bank {n} (the principal monetary authority of a polity) | :: seðlabanki {m} |
| Central Europe {prop} (geographical region in the center of Europe) | :: Mið-Evrópa {f} |
| central limit theorem {n} (the theorem) | :: meginmarkgildissetning tölfræðinnar {f}, höfuðsetning tölfræðinnar {f} |
| central nervous system {n} (that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord) | :: miðtaugakerfi {n} |
| central processing unit {n} (part of a computer) | :: miðverk {n} |
| centre {n} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centre {v} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centre-back {n} (a central defender) | :: miðvörður {m} |
| centre of buoyancy {n} (centre of mass of displaced water) | :: flotþungamiðja {f} |
| centrifugal force {n} (force) | :: miðflóttakraftur {m} |
| centripetal force {n} (the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation) | :: miðsóknarkraftur {m} |
| century {n} (100 years) | :: öld {f} |
| cephalalgia {n} (headache) SEE: headache | :: |
| cereal {n} (breakfast cereal) SEE: breakfast cereal | :: |
| cerebral palsy {n} (group of non-contagious conditions) | :: heilalömun {f} |
| ceremony {n} (official gathering to celebrate) | :: athöfn |
| cerium {n} (chemical element) | :: serín |
| certain {adj} (sure, positive, not doubting) | :: viss {m}, öruggur {m} |
| certain {determiner} (having been determined but not specified) | :: ákveðinn {m}, viss {m} |
| certification {n} (act of certifying) | :: vottun {f} |
| cerumen {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| cervical cancer {n} (cancer of the cervix) | :: leghálskrabbamein {n} |
| cervicovaginal {adj} (pertaining to the cervix and vagina) | :: legháls- og legganga- |
| cervix {n} (neck) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} (neck-like part) SEE: neck | :: |
| cesarean section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| c'est la vie {phrase} (such is life) SEE: such is life | :: |
| cetology {n} (study of cetaceans) | :: hvalafræði |
| cf. {v} (compare) | :: sbr. |
| Chad {prop} (country) | :: Tsjad {n} |
| chafe {n} (injury or wear caused by friction) | :: núningssár {n} |
| chaffinch {n} (bird) | :: bókfinka {f} |
| chain {n} (series of interconnected rings or links) | :: keðja {f} |
| chainsaw {n} (saw with a power-driven chain) | :: keðjusög {f} |
| chair {n} (furniture) | :: stóll |
| chair {n} (chairperson) SEE: chairperson | :: |
| chairperson {n} (a person who presides over a meeting, a board) | :: formaður {m} |
| chalazion {n} (a cyst in the eyelid) | :: augnaþrymill {m} |
| chalice {n} (large drinking cup) | :: kaleikur {m} |
| chalk {n} (a soft, white, powdery limestone) | :: krítarsteinn {m} |
| chalk {n} (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) | :: krít {f} |
| chamber {n} (enclosed space similar to a room) | :: klefi {m} |
| chamber {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
| chamber pot {n} (a container used for urination and defecation, see also: urinal; chemical toilet) | :: koppur, næturgagn, náttpottur |
| chameleon {n} (reptile) | :: kameljón {n}, kamelljón {n} |
| chamois {n} (A goat-like antelope) | :: gemsa {f} |
| champagne {n} (sparkling white wine produced in Champagne) | :: kampavín {n} |
| Champagne {n} (champagne) SEE: champagne | :: |
| champian {n} (field of inquiry or study) SEE: field | :: |
| champian {n} (flat expanse of land) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (species of landscape) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (level open countryside) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (battlefield) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| Champions League {prop} (the highest-level European club football tournament) | :: Meistaradeild {f} |
| chancellor {n} (senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government) | :: Kanslari |
| chancellor {n} (head of government in some German-speaking countries) | :: kanslari {m} |
| chancellor {n} (short for Chancellor of the Exchequer) SEE: Chancellor of the Exchequer | :: |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer {prop} (minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury) | :: fjármálaráðherra {m} |
| chandelier {n} (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) | :: ljósakróna {f} |
| chandler {n} (person who makes or sells candles) | :: kertasali {m}, kertagerðarmaður {m} |
| chandler {n} (dealer in provisions or supplies) | :: kaupmaður {m}, kaupsali {m}, mangari {m}, kramari {m} |
| change {v} (to become something different) | :: breytast |
| change {v} (to make something into something different) | :: breyta |
| changeling {n} ((Mythology) an infant of a fairy, sprite or troll that the creature has secretly exchanged for a human infant) | :: umskiptingur {m} |
| change of heart {n} (change of opinion) | :: sjá sig um hönd |
| change one's mind {v} (to decide differently than one had decided before) | :: sjá sig um hönd, hringla með |
| Chang Jiang {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze | :: |
| chanoyu {n} (tea ceremony) SEE: tea ceremony | :: |
| chanterelle {n} (Cantharellus cibarius) | :: kantarella {f} |
| chaos {n} (state of disorder) | :: ringulreið {f} |
| chaos theory {n} (chaos theory) | :: óreiðukenning {f} |
| chapel {n} (place of worship) | :: kapella {f} |
| chapter {n} (section in a book) | :: kafli {m} |
| char {n} (fish) | :: bleikjuættkvísl {f} |
| character {n} (being in a story) | :: persóna |
| charcoal {n} (substance) | :: viðarkol |
| charcoal drawing {n} (charcoal drawing) SEE: charcoal | :: |
| chargecard {n} (credit card) SEE: credit card | :: |
| Charites {prop} (Greek goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility) | :: Þokkagyðjur {p} |
| charity {n} (providing of goods or money) | :: góðgerðarstarfsemi {f} |
| charity {n} (organization) | :: góðgerðarstofnun {f} |
| Charles {prop} (given name) | :: Karl |
| charley horse {n} (a muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg) | :: harðsperrur {n-p}, þreytukrampi {m} |
| Charlotte {prop} (female given name) | :: Charlotta, Karlotta, Lotta |
| chart {n} (map) SEE: map | :: |
| chart {n} (table) SEE: table | :: |
| charter member {n} (original member of an organization) SEE: founding member | :: |
| chase {n} (hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {v} (to hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {n} (action of the verb "to chase") | :: eftirför |
| chase {v} (to pursue, to follow at speed) | :: elta |
| chasm {n} (gap) | :: gjá {f} |
| chasma {n} (aurora) SEE: aurora | :: |
| chasten {v} (discipline) SEE: discipline | :: |
| chasuble {n} (liturgical vestment) | :: hökull {m} |
| chat {v} (be engaged in informal conversation) | :: spjalla |
| chauffeur {n} (a person employed to drive a motor car) | :: bílstjóri {m}, einkabílstjóri {m} |
| cheap {adj} (low and/or reduced in price) | :: ódýr |
| cheat {v} (violate rules to gain advantage) | :: svindla |
| cheat {v} (being unfaithful) | :: halda framhjá |
| cheat {n} (unfair advantage in a computer game) | :: svindl {n} |
| cheater {n} (cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| Chechen {prop} (language) | :: téténska, tsjétsjénska |
| Chechnya {prop} (republic of Russia) | :: Téténía {f} |
| check {n} (bank order) SEE: cheque | :: |
| checkbox {n} (A place on a form that can be checked or not) | :: gátreitur {m}, merkireitur {m} |
| checkbox {n} ((graphical user interface): a feature on a webpage that can be marked or not) | :: gátreitur {m}, merkireitur {m} |
| checkers {n} (draughts) SEE: draughts | :: |
| checklist {n} (list of things to be verified) | :: gátlisti {m}, gaumlisti {m} |
| checksum {n} (number serving to detect error) | :: prófsumma {f}, gátsumma {f} |
| cheek {n} (part of face) | :: kinn |
| cheerleader {n} (person (usually female) who encourages applause) | :: klappstýra {f} |
| cheers {interj} (toast when drinking) | :: skál |
| cheese {n} (dairy product) | :: ostur {m} |
| cheesecake {n} (dessert food) | :: ostakaka {f} |
| cheese knife {n} (knife for cutting cheese) | :: ostahnífur {m} |
| cheesemaking {n} (production or making of cheese) | :: ostagerð {f} |
| cheese slicer {n} (instrument for slicing cheese) | :: ostaskeri {m} |
| cheetah {n} (Acinonyx jubatus) | :: blettatígur {m} |
| chef {n} (head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant) | :: kokkur {m}, yfirmatsveinn {m}, matreiðslumaður {m}, matsveinn {m} |
| chemical engineer {n} (person who practises chemical engineering) | :: efnaverkfræðingur {m} |
| chemical engineering {n} (branch of engineering that deals with the process plants) | :: efnaverkfræði {f} |
| chemical equation {n} (symbolic representation of a chemical reaction) | :: efnajafna {f} |
| chemical reaction {n} (process in which chemical substances are changed into others) | :: efnahvarf {n}, efnabreyting {f} |
| chemical weapon {n} (noxious substance in a delivery system) | :: efnavopn {n} |
| chemist {n} (person working in chemistry) | :: efnafræðingur {m} |
| chemist {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| chemist {n} (pharmacist) SEE: pharmacist | :: |
| chemistry {n} (branch of natural science) | :: efnafræði {f} |
| chemist's {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| chemosynthesis {n} (production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds) | :: efnatillífun {f} |
| cheque {n} (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) | :: ávísun {f}, tékki {m} |
| cherry {n} (fruit) | :: kirsuber {n} |
| cherry {n} (tree) | :: kirsuberjatré {n} |
| cherry {n} (wood) | :: kirsuberjaviður {m} |
| cherry blossom {n} (blossom of the cherry tree) | :: kirsuberjablóm {n} |
| cherry pepper {n} (pimento) SEE: pimento | :: |
| cherub {n} ((biblical) winged creature attending on God) | :: kerúb {m} (kerúbím) |
| chervil {n} (spice) | :: kerfill {m} |
| Cheshire cat {prop} (fictional grinning cat) | :: Glottsýslukötturinn {m} |
| chess {n} (two-player board game) | :: skák {f}, skáktafl {n}, tafl {n} |
| chessman {n} (chess piece) SEE: chess piece | :: |
| chess piece {n} (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess) | :: maður {m}, taflmaður {m}, karl {m}, skákmaður {m} |
| chesspiece {n} (chessman) SEE: chess piece | :: |
| chest {n} (strong box) | :: kista {f} |
| chest {n} (chest of drawers) | :: kommóða {f} |
| chest {n} (thorax) | :: bringa {f} |
| chest {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| chest hair {n} (the androgenic hair of the man's anterior thorax) | :: bringuhár {n} |
| chestnut {n} (nut of the chestnut tree) | :: kastaníuhneta {f}, kastanía {f} |
| chestnut {n} (chestnut tree) SEE: chestnut tree | :: |
| chestnut tree {n} (tree that bears chestnuts) | :: kastaníutré {n}, kastanía {f} |
| chest of drawers {n} (furniture for the storage of clothes) | :: kommóða |
| chevron {n} (diacritical mark) SEE: háček | :: |
| chevy {v} (to chase or hunt) SEE: chase | :: |
| chew {v} (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing) | :: tyggja |
| chewing gum {n} (flavoured preparation for chewing) | :: tyggigúmmí {n}, tyggjó {n}, jórtúrleður |
| chewy {adj} (having a pliable or springy texture when chewed) | :: seigur |
| chicken {n} (bird) | :: hænsn, kjúklingur {m}, hæna {f} |
| chickpea {n} (plant) | :: kjúklingabaun {f} |
| chickpea {n} (seed) | :: kjúklingabaun {f} |
| chickweed {n} (herb) | :: haugarfi {m} |
| chicory {n} (common chicory (Cichorium intybus)) | :: sikoría, kaffifífill |
| chief {n} (leader of group, etc.) | :: höfðingi {m} , foringi {m}, leiðtogi {m} |
| chief {n} (head of an organization) | :: yfirmaður {m}, forstöðumaður {m}, foringi {m} |
| chief {n} (informal address) | :: meistari {m} |
| chief {adj} (primary; principal) | :: aðal-, megin- |
| chief executive officer {n} (highest-ranking corporate officer) | :: framkvæmdastjóri {m} |
| chieftain {n} (A leader of a clan or tribe) | :: höfðingi |
| Chișinău {prop} (capital city and a municipality of Moldova) | :: Kisínev |
| child {n} (a female or male child, a daughter or son) | :: barn {n}, krakki {m} |
| child {n} (a minor) | :: barn |
| child {n} ((computing) object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object) | :: barn |
| child {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| childhood {n} (state of being a child) | :: barnæska {f} |
| childhood {n} (time when one is a child) | :: barnæska {f} |
| child labor {n} (child labor) SEE: child labour | :: |
| child labour {n} (work performed by children) | :: barnaþrælkun {f} |
| child porn {n} (child pornography) SEE: child pornography | :: |
| child pornography {n} (pornographic materials depicting minors) | :: barnaklám {n} |
| child's play {n} (something particularly simple or easy) | :: barnaleikur {m}, auðveldur {m}, leika sér að, leikur {m}, innanhandar |
| Chile {prop} (country in South America) | :: Chile, Síle |
| chili pepper {n} (fruit) | :: eldpipar {m} |
| chimney {n} (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue) | :: reykháfur {m}, skorsteinn {m}, strompur {m} |
| chimney {n} (UK: smokestack of a steam locomotive) | :: reykháfur {m}, strompur {m} |
| chimney sweep {n} (occupation) | :: sótari {m} |
| chimpanzee {n} (ape) | :: simpansi {m} |
| chin {n} (bottom of a face) | :: haka {f} |
| China {prop} (country in east Asia) | :: Kína {n} |
| Chinese {prop} (any language spoken in China, see also: Literary Chinese; Mandarin; Cantonese; Wu; Min Nan) | :: kínverska {f} |
| Chinese {n} (person born in China) | :: Kínverji {m} |
| Chinese {adj} (relating to China) | :: kínverskur |
| Chinese character {n} (CJKV character) | :: kínverskt tákn {n} |
| Chinese checkers {n} (board game) | :: kínaskák {f} |
| chip {n} (thin, crisp, fried piece of potato or vegetable) | :: flaga {f}, kartöfluflaga {f} |
| chipmunk {n} (squirrel-like rodent) | :: jarðíkorni {m} |
| chirality {n} (handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics) | :: hendni {f} |
| chisel {v} (to cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| chisel {n} (tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal) | :: sporjárn {n} |
| chi-square distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: kí-kvaðratsdreifing {f}, kí-í-öðru dreifing {f}, kí-í-öðru-dreifing {f}, χ²-dreifing {f} |
| chi-square test {n} (statistical hypothesis) | :: kí-í-öðru-próf {n}, χ²-próf {n} |
| chit-chat {n} (gossip; mindless banter) | :: rabb {n}, mas {n} |
| chiton {n} (mollusc) | :: nökkvar |
| chive {n} (plant) | :: graslaukur {m} |
| chive {n} (chives: herb) | :: graslaukur {m} |
| chlorine {n} (chemical element) | :: klór {?} |
| chloroform {n} ((chemistry) an anesthetic) | :: klóróform {n} |
| chlorophyll {n} (green pigment) | :: blaðgræna, laufgræna, klórófýl |
| chloroplast {n} (photosynthetic organelle) | :: grænukorn {n} |
| chloroprene {n} (chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene) | :: klórópren {n} |
| chocolate {n} (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans) | :: súkkulaði |
| chocolate cake {n} (cake containing chocolate) | :: súkkulaðikaka {f} |
| chocolate egg {n} (Easter treat) SEE: Easter egg | :: |
| choice {n} (option or decision) | :: val {n} |
| choir {n} (singing group) | :: kór {m} |
| choir {n} (part of a church for choir assembly) | :: kór {m} |
| cholecyst {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder | :: |
| cholecystectomy {n} (surgical procedure) | :: gallblöðruaðgerð {f} |
| cholecystitis {n} (inflammation of the gall bladder) | :: gallblöðrubólga {f} |
| cholesterol {n} (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) | :: kólesteról {n} |
| choose {v} (to choose) SEE: take | :: |
| choose {v} (to pick) | :: velja |
| choose {v} (to elect) | :: velja |
| chopper {n} (helicopter (formal translations)) SEE: helicopter | :: |
| chopper {n} (axe/ax) SEE: axe | :: |
| chopstick {n} (single eating utensil) | :: matarprjónn {m}, prjónn {m} |
| chordate {n} (a member of the phylum Chordata) | :: seildýr {n} |
| chortle {v} (to laugh with a chortle or chortles) | :: hneggja af hlátri, rýta af hlátri |
| chrism {n} (mixture of oil and balm) | :: krisma {f} {n} |
| Christ {prop} (title for Jesus of Nazareth) | :: Kristur {m} |
| Christian {prop} (male given name) | :: Kristján |
| Christian {adj} (of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians) | :: kristinn |
| Christianity {prop} (monotheistic religion) | :: kristindómur {m}, kristni {f} |
| Christmas {prop} (Christian holiday) | :: jól {n-p} |
| Christmas card {n} (greeting card that celebrates Christmas) | :: jólakort |
| Christmas carol {n} (hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas) | :: jólalag {n} |
| Christmas Day {n} (the 25th of December) | :: jóladagur {m}, fyrsti í jólum {m} |
| Christmas Eve {prop} (evening before Christmas Day) | :: aðfangadagskvöld {n}, jólaaftann {m} |
| Christmas Eve {prop} (day before Christmas Day) | :: aðfangadagur jóla {m}, aðfangadagur {m} |
| Christmas Island {prop} (non self-governing territory of Australia) | :: Jólaeyja {f} |
| Christmas light {n} (Christmas lights (plural)) | :: jólaljós {n} |
| Christmas season {n} (Advent) SEE: Advent | :: |
| Christmas tree {n} (tree used during the Christmas holiday season) | :: jólatré {n} |
| Christopher {prop} (a male given name) | :: Kristófer |
| chromatic {adj} (characterised by hue) | :: lit-, lita- |
| chromatic number {n} (smallest number of colours needed to colour a graph) | :: litatala {f} |
| chromium {n} (chemical element) | :: króm {n} |
| chromosome {n} (structure in the cell nucleus) | :: litningur {m} |
| chromosphere {n} (the faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope) | :: lithvolf {n} |
| Chronicles {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Fyrsta Kroníkubók {m}, Annar Kroníkubók {m} |
| chronology {n} (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) | :: tímatalsfræði {f} |
| chronology {n} (arrangement into chronological order) | :: tímatal {n}, tímasetning {f} |
| chur {interj} (voicing of thanks) SEE: thanks | :: |
| chur {interj} (parting salutation) SEE: bye | :: |
| church {n} (house of worship) | :: kirkja {f} |
| church {n} (a religious organization) | :: kirkja {f} |
| church {n} (worship service) | :: messa {f}, guðsþjónusta {f}, kirkja {f} |
| Church of England {prop} (established Christian church in England) | :: Enska biskupakirkjan {f} |
| Church of Ireland {prop} (Anglican church in Ireland) | :: Írska biskupakirkjan {f} |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints {prop} (major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement) | :: Kirkja Jesú Krists hinna síðari daga heilögu |
| Church of Scotland {prop} (national Presbyterian church of Scotland) | :: Skoska kirkjan {f} |
| church service {n} (communal worship) | :: guðsþjónusta {f} |
| churn {v} (agitate rapidly) | :: strokka |
| churn {n} (vessel for churning) | :: kirna {f} |
| chutzpah {n} (nearly arrogant courage) | :: óskammfeilni {f} |
| chyme {n} (partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum) | :: fæðumauk {n} |
| ciao {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| ciao {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| cicatrice {n} (scar) SEE: scar | :: |
| cicatrix {n} (scar that remains after the development of new tissue) SEE: scar | :: |
| cicely {n} (Myrrhis odorata) | :: spánarkerfill {m} |
| -cide {suffix} (killing of) | :: -dráp {n}, -eitur {n} |
| -cide {suffix} (killer of) | :: -deyðir {m}, -eyðir {m} |
| cider {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: síder, eplavín |
| cider {n} (soft drink) SEE: soft drink | :: |
| cigar {n} (tobacco product) | :: vindill {m} |
| cigarette {n} (cigarette) | :: sígaretta {f}, sígó {f} |
| cigarette lighter {n} (lighter) SEE: lighter | :: |
| Cinderella {prop} (fairy tale) | :: Öskubuska |
| Cinderella {prop} (main character in this fairy tale) | :: Öskubuska |
| cinema {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| cinema {n} (a film/movie theatre) | :: bíó {n}, kvikmyndahús {n} |
| cinema {n} (the art of making films and movies) | :: kvikmyndalist {f} |
| cinnamon {n} (Cinnamomum verum) | :: kaniltré {n}, kanill {m} |
| cinnamon {n} (spice) | :: kanill {m}, kanell {m} |
| cinnamon {n} (colour) | :: kanilbrúnn {m} |
| cipher {n} (obsolete: zero) SEE: zero | :: |
| cipher {n} (cryptographic system) | :: dulritunaraðferð {f} |
| cipher {n} (concealed message) | :: dulritaður texti {m}, dulrit {n} |
| ciphertext {n} (encoded text) | :: dulritaður texti {m}, dulrit {n} |
| circa {prep} (approximately, about) | :: um það bil, circa, sirka |
| circadian {adj} (relating to rhythmic behavior with a period of 24 hours) | :: dægur-, sólarhrings- |
| circadian rhythm {n} (internal body clock) | :: dægursveifla {f}, dægursveifla {f} |
| circle {n} (geometry: set of points that are equally distant from a center) | :: hringur |
| circuit {n} (enclosed path of electric current) | :: rafrás {f}, straumrás {f}, rafstraumsrás {f}, lína {f}, rás {f} |
| circum- {prefix} (prefix meaning "around") | :: um- |
| circumcise {v} (to remove the foreskin from the penis) | :: umskera |
| circumcise {v} (to remove the clitoris or labia) | :: umskera |
| circumcision {n} (removal of foreskin from penis) | :: umskurður {m} |
| circumcision {n} (female circumcision) SEE: female circumcision | :: |
| circumference {n} (length of such line) | :: ummál {n} |
| circumflex {n} (circumflex accent) | :: hattur {m} |
| circumstance {n} (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) | :: kringumstæður {n-p} |
| cirque {n} (something in the shape of a circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| cirrhosis {n} (chronic disease of the liver) | :: skorpulifur {f} |
| cirrostratus {n} (cloud) | :: blika {f}, skýjablika {f} |
| cirrus {n} (cloud) | :: klósigar {m-p}, blikutrefjar {f-p}, blikufjaðrir {f-p}, vatnsklær {f-p} |
| citation needed {phrase} (A portion of a wiki needs to be validated by a source.) | :: heimild vantar |
| cite {v} (quote) SEE: quote | :: |
| citizen {n} (legal member of a state) | :: ríkisborgari {m} |
| citizen {n} (legal resident of a city) | :: borgari {m}, íbúi |
| citizenship {n} (state of being a citizen) | :: ríkisborgararéttur {m}, ríkisfang {n} |
| citric acid {n} (2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7) | :: sítrónusýra {f} |
| citrus {n} (fruit) SEE: citrus fruit | :: |
| citrus fruit {n} (fruit of genus Citrus) | :: sítrusávöxtur {m} |
| city {n} (large settlement) | :: borg {f} |
| city {n} (downtown) SEE: downtown | :: |
| city center {n} (downtown) SEE: downtown | :: |
| city hall {n} (building) | :: ráðhús {n} |
| civil disobedience {n} (active and non-violent refusal to obey) | :: borgaraleg óhlýðni {f} |
| civilian {adj} (not related to the military armed forces) | :: borgaralegur |
| civilise {v} | :: siða |
| civilization {n} (organized culture) | :: siðmenning {f} |
| civilize {v} (civilise) SEE: civilise | :: |
| civil partnership {n} (arrangement for same-sex couples) | :: staðfest samvist {f} |
| civil rights {n} (rights deserved by all people under all circumstances) | :: borgaraleg réttindi |
| civil servant {n} (government employee) | :: opinber starfsmaður {m}, ríkisstarfsmaður {m} |
| civil war {n} (war between factions within a single country) | :: borgarastyrjöld {f} |
| Civil War {prop} (civil war) SEE: civil war | :: |
| clad {v} (to clothe) | :: klæða |
| clad {v} (to cover with insulation) | :: húða, klæða |
| claimant {n} (party who initiates a lawsuit) SEE: plaintiff | :: |
| clairvoyance {n} (the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses) | :: skyggnigáfa |
| clamp {n} (woodworking tool) | :: þvinga {f} |
| clapper {n} (the tongue of a bell) | :: kólfur {m} |
| claque {n} (people hired to applaud or boo) | :: klapplið {n} |
| clarified butter {n} (cooking fat made from butter) | :: skírt smjör {n} |
| clarinet {n} (woodwind musical instrument) | :: klarínetta {f}, klarínett {n} |
| clarinetist {n} (musician) | :: klarinettuleikari {m} |
| class {n} (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes) | :: flokkur {m} |
| class {n} (group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher) | :: bekkur {m} |
| class {n} (group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year) | :: árgangur {m} |
| class {n} (category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation) | :: farrými {n} |
| class {n} (taxonomy: classification below Phylum and above Order) | :: flokkur {m} |
| class {n} (object-oriented programming: set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior) | :: klasi {m} |
| class {v} (to assign to a class) | :: flokka |
| classical mechanics {n} (physical laws of nature that account for the behaviour of the normal world) | :: hefðbundin aflfræði {f}, sígild aflfræði {f} |
| classroom {n} (room in a school) | :: skólastofa {f} |
| clause {n} | :: setning {f} |
| clavicle {n} (collar bone) | :: viðbein {n} |
| clavis {n} (glossary) SEE: glossary | :: |
| claw {n} (curved horny nail) | :: kló {f} |
| clay {n} (mineral substance) | :: leir {m} |
| clean {adj} (not dirty) | :: hreinn |
| clean {adj} (in an unmarked condition) | :: auður |
| clean {adj} (without restrictions or penalties) | :: hreinn |
| clean {v} ((transitive) to remove dirt from a place or object) | :: þrífa, hreinsa |
| clean {v} ((intransitive) to make things clean) | :: þrífa |
| clean {adj} (empty) SEE: empty | :: |
| clear one's throat {v} (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) | :: ræskja sig |
| cleartext {n} (unencrypted text) | :: ódulritaður texti {m} |
| cleave {v} (transitive to split or sever) | :: kljúfa, láta klofna |
| clef {n} (musical symbol) | :: lykill {m} |
| cleft chin {n} (cleft chin) | :: hökuskarð, pétursskarð, pétursspor |
| cleft lip {n} (harelip) SEE: harelip | :: |
| clement {adj} (lenient or merciful; charitable) | :: miskunnsamur {m} |
| clement {adj} (mild) | :: mildur {m} |
| clementine {n} (citrus fruit) | :: klementína {f} |
| cleric {n} (clergy member) | :: klerkur {m} |
| clerk {n} (one working with records etc.) | :: skrifstofumaður {m} |
| clever {adj} (mentally quick or sharp) | :: snjall |
| cliché {n} (overused phrase or expression) | :: klisja {f}, tugga {f} , gömul tugga {f} |
| cliche {n} (cliché) SEE: cliché | :: |
| client {n} (a customer or receiver of services) | :: viðskiptavinur {m}, kaupandi {m}, kúnni {m}, skjólstæðingur {m} |
| client {n} (computing: the role of a computer application or system) | :: biðlari {m} |
| client {n} (person who receives help or advice from a professional person) | :: skjólstæðingur {m} |
| cliff {n} (a (near) vertical rock face) | :: klettur {m}, berg {n}, bjarg {n}, hamar {m} |
| climate {n} (long-term atmospheric conditions) | :: loftslag |
| climate change {n} (changes in the Earth's climate) | :: loftslagsbreytingar {f-p} |
| climatology {n} (science) | :: veðurfarsfræði {n-p} |
| climb {v} (to ascend, to go up) | :: klifra |
| climb {v} (to mount, to move upwards on) | :: klífa |
| clinical psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: klínísk sálfræði {f} |
| clinker {n} (fetters) SEE: fetter | :: |
| Clio {prop} (the Muse of history and heroic poetry) | :: Klíó {f} |
| clipboard {n} (physical object) | :: skrifbretti {n} |
| clipboard {n} (in computing: buffer for temporary storage) | :: klemmuspjald {n} |
| clipper {n} (fast sailing ship) | :: klippari |
| clipping {n} (article clipped from a newspaper) | :: úrklippa {f} |
| clitic {n} (morpheme attached to another word) | :: sníkill {m} |
| clitoris {n} (elongated erectile organ) | :: snípur {m} |
| cloak {n} (cape) | :: skikkja {f}, möntull {m} |
| cloakroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| clock {n} (instrument to measure or keep track of time) | :: klukka {f}, úr {n} |
| clock is ticking {phrase} (time is running out; a deadline is approaching) | :: klukkan tifar |
| clockwork {n} (mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device) | :: klukkuverk {n}, úrverk {n}, gangverk {n} |
| clog {n} (a type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole and an open heel) | :: klossi {m}, hnallur {m}, tréskór {m} |
| clog {n} (a blockage) | :: stífla {f} |
| clog {v} (to block or slow passage through) | :: stífla |
| cloning {n} (production of a cloned embryo) | :: einræktun {f}, einun {f}, klónun {f} |
| closed {adj} (in mathematics, such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it) | :: lokaður {m} |
| close-fitting {adj} (tight) | :: þröngur {m}, aðskorinn {m} |
| closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| closet {n} (furniture) | :: skápur |
| close-up {n} (photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale) | :: nærmynd {f} |
| closure {n} (computing) | :: lokun {f} |
| closure {n} (mathematical set) | :: lokun {f} |
| cloth {n} (woven fabric) | :: klæði {n} |
| clothe {v} (adorn with clothing) | :: klæða |
| clothes {n} (apparel) | :: föt {n-p} |
| clothesline {n} (rope or cord for drying clothes) | :: þvottasnúra {f}, snúra {f} |
| clothes peg {n} (an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline) | :: þvottaklemma {f} |
| clothespin {n} (a clip or fastener) SEE: clothes peg | :: |
| clothing {n} (clothes) | :: klæðnaður {m}, fatnaður {m} |
| cloud {n} (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air) | :: ský {n} |
| cloud {n} (mass of dust, steam or smoke) | :: ský {n} |
| cloudberry {n} (fruit) | :: múltuber |
| cloud computing {n} (computing services provided over the Internet) | :: tölvuský |
| cloudless {adj} (without any clouds) | :: heiður, heiðskír |
| cloudy {adj} (covered with or characterised by clouds) | :: skýjaður |
| clove {n} (spice) | :: negull {m} |
| clove {n} (constitutive bulb of garlic) | :: geiri {m} |
| clover {n} (plant in genus Trifolium) | :: smári {m} |
| clown {n} (performance artist working in a circus) | :: trúður {m} |
| clown {n} (person acting in a silly fashion) | :: galgopi {m}, glanni {m}, grallari {m} |
| club {n} (association of members) | :: klúbbur {m} |
| club {n} (playing card symbol, ♣) | :: lauf {m} |
| club moss {n} (any member of the family Lycopodiaceae) | :: jafni {m} |
| clubs {n} (plural of club) SEE: club | :: |
| clubs {n} (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣) | :: lauf {n} |
| clumsy {adj} (awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous) | :: klaufalegur |
| clutch {n} (A device to interrupt power transmission) | :: kúpling |
| clutch {n} (The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission) | :: kúpling {f} |
| c'mere {contraction} (come) SEE: come | :: |
| c'mere {contraction} (here) SEE: here | :: |
| coach {n} (rail passenger car) | :: rúta |
| coach driver {n} (driver of a horse-drawn coach) | :: ekill {m}, vagnstjóri {m} |
| coachman {n} (male coach driver) SEE: coach driver | :: |
| coachwoman {n} (female coach driver) SEE: coach driver | :: |
| coadjutor {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| coal {n} (uncountable: carbon rock) | :: kol {n} |
| coalfish {n} (blackish fish) | :: ufsi {m} |
| coalition {n} (group of organizations) | :: bandalag {n} |
| coast {n} (edge of land meeting ocean, sea, gulf, bay) | :: strönd {f} |
| coaster {n} (nautical: merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters) | :: strandferðaskip {n} |
| coat {n} (outer garment covering the upper torso and arms) | :: jakki {m}, frakki {m} |
| coat hanger {n} (device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc) | :: herðatré {n} |
| coat of arms {n} (hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon) | :: skjaldarmerki {n} |
| coaxial {adj} (having a common central axis) | :: samása |
| coaxial cable {n} (a transmission line) | :: samása kapall |
| cob {n} (gull) SEE: gull | :: |
| cob {n} (bread roll) SEE: bread roll | :: |
| cob {n} (corncob) SEE: corncob | :: |
| cobalt {n} (chemical element) | :: kóbalt |
| cobbler {n} (person who makes and repairs shoes) | :: skósmiður {m}, skómakari {m} |
| co-brother-in-law {n} (one's spouse's brother-in-law) | :: svili {m} |
| cobweb {n} (a spider’s web) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| Coca-Cola {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke | :: |
| Coca-Cola {prop} (particular carbonated soft drink) | :: Coca-Cola {n}, kók {n} |
| cocaine {n} (the narcotic) | :: kókaín {n} |
| coccyx {n} ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) | :: rófubein |
| cochlea {n} (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear) | :: kuðungur {m} |
| cochlear implant {n} (aural implant) | :: kuðungsígræði {n} |
| cock {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| cock {n} (any male bird) | :: karlfugl {m} |
| cock {v} (to lift the cock of a firearm) | :: spenna |
| cock {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) SEE: rooster | :: |
| cock-a-doodle-doo {interj} (cry of the rooster) | :: gaggalagó, gaggalagú |
| cockchafer {n} (beetle of genus Melolontha) | :: aldinbori {m} |
| cockeyed {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward) SEE: cross-eyed | :: |
| cockle {n} (wrinkle) SEE: wrinkle | :: |
| cockpit {n} (space for pilot and crew in an aircraft) | :: stjórnklefi {m} |
| cockroach {n} (type of insect) | :: kakkalakki {m} |
| cocktail {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: hanastél {n}, kokkteill {m} |
| coconut {n} (fruit of coco palm) | :: kókoshneta {f} |
| coconut milk {n} (the liquid from inside the seed of the coconut) | :: kókosmjólk {f} |
| cocoon {n} (protective case) | :: lirfuhýði {n}, egghylki {n} |
| cod {n} (marine fish of the family Gadidae) | :: þorskur {m} |
| codfish {n} (cod) SEE: cod | :: |
| cod liver oil {n} (nutritional supplement) | :: þorskalýsi {n} |
| codomain {n} (target set of a function) | :: aðmengi {n}, ítak {n}, bakmengi {n} |
| coefficient {n} (algebraic constant) | :: stuðull {m} |
| coenzyme {n} (small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme) | :: kóensím {n}, hjálparhvati {m}, ensímbót {f} |
| coetaneous {adj} (contemporary) SEE: contemporary | :: |
| coeval {adj} (of the same age) | :: samaldra {m}, jafnaldra {m} |
| coeval {n} (something of the same era) | :: samaldri {m}, jafnaldri {m}, samtíðarmaður {m} |
| coffee {n} (beverage) | :: kaffi {n} |
| coffee {n} (colour) | :: kaffibrúnn {m} |
| coffee {adj} (of a pale brown colour) | :: kaffibrúnn |
| coffee bar {n} (establishment that sells coffee) SEE: café | :: |
| coffee cup {n} (cup for coffee) | :: kaffibolli {m} |
| coffeehouse {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffeemaker {n} (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) | :: kaffivél {f} |
| coffee plunger {n} (cafetière) SEE: cafetière | :: |
| coffee pot {n} (pot for coffee) | :: kaffikanna {f} |
| coffee shop {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffin {n} (box in which a dead person is buried) | :: líkkista {f}, kista {f} |
| coffin {v} (place in a coffin) | :: kistuleggja |
| cognac {n} (type of brandy) | :: koníak {n} |
| cognate {adj} (descended from the same attested source lexeme of an ancestor language) | :: samstofna, skyldur |
| cognate {n} (word derived from the same roots as a given word) | :: samstofna orð |
| cognitive {adj} (relating to mental functions) | :: skilvitlegur |
| cognitive dissonance {n} (conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs) | :: hugarmisræmi {n} |
| cognitive psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: hugræn sálfræði |
| cohort {n} (colleague) SEE: colleague | :: |
| coiffure {n} (hairstyle) SEE: hairstyle | :: |
| coil {n} (something wound) | :: spírall {m}, verri {m} |
| coil {n} (electrical) | :: spóla {f} |
| Coimbra {prop} (city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal) | :: Coimbra |
| coin {n} ((currency) a piece of currency) | :: mynt {f} |
| coin {v} (to create coins) | :: slá mynt |
| coin {v} (to make up or invent, and establish) | :: búa til |
| coinage {n} (currency) SEE: currency | :: |
| coinage {n} (neologism) SEE: neologism | :: |
| coitus interruptus {n} (sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis) | :: rofnar samfarir {f-p} |
| coke {n} (coal product) | :: koks {n} |
| coke {n} (Coke) SEE: Coke | :: |
| Coke {n} (informal: any cola-flavored drink) | :: kók {f} |
| colander {n} (a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta) | :: dörslag {n} |
| cold {adj} (having a low temperature) | :: kaldur |
| cold {adj} (unfriendly) | :: kaldlyndur |
| cold {n} (illness) | :: kvef {n} |
| cold-hearted {adj} (callous or heartless) | :: kaldgeðja, kaldlyndur, harðlyndur |
| cold war {n} (a period of hostile relations) | :: kalda stríðið {n} |
| Cold War {prop} (a period of history from 1945–1991) | :: Kalda stríðið {n} |
| cole {n} (cabbage) SEE: cabbage | :: |
| colic {n} (abdominal pain) | :: kveisa {f}, magakveisa {f} |
| collaborate {v} (to work together on a piece of work) | :: vinna saman |
| collaborate {v} (to cooperate treasonably) | :: vinna með |
| collar {n} (fabric garment part fitting around throat) | :: kragi {m} |
| collarbone {n} (clavicle) SEE: clavicle | :: |
| collared pratincole {n} (Glareola pratincola) | :: þernutrítill |
| Collatz conjecture {prop} (the conjecture) | :: tilgáta Collatz {f} |
| colleague {n} (fellow member of a profession) | :: starfsfélagi {m}, vinnufélagi {m}, samstarfsmaður {m}, kollegi {m}, félagi {m} |
| collect {v} (to gather together) | :: safna, safna saman |
| collect {v} (to get from someone) | :: innheimta |
| collect {v} (to accumulate items for a hobby) | :: safna |
| collect {n} (prayer said before reading of the epistle lesson) | :: kollekta {f} |
| collective bargaining {n} (trade unions: negotiation emplyee/emplyer) | :: almennir kjarasamningar {m-p} |
| collective noun {n} (noun referring to a group of similar things) | :: safnheiti {n} |
| college {n} (politics: electoral college) SEE: electoral college | :: |
| collinear {adj} (on the same straight line) | :: samlína, á sömu línu |
| collinear {adj} (coaxial) | :: samása |
| collinearity {n} (the condition of being collinear) | :: samlínuleiki, línulega |
| collision {n} (instance of colliding) | :: árekstur {m}, ákeyrsla {f} |
| Colman {prop} (male given name) | :: Kalman {m} |
| Cologne {prop} (city in Germany) | :: Köln {f}, Kolni {f} |
| Colombia {prop} (country in South America) | :: Kólumbía {f} |
| colonoscope {n} (flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon) | :: ristilspegill {m} |
| colonoscopy {n} (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) | :: ristilspeglun {m} |
| colony {n} (region or governmental unit) | :: nýlenda |
| coloproctology {n} (branch of medicine) SEE: proctology | :: |
| coloproctology {n} (colorectal surgery) SEE: proctology | :: |
| color {n} (spectral composition of visible light) | :: litur {m} |
| color {n} (particular set of the visible spectrum) | :: litur {m} |
| color {n} (hue as opposed to achromatic colors) | :: litur {m} |
| color {v} (give something color) | :: lita |
| color {v} (draw using crayons) | :: lita |
| color {v} (become red through increased blood flow) | :: roðna |
| color {v} (affect without completely changing) | :: lita |
| colorful {adj} (possessing prominent and varied colors) | :: litríkur |
| Colossians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Kólussubréfið {f} |
| colostrum {n} (a form of milk) | :: broddmjólk {f}, broddur {m} |
| colourless {adj} (having no colour) | :: litlaus |
| coltsfoot {n} (Tussilago farfara) | :: hóffífill {m} |
| Columba {prop} (St. Columba) | :: Kólumkilli {m} |
| columbine {n} (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) | :: vatnsberi, vatnsberar {p} |
| coma {n} (Deep sleep) | :: dá {n}, svefndá {n}, dauðadá {n} |
| comb {n} (toothed implement for grooming the hair) | :: greiða {f}, kambur {m} |
| comb {v} (to groom the hair with a toothed implement) | :: greiða, kemba |
| comb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) SEE: honeycomb | :: |
| combat {n} (a battle; a fight) | :: slagsmál |
| combinatorics {n} (a branch of mathematics) | :: talningarfræði {f} |
| combine {n} (combine harvester) SEE: combine harvester | :: |
| combine harvester {n} (combine) | :: þreskivél |
| combust {v} (be consumed by fire) SEE: burn | :: |
| come {v} (to move nearer) | :: koma |
| come {v} (to orgasm) | :: fá það |
| comedian {n} (entertainer) | :: grínisti {m} |
| come in {v} (to enter) SEE: enter | :: |
| come into its own {v} (to be helpful in a situation) | :: njóta sín |
| come on {interj} (expression of encouragement) | :: áfram |
| come on {interj} (expression of disbelief) | :: láttu ekki svona! |
| comet {n} (a celestial body, generally with a tail) | :: halastjarna {f} |
| come to light {v} (become known) | :: koma í ljós |
| comfort {n} | :: hugga |
| comforter {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| comic strip {n} (series of illustrations) | :: myndasyrpa {f} |
| coming {n} (act of arriving; an arrival) | :: koma {f} |
| Comintern {prop} (international association of Communist parties) | :: Komintern |
| comitative case {n} (case used to denote companionship) | :: samvistarfall {n} |
| comma {n} (punctuation mark ',') | :: komma {f} |
| commandment {n} (a command or edict) | :: boðorð {n} |
| comment {v} (to comment) SEE: observe | :: |
| comment {n} (spoken remark) | :: athugasemd {f} |
| comment {n} (programming: remark not affecting behavior) | :: athugasemd {f} |
| commerce {n} (large scale trade) | :: verslun {f} |
| commercial at {n} (at sign) SEE: at sign | :: |
| commie {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| committee {n} (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) | :: nefnd {f} |
| committee {n} (guardian) SEE: guardian | :: |
| commo {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| common blackbird {n} (Turdus merula) SEE: blackbird | :: |
| common bullfinch {n} (Eurasian bullfinch) SEE: Eurasian bullfinch | :: |
| common dandelion {n} (most common and well-known dandelion) | :: túnfífill {m} |
| common denominator {n} (common denominator in mathematics) | :: samnefnari {m} |
| common fraction {n} (fraction with two integers) | :: almennt brot {n} |
| common gender {n} (a grammatical gender) | :: samkyn {n} |
| Common Germanic {prop} (Proto-Germanic) SEE: Proto-Germanic | :: |
| common greenshank {n} (Tringa nebularia) | :: lyngstelkur |
| common gull {n} (Larus canus) | :: stormmáfur |
| common loon {n} (great northern diver) SEE: great northern diver | :: |
| common multiple {n} (in math) | :: samfeldi {n}, sameiginlegt margfeldi {n} |
| common murre {n} (Uria aalge) | :: langvía {f} |
| common noun {n} (noun that denotes any member or all members of a class) | :: samnafn {n} |
| common redpoll {n} (Acanthis flammea) | :: auðnutittlingur {m} |
| common redshank {n} (Tringa totanus) | :: stelkur {m} |
| common redstart {n} (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) | :: garðaskotta {f} |
| common sandpiper {n} (Actitis hypoleucos) | :: lindastelkur |
| common seal {n} (Phoca vitulina) SEE: harbor seal | :: |
| common sense {n} (ordinary understanding) | :: almenn skynsemi {f} |
| common shelduck {n} (bird) | :: brandönd {f} |
| common snipe {n} (the species Gallinago gallinago) | :: hrossagaukur {m}, mýrarskítur {m}, mýriskítur {m}, mýrifugl {m}, mýrisnípa {f}, mýrispói {m}, mýrispýta {f} |
| common woodrush {n} (Luzula multiflora) | :: vallhæra {f} |
| commune {n} | :: kommúna {f} |
| communism {n} (philosophy) | :: kommúnismi |
| communist {adj} (of or relating to communism) | :: kommúnistískur, kommúnista- |
| communist {n} (person who follows a communist philosophy) | :: kommúnisti {m} |
| Communist {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| Communist {adj} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| community college {n} (secondary school) SEE: secondary school | :: |
| commutative {adj} (mathematics: such that order of operands does not affect result) | :: víxlinn {m} |
| commutativity {n} (mathematics, physics: The state of being commutative.) | :: víxlni {f} |
| compact disc {n} (optical disc used to store data) | :: geisladiskur {m} |
| compact disk {n} (CD) SEE: compact disc | :: |
| companion {n} (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company) | :: félagi {m}, kumpáni {m} |
| company {n} (in legal context, a corporation) | :: fyrirtæki {n} |
| comparable {adj} (similar) SEE: similar | :: |
| comparative {n} (grammatical construction) | :: miðstig {n} |
| comparative degree {n} ((grammar)) SEE: comparative | :: |
| compare {v} (to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another) | :: bera saman, miða við |
| comparison {n} (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) | :: stigbreyting {f} |
| compass {n} (instrument to determine cardinal directions) | :: áttaviti {m}, kompás {m} |
| compass {n} (pair of compasses) SEE: pair of compasses | :: |
| competitor {n} (person against whom one is competing) | :: keppinautur {m} (in a contest), samkeppnisaðili {m} (competitor for market share, etc.) |
| competitor {n} (participant in a competition) | :: keppandi {m} |
| compilator {n} (compiler) SEE: compiler | :: |
| compiler {n} (computer program) | :: þýðandi {m}, vistþýðandi {m}, þýðingarforrit {n} |
| complain {v} | :: kvarta |
| complementary angles {n} | :: lagshorn {n} |
| complete {adj} (finished; ended; concluded; completed) | :: algjör |
| completely {adv} (to the fullest extent or degree) | :: aldeilis |
| completely {adv} | :: algerlega |
| complex {n} (problem) SEE: problem | :: |
| complex analysis {n} (the branch of mathematics that studies holomorphic functions) | :: tvinnfallafræði {f}, tvinnfallagreining {f} |
| complex conjugate {n} (mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number) | :: samok {n}, samoka tala {f}, samoka tvinntala {f} |
| complex function {n} (a function whose range is a subset of the set of complex numbers) | :: tvinnfall {n}, tvinngilt fall {n} |
| complexity theory {n} (the study and classification of decision problems by the computational resources) | :: margbreytikenning {f} |
| complex number {n} (number of the form a + bi) | :: tvinntala {f} |
| compose {v} | :: semja |
| composer {n} (one who composes music) | :: tónskáld {m} |
| composite {adj} (not prime; having factors) | :: samsettur {m}, þættanlegur {m} |
| composite number {n} (number that is the product of two natural numbers other than itself and 1) | :: samsett tala {f}, þættanleg tala {f} |
| compound {n} (chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements) | :: efnasamband {n} |
| compound eye {n} (a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans) | :: samsett auga {n} |
| compress {v} (to encode digital information into less bits) | :: þjappa |
| compressed air {n} (air increased in pressure) | :: þrýstiloft {n} |
| compression {n} ((computing) the process by which data is compressed) | :: þjöppun {f} |
| computer {n} (device) | :: tölva {f}, rafheili {m} , rafreiknir {m} , rafeindareiknir {m} |
| computer game {n} (electronic game) | :: tölvuleikur {m} |
| computer program {n} (software) | :: tölvuforrit {n} |
| computer science {n} (study of computers and their architecture) | :: tölvunarfræði {f} |
| comrade {n} (title used in leftist circles) | :: félagi |
| concatenate {v} (computing: to join two strings together) | :: skeyta saman |
| concatenation {n} (programming: joining two or more character strings) | :: samskeyting {f} |
| concave {adj} (curved inward) | :: íhvolfur |
| conceal {v} (to hide something) | :: fela, hylja |
| concentric {adj} (having a common center) | :: sammiðja {m} |
| concept {n} (something understood and retained in the mind) | :: hugtak |
| conception {n} (initiation of an embryonic animal life) | :: getnaður {m} |
| concert {n} (a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part) | :: tónleikar {m-p} |
| concert grand {n} (large grand piano) | :: konsertflygil |
| concert hall {n} (building) | :: tónleikasalur {m} |
| concord {n} ((grammar) Agreement of words with one another) SEE: agreement | :: |
| concord {n} (A state of agreement; harmony; union) | :: samhugur {m} |
| concordance {n} (agreement) SEE: agreement | :: |
| concrete {n} (building material) | :: steinsteypa {f}, steypa {f} |
| concubine {n} (slave-girl) SEE: slave-girl | :: |
| concupiscence {n} (Ardent desire) | :: girnd {f}, losti {m}, fýsn {f}, frygð {f} |
| concur {v} (To unite or agree) | :: vera sammála, samsinna |
| concur {v} (To run together; to meet) | :: hittast |
| concurrency {n} (computer science: having several processes executing at the same time) | :: samskeiðun {f} |
| concurrent {adj} (involving more than one thread of computation) | :: samskeiða {m} |
| condensation {n} (the act or process) | :: þétting {?} |
| condenser {n} (capacitor) SEE: capacitor | :: |
| conditional {n} (grammar: mode/mood) | :: skildagatíð {f} |
| conditional mood {n} (conditional) SEE: conditional | :: |
| conditional tense {n} (conditional mood) | :: skildagatíð {f} |
| condom {n} (flexible sleeve worn on the penis) | :: smokkur {m} |
| conductivity {n} (ability to conduct) | :: leiðni {f} |
| conductor {n} (something which can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound) | :: leiðari {m}, leiðir {m} |
| cone {n} (surface of revolution) | :: keila {f} |
| cone {n} (solid of revolution) | :: keila {f} |
| cone {n} (fruit of conifers) | :: köngull {m} |
| confederacy {n} (a decentralized state made up of sovereign units) SEE: confederation | :: |
| Confederate States of America {prop} (nation existing from 1861-1865) | :: Suðurríkjasambandið {n}, Sambandsríki Ameríku {n} |
| confederation {n} (union or alliance of states) | :: sviss {n} |
| confess {v} (to disclose everything to a Catholic priest) | :: skrifta |
| confessor {n} (priest who hears confession) | :: játari {m} |
| confidant {n} (person in whom one can confide) | :: trúnaðarmaður {m}, trúnaðarvinur {m}, rún, rúna {f} |
| confide {v} | :: trúa fyrir |
| confident {adj} (self-confident) SEE: self-confident | :: |
| confidential {adj} (meant to be kept secret within a certain circle) | :: leynilegur, heimullegur |
| confidentiality {n} (something told in confidence) SEE: secret | :: |
| confidentially {adv} (in a confidential manner) | :: í trúnaði, undir fjögur augu |
| confine {v} (imprison) SEE: imprison | :: |
| confirm {v} (to confer the confirmation) | :: ferma |
| confirmation {n} (Christian ceremony or sacrament) | :: ferming {f} |
| confiscate {v} (take possession of by authority) | :: gera upptækan |
| conflagration {n} (a large, ferocious, and destructive fire) | :: eldsvoði {m}, bál {n}, stórbruni {m} |
| confound {v} (to confuse) | :: rugla |
| confound {v} (to confuse right and wrong) | :: að sjá ekki mun á |
| confound {v} (to make something worse) | :: gera vont verra, bæta gráu ofan á svart |
| confound {v} (to cause to be ashamed) | :: niðurlægja |
| confound {v} (to defeat) | :: að sigra |
| confound {v} (to damn) | :: að bölva |
| confound {v} (to frustrate) | :: að ergja |
| confound {v} (to bring to ruination) | :: að eyðilegga, að eyða |
| Confucianism {n} (philosophy) | :: konfúsíusismi {m} |
| Confucius {prop} (Chinese philosopher) | :: Konfúsíus |
| confusion {n} (lack of clarity or order) | :: ruglingur {m}, brengl {n} |
| confusion {n} (state of being confused; misunderstanding) | :: ruglingur {m}, brengl {n} |
| congeal {v} (to change from a liquid to solid state) | :: hlaupa |
| congenial {adj} | :: viðkunnanlegur |
| congenital {adj} (present since birth) | :: meðfæddur |
| conglomerate {n} (corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations) | :: samsteypa {f}, fjölgreinafyrirtæki {n} |
| conglomerate {n} (rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix) | :: völuberg {n} |
| conglomerate {adj} (clustered together into a mass) | :: samsettur {m}, sundurleitur {m} |
| conglomerate {v} (to combine together into a larger mass) | :: safna saman, steypa saman, hlaupa í kökk |
| congratulations {interj} (expressing approbation) | :: til hamingju, gott hjá þér |
| congregation {n} (religious gathering of people in a place of worship) | :: söfnuður {m} |
| congregation {n} (large gathering of people) | :: mannsöfnuður {m} |
| Congregational church {n} (any Protestant church run independently by its own congregation) | :: safnaðarkirkja {f} |
| congress {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| congress {n} (legislative body) | :: þing {n} |
| congressman {n} (member of congress) | :: þingmaður {m} |
| congresswoman {n} (female member of congress) | :: þingkona {f} |
| congruence {n} (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) | :: leifajafna {f}, samleifing {f} |
| congruence {n} (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) | :: samsnið {n}, aljöfnuður {m} |
| congruent {adj} (with difference divisible by modulus) | :: samleifa {m} |
| congruent {adj} (coinciding when superimposed) | :: samsniða {m}, aljafn {m}, eins {m} |
| conical {adj} (cone-shaped) | :: keilulaga, kónískur |
| conifer {n} (plant) | :: barrtré {n} |
| conjecture {n} (statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven) | :: tilgáta {f} |
| conjugate {n} (math: complex conjugate) SEE: complex conjugate | :: |
| conjugation {n} (coming together of things) | :: samkoma {f} |
| conjugation {n} (in some languages, one of several classifications of verbs) | :: beyging {f} |
| conjugation {n} (act of conjugating a verb) | :: sagnbeyging {f}, persónubeyging sagna {f}, beyging {f} |
| conjunction {n} (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) | :: samtenging {f} |
| conjunction {n} (logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the and operator) | :: ogun {f} |
| conjunctive mode {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| conjunctive mood {n} (subjunctive mood) SEE: subjunctive mood | :: |
| connective {n} (function that operates on truth values) | :: samtenging {f}, tenging {f}, tengill {m} |
| conquer {v} (defeat in combat) | :: sigra |
| conscience {n} (moral sense) | :: samviska {f} |
| conscientious {adj} (thorough, careful, or vigilant) | :: samviskusamur |
| conscientiousness {n} (state or characteristic of being conscientious) | :: samviskusemi {f} |
| conscientious objector {n} (someone refusing to fight in an armed conflict because of religious or moral principles) | :: samviskumótmælandi {m} |
| consciousness {n} (awareness) | :: meðvitund {f} |
| conscription {n} (involuntary labor, especially military service) | :: herkvaðning {f} |
| consecrate {v} (declare holy, or make holy by some procedure) | :: helga |
| consent {v} (to express willingness) | :: samþykkja, fallast á |
| consent {n} (voluntary agreement) | :: samþykki {n} |
| consequence {n} (that which follows something on which it depends) | :: afleiðing {f} |
| conservatism {n} (political philosophy that favors maintaining limited government involvement) | :: íhald {n} |
| conservative {n} (one who favors the status quo) | :: íhaldssinni |
| conservativism {n} (conservatism) SEE: conservatism | :: |
| consist {v} (to be composed (of)) | :: samanstanda (af) |
| consonant {n} (sound) | :: samhljóð {n} |
| consonant {n} (letter) | :: samhljóði {m} |
| conspiracy {n} (act of working in secret to obtain some goal) | :: samsæri {n} |
| constellation {n} (formation of stars perceived as figure) | :: stjörnumerki {n} |
| constipation {n} (state of bowels) | :: harðlífi {n}, hægðatregða {f} |
| constitution {n} (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions) | :: stjórnarskrá |
| constitution {n} (legal document describing such a formal system) | :: stjórnarskrá {f} |
| constitutional monarchy {n} (monarchy limited by laws and a constitution) | :: þingbundin konungsstjórn |
| constraint {n} (something that constrains) | :: ófrelsi {n} |
| construction site {n} (place where something is being constructed) | :: byggingarsvæði {n} |
| construe {v} (to translate) SEE: translate | :: |
| consul {n} (official who protects the interests of citizens) | :: konsúll {m}, ræðismaður {m} |
| consulate {n} (the residency of a consul) | :: ræðisskrifstofa {f}, konsúlat {n} |
| consumption {n} (pulmonary tuberculosis) SEE: pulmonary tuberculosis | :: |
| contact {n} (an act of touching physically) | :: snerting {f} |
| contact {n} (an establishment of communication) | :: samband {n} |
| contact {n} (someone with whom one is in communication) | :: tengiliður {m} |
| contact {v} (establish communication with) | :: hafa samband við |
| contact lens {n} (thin lens placed directly on the eye) | :: augnlinsa {f} |
| contacts {n} (Plural form of contact) SEE: contact | :: |
| contagious {adj} (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others) | :: smitandi |
| contagiousness {n} (state or condition of being contagious) | :: smithætta {f} |
| contain {v} (to contain) SEE: hold | :: |
| contemporary {n} (someone living at the same time) | :: jafnaldri {m}, samtíðarmaður {m} |
| contempt {n} (a feeling or attitude) | :: fyrirlitning {f} |
| contempt {n} (a state of being despised or dishonored) | :: óvirðing {f} |
| contempt {n} (law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | :: óvirðing {f} |
| contents {n} (table of contents) SEE: table of contents | :: |
| contest {n} (combat) SEE: combat | :: |
| contested {adj} (controversial) SEE: controversial | :: |
| context-free {adj} (linguistics, formal language: which can be decided by a pushdown automaton or a context-free grammar) | :: samhengisfrjáls {m} |
| context-free grammar {n} (formal grammar) | :: samhengisfrjáls mállýsing {f} |
| context-sensitive {adj} (sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation) | :: samhengisháður |
| context-sensitive {adj} (involving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny) | :: samhengisháður |
| context-sensitive {adj} (relating to a context-sensitive grammar) | :: samhengisháður |
| contextualize {v} (place in a context) | :: setja í samhengi, skoða í samhengi |
| contiguous {adj} (connected, touching, abutting) | :: aðlægur, samlægur, samliggjandi |
| contiguous {adj} (adjacent, neighboring) | :: aðlægur, samlægur, samliggjandi |
| contiguous {adj} (connecting without a break) | :: samlægur, samliggjandi |
| continent {n} (each of main land-masses on earth's surface) | :: heimsálfa {f} |
| continental quilt {n} (duvet) SEE: duvet | :: |
| continental shelf {n} (the area of sea around a land mass) | :: landgrunn {n} |
| continued fraction {n} (number theory) | :: keðjubrot {n} |
| continuum hypothesis {n} (hypothesis that there is no cardinality between that of ℤ and that of ℝ) | :: samfellutilgátan {f} |
| contrabassoon {n} (contrabassoon) | :: kontrafagott {n} |
| contract {n} (agreement that is legally binding) | :: samningur {m} |
| contract {v} (intransitive: draw together; shorten; lessen) | :: herpa |
| contraction {n} (phonetics: loss of sounds from within a word) SEE: syncope | :: |
| contract killer {n} (person who kills for money) SEE: hitman | :: |
| contradiction in terms {n} (expression in which components contradict one another) | :: augljós mótsögn í hugtökum {f} |
| contradistinction {n} (distinction by contrast) | :: til aðgreiningar frá, sem annars konar fyrirbæri en |
| contrail {n} (artificial cloud from jet aircraft) | :: flugslóði {m}, flugvélarslóði {m} |
| contraindicate {v} (to make inadvisable) | :: mæla gegn |
| contrapositive {n} (the inverse of the converse of a given proposition) | :: mótskilyrðing {f} |
| contraption {n} | :: tæki {n} |
| contrariwise {adv} (on the other hand) SEE: on the other hand | :: |
| contrariwise {adv} (on the contrary) SEE: on the contrary | :: |
| contrary to {prep} (despite) SEE: despite | :: |
| contravariant functor {n} (category theory: functor) | :: hjávarpi {m}, andbrigður varpi {m}, mótbrigður varpi {m} |
| control tower {n} (airport control tower) | :: flugturn {m} |
| controversial {adj} (arousing controversy) | :: umdeildur |
| controvertible {adj} (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed) | :: umdeilanlegur |
| convalescence {n} (gradual healing) | :: afturbati {m}, bati {m} |
| convalescence {n} (healing period) | :: afturbataskeið {n} |
| convenient {adj} (of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient) | :: hentugur |
| convergence {n} (the process of approaching some limiting value) | :: samleitni {f} |
| convergent {adj} (that converges or focuses) | :: samleitinn |
| conversation {n} (expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people) | :: samtal {n} |
| converse {v} (to engage in conversation) | :: spjalla, tala saman |
| converse {n} (proposition of the specific form) | :: andhverfing {f} |
| conversely {adv} (from another point of view) SEE: on the other hand | :: |
| convex {adj} (curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle) | :: kúptur, ávalur |
| conveyor belt {n} (continuous band moved to transport objects) | :: færiband {n} |
| convince {v} (to make someone believe, or feel sure about something) | :: sannfæra |
| convolution {n} (mathematics: form of moving average) | :: földun {f} |
| convoy {n} (group of vehicles traveling together for safety, especially one with an escort) | :: bílalest {f} |
| coo {n} (murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon) | :: kurr {n} |
| coo {v} (to make a soft murmuring sound) | :: kurr, hjala ljúflega, hvísla blíðuorðum |
| cook {n} (person who prepares food) | :: kokkur |
| cook {v} (to prepare (food) for eating) | :: elda |
| cookbook {n} (book of cooking recipes) | :: matreiðslubók {f} |
| cookie {n} (bun) SEE: bun | :: |
| cookie {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: biscuit) | :: kex {n}, smákaka {f} |
| Cook Islands {prop} (self-governing country in Oceania) | :: Cookseyjar {f-p} |
| cool {adj} (having a slightly low temperature) | :: svalur |
| coolant {n} (a fluid) | :: kælivökvi {m}, kæliefni {n} |
| cooling glasses {n} (sunglasses) SEE: sunglasses | :: |
| cooper {n} (craftsman) | :: beykir {m} |
| cooperate {v} (to work together) | :: vinna saman |
| cooperation {n} (act of cooperating or being cooperative) | :: samvinna {f}, samstarf {n} |
| Coordinated Universal Time {prop} (the world's primary time standard) | :: máltími {m} |
| coordinating conjunction {n} (type of conjunction) | :: aðaltenging {f} |
| cootie {n} (louse) SEE: louse | :: |
| cootie catcher {n} (origami shape with hidden messages in the folds) | :: goggur {m} |
| cooze {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina | :: |
| cop a feel {v} (to stealthily fondle someone) | :: káfa, káfa á einhverjum |
| cope {n} (ceremonial cloak) | :: kápa {f}, kórkápa {f}, biskupskápa {f} |
| Copenhagen {prop} (capital of Denmark) | :: Kaupmannahöfn {f}, Kaupinhafn, Köben {f} |
| copper {n} (chemical element Cu) | :: eir {m} {n}, kopar {m} |
| coppern {adj} (made of copper) SEE: copper | :: |
| coppersmith {n} (person) | :: koparsmiður {m} |
| coprime {adj} ((of two or more positive integers) having no factors in common) | :: ósamþátta {m}, ósamþættur {m} |
| Coptic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Copts, Coptic Orthodox Church or to the Coptic language) | :: koptískur |
| Coptic {n} (language) | :: koptíska {f} |
| copula {n} (grammar: linking kind of word) | :: tengisögn {f} |
| copulate {v} (copulate) SEE: cover | :: |
| copulate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) SEE: make love | :: |
| copulate {v} (take part in a sexual act) SEE: have sex | :: |
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) SEE: bed | :: |
| copulation {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| copy {n} (writing paper of a particular size) SEE: bastard | :: |
| copyright {n} (right to publish) | :: höfundarréttur |
| coral {n} (substance) | :: kórall |
| cor anglais {n} (woodwind instrument) | :: enskt horn {n}, englahorn {n} |
| cordial {adj} (hearty) | :: hjartanlegur {m}, alúðlegur {m} |
| corduroy {n} (heavy fabric with vertical ribs) | :: flauel {n} |
| coreference {n} (grammar: the relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent) | :: samvísun {f} |
| Corinthians {prop} (book in the Bible) | :: Korintubréf {f} |
| cork {n} (bark of the cork oak) | :: korkur {m} |
| cork {n} (cork oak) SEE: cork oak | :: |
| cork oak {n} (a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber) | :: korkeik {f} |
| corkscrew {n} (implement for opening bottles sealed by a cork) | :: tappatogari {m} |
| Cormac {prop} (male given name) | :: Kormákur |
| cormorant {n} (seabird) | :: skarfur {m} |
| corn {n} (grain crop of species Zea mays) SEE: maize | :: |
| corncob {n} (core of an ear of corn) | :: maískólfur {m}, kólfur {m} |
| corncrake {n} (the bird Crex crex) | :: engirella {f} |
| corner {n} (point where two converging lines meet) SEE: angle | :: |
| corner {n} (space in the angle between converging lines or walls) | :: horn {n} |
| corner {n} (football: corner kick) SEE: corner kick | :: |
| corner kick {n} (in soccer) | :: hornspyrna {f} |
| cornerstone {n} (ceremonial stone) | :: hornsteinn |
| Cornish pastie {n} (a kind of meat pie) | :: kornbresk kjötbaka |
| Cornish pasty {n} (a kind of meat pie) | :: kornbresk kjötbaka |
| cornucopia {n} (mythical horn endlessly overflowing with food and drink) | :: nægtahorn {n} |
| corollary {n} (proposition which follows easily) | :: fylgisetning {f} |
| corona {n} (of a star) | :: kóróna {f} |
| corona {n} (crown) | :: kóróna {f}, krúna {f} |
| coronavirus {n} (member of the family Coronaviridae) | :: kórónaveira {f} |
| corp. {n} (corporation) | :: hf. |
| corpse {n} (dead body) | :: lík {n}, hræ {n} , nár {m} |
| corpulent {adj} (large in body; fat) | :: feitur, feitlaginn |
| corpus {n} (body) SEE: body | :: |
| corpus callosum {n} (Band of nerves connecting hemispheres) | :: hvelatengsl {n-p} |
| correct {adj} (free from error) | :: rétt |
| correct {v} (To make something become right that was previously wrong) | :: leiðrétta |
| corroborate {v} (To confirm or support with additional evidence) | :: styrkja |
| corrode {v} (to eat away) | :: æta |
| corrugated iron {n} (building material) | :: bárujárn {n} |
| corruption {n} | :: spilling {f} |
| corselet {n} (thorax) SEE: thorax | :: |
| corset {n} (woman's garment) | :: lífstykki {n} |
| Corsica {prop} (island in the Mediterranean) | :: Korsíka {f} |
| Corsican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Corsica) | :: korsískur {m}, korsíkanskur {m} |
| Corsican {n} (person from Corsica or of Corsican descent) | :: korsíkubúi {m} |
| Corsican {prop} (language) | :: korsíska {f}, korsíkanska {f} |
| corticosteroid {n} (corticosteroid) | :: barksteri {m} |
| corvette {n} (modern warship) | :: korvetta |
| cos {conj} (because) SEE: because | :: |
| cosecant {n} (reciprocal of the sine function) | :: kósekans {m} |
| cosine {n} (trigonometric function) | :: kósínus {m} |
| co-sister-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother's wife) | :: svilkona {f} |
| co-sister-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother's wife) | :: svilkona {f} |
| cosmic ray {n} (energetic particle) | :: geimgeisli {m} |
| cosmic ray {n} (cosmic radiation) | :: geimgeislun {f} |
| cosmologist {n} (person who studies cosmology) | :: heimsfræðingur {m} |
| cosmology {n} (study of the physical universe) | :: heimsfræði {f} |
| cosmos {n} (the universe) | :: alheimur {m} |
| Cossack {n} (member of a population) | :: kósakki {m} |
| Cossack {n} (member of a Cossack military unit) | :: kósakki {m} |
| cost {v} (to incur a charge, a price) | :: kosta |
| Costa Rica {prop} (country) | :: Kosta Ríka {f}, Kostaríka {f} |
| costly {adj} (expensive) | :: kostnaðarsamur |
| cost of living {n} (average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life) | :: framfærslukostnaður {m} |
| cosy {adj} (affording comfort and warmth) | :: huggulegur {m} |
| cot {n} (folding bed) SEE: camp bed | :: |
| coterminous {adj} (adjoining) | :: með sameiginleg landamæri; sem liggur innan einna og sömu landamæra; samlægur |
| coterminous {adj} (having the same scope, range, or extent) | :: með sameiginleg landamæri; sem liggur innan einna og sömu landamæra; samlægur |
| coterminous {adj} (of leases: linked or related) | :: samlægur |
| cottage cheese {n} (cheese curd product) | :: kotasæla {f} |
| cotton {n} (any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium) | :: baðmull {f}, bómull {f} |
| cotton {n} (fabric) | :: baðmull {f} |
| cotton candy {n} (cotton candy) SEE: candy floss | :: |
| cotton swab {n} (a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod) | :: eyrnapinni {m} |
| cotyledon {n} (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant) | :: kímblað {n} |
| couch {n} (furniture for seating of more than one person) | :: sófi |
| couch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| couch grass {n} (species of grass) | :: húsapuntur {m} |
| couch potato {n} (person) | :: sófakartafla {f} |
| cough {v} (push air from the lungs) | :: hósta |
| cough {n} (expulsion of air from the lungs) | :: hósti {m} |
| coulomb {n} (unit of electrical charge) | :: kúlomb {?} |
| council {n} (committee that leads or governs) | :: ráð {n} |
| count {v} (to enumerate or determine number) | :: telja |
| count {v} (to be of significance; to matter) | :: skipta máli, teljast með |
| count {n} (the act of counting) | :: talning {f} |
| count {n} (the result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set) | :: tala {f} |
| count {n} (ruler of a county (male)) | :: greifi {m} |
| Count Dracula {prop} (fictional vampire) | :: Drakúla greifi {m} |
| countenance {n} (face) | :: andlit {n} |
| countenance {v} (tolerate, support, sanction) | :: láta viðgangast |
| counter {n} (table or board on which business is transacted) | :: afgreiðsluborð {n}, búðarborð {n} |
| counter {n} (computing: variable etc. for keeping count) | :: teljari {m} |
| counterculture {n} (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) | :: mótmenning {f} |
| counterfoil {n} (the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record) | :: svunta {f} |
| countess {n} (wife of a count or earl) | :: greifafrú {f}, greifynja {f}, jarlsfrú {f} |
| country {n} (region of land) | :: land |
| country {n} (nation state) | :: land {n}, ríki {n} |
| country music {n} (style of music) | :: sveitatónlist {f} |
| coup {n} (coup d'état) SEE: coup d'état | :: |
| coup d'état {n} (sudden overthrow of a government) | :: valdarán, hallarbylting, ríkisbylting |
| couple {n} (two partners) | :: par {n} |
| coupling {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| courage {n} (quality of a confident character) | :: hugrekki {f} {n}, kjarkur {m} |
| courageous {adj} (brave) SEE: brave | :: |
| courgette {n} (a small marrow/squash) | :: kúrbítur {m}, dvergbítur {m} |
| course {n} (learning program) | :: námskeið {n}, námsbraut {f} |
| course {n} (golf course) SEE: golf course | :: |
| court {n} (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) | :: dómstóll {m} |
| court {n} (tribunal established for the administration of justice) | :: dómstóll {m} |
| cousin {n} (nephew or niece of a parent) | :: frændi {m} , frænka {f} |
| cover {v} (to conceal or protect) | :: þekja |
| covered {adj} (overlaid or enclosed within something) | :: þakinn {m} |
| covert {n} (disguise) SEE: disguise | :: |
| covet {v} | :: girnast, ágirnast |
| cow {n} (female domesticated ox or other bovine) | :: kýr {f}, belja {f} |
| cow {n} (any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age) | :: nautgripur {m}, kýr {f} |
| cow {n} (female of various species of mammal) | :: kýr {f} |
| cow {n} (derogatory: despicable woman) | :: belja {f} |
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of joy) SEE: yes | :: |
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of amazement or enthusiasm) SEE: wow | :: |
| cowardice {n} (the lack of courage) | :: gunguskapur {m}, heigulsháttur {m}, ragmennska {f}, bleyði {f} |
| cowbell {n} (bell worn by cows) | :: kúabjalla {f} |
| cowbell {n} (musical instrument) | :: kúabjalla {f} |
| cowberry {n} (shrub and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| cowboy hat {n} (high crown, broad-brimmed hat, worn by cowboys) | :: kúrekahattur {m} |
| cowl {n} (monk's hood or robe) | :: munkahetta {f} |
| cowl {n} (covering over engine) | :: vélarhlíf {f} |
| cowmilk {n} (cow's milk) SEE: cow's milk | :: |
| cow parsley {n} (a weedy biennial umbellifer) | :: skógarkerfill |
| cowper {n} (cooper) SEE: cooper | :: |
| cow's milk {n} (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a cow) | :: kúamjólk {f} |
| coy {adj} | :: feiminn, óframfærinn, hæglátur, ekki jafn feiminn og hann lætur |
| coyote {n} (canine) | :: sléttuúlfur {m} |
| crab {n} (crustacean) | :: krabbi {m} |
| crab louse {n} (insect) | :: flatlús {f} |
| crabmeat {n} (meat of a crab) | :: krabbakjöt {n} |
| crab spider {n} (spiders that hunt in flowers) | :: krabbakónguló {f}, krabbakönguló {f} |
| crack {v} (to form cracks) | :: springa |
| crack {v} (of voice: to change rapidly in register) | :: brotna |
| crack {v} (to break open or crush to small pieces) | :: brjóta |
| crack {v} (to open slightly) | :: setja rifu á |
| crack {v} (to solve a difficult problem) | :: leysa |
| crack {n} (thin space opened in a previously solid material) | :: sprunga {f} |
| crack {n} (narrow opening) | :: glufa {f}, rifa {f} |
| crack {n} (variety of cocaine) | :: krakk {n} |
| crack {n} (sharp sound made when solid material breaks) | :: brestur {m} |
| crack {n} (vulgar: space between buttocks) | :: skora {f}, rassaskora {f} |
| crack {n} (attempt at something) SEE: try | :: |
| cracked {adj} (broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface) | :: brotinn {m} |
| cracked {adj} (crazy; crackpot) | :: klikkaður {m} |
| crackle {n} (a fizzing, popping sound) | :: snark {n} |
| crackle {v} (make a fizzing sound) | :: snarka |
| crack of dawn {n} (sunrise) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| Cracow {prop} (city) | :: Kraká {f} |
| cradle {n} (oscillating bed for a baby) | :: vagga {f} |
| cradle {n} (figuratively: place of origin) | :: vagga {f} |
| cradle song {n} (lullaby) SEE: lullaby | :: |
| craft {n} (skilled practice of practical occupation) | :: iðn {n} |
| craft {n} (particular kind of skilled work) | :: iðngrein {f} |
| craftsman {n} (male artisan) | :: handverksmaður {m} |
| cramp {n} (clamp for carpentry or masonry) SEE: clamp | :: |
| cranberry {n} (berry) | :: trönuber {n} |
| crane {n} (bird) | :: trana {f} |
| crane {n} (machinery) | :: krani {m} |
| cranefly {n} (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) | :: hrossafluga {f} |
| cranium {n} (skull) SEE: skull | :: |
| crater {n} (geology: opening of a volcano) | :: gígur {m} |
| craven {n} (coward) | :: heigull {m}, raggeit {f}, bleyða {f} |
| crawdad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawl {v} (to move along the ground) | :: skríða |
| crawl {n} (swimming stroke) | :: skriðsund {n} |
| crawldad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawler {n} (sycophant) SEE: sycophant | :: |
| crawler {n} (software bot) | :: vefskriðill {m}, vefkönguló {f}, skriðill {m}, könguló {f} |
| crawlfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crayfish {n} (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) | :: vatnakrabbi {m} |
| creak {v} (to make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound) | :: ískra |
| cream {n} (oily part of milk) | :: rjómi {m} |
| cream {n} (the best part) | :: rjómi {m} |
| cream {n} (product to apply to the skin) | :: krem {n} |
| cream {adj} (colour) | :: kremaður |
| cream {v} (to obliterate, to win over someone else quite decisively) | :: rústa, bursta |
| cream cake {n} (a cake filled, layered or topped with cream or custard) | :: rjómakaka {f} |
| cream cheese {n} (milk-based cheese product) | :: rjómaostur {m} |
| cream-colored courser {n} (Cursorius cursor) | :: sandlápa |
| cream of tartar {n} (potassium hydrogen tartrate) | :: vínsteinn {m}, vínsteinsduft {n} |
| crease {n} (mark made by folding) | :: brot {n} |
| create {v} (to put into existence) | :: skapa |
| credit card {n} (card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services) | :: kreditkort {n} |
| credit rating {n} (estimate used by creditors to determine maximum amount of credit) | :: lánstraust {n} |
| credit union {n} (financial cooperative) | :: lánasamvinnufélag {n} |
| creed {n} (reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents) | :: trúarjátning {f} |
| creep {v} (to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground) SEE: crawl | :: |
| creepy {adj} (producing a fearful sensation) | :: hrollvekjandi |
| cremaster {n} (thin muscle attached to the testicles) | :: kólfvöðvi {m} |
| crepitus {n} (grating, crackling or popping sounds) | :: liðmarr {n}, liðbrak {n}, vefjamarr {n}, beinbrotsbrak {n} |
| cress {n} (a plant) | :: karsi {m}, krassi {m} |
| Cretan {adj} (relating to Crete) | :: krítverskur |
| Cretan {n} (inhabitant) | :: Krítverji {m} |
| Crete {prop} (island) | :: Krít {f} |
| crew {n} (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) | :: áhöfn {f} |
| crib death {n} (the unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping) | :: vöggudauði {m} |
| cricket {n} (insect) | :: krybba {f} |
| cricket {n} (game) | :: krikket {n} |
| crime {n} (specific act committed in violation of the law) | :: glæpur {m} |
| crime against humanity {n} (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against a body of people) | :: glæpur gegn mannkyni {m} |
| criminal {n} (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) | :: glæpamaður {m} |
| criminal law {n} (area of law) | :: hegningarlög {n-p}, refsilög {n-p}, refsiréttur {m} |
| criminal offence {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| criminology {n} (the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour) | :: afbrotafræði {f} |
| crimson {n} (deep, slightly bluish red) | :: fagurrauður, djúprauður |
| crimson {adj} (having a deep red colour) | :: fagurrauður, djúprauður |
| crimson {v} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| crimson tide {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| crinoid {n} (animal of the class Crinoidea) | :: sælilja {f} |
| crinoid {adj} (of or pertaining to a crinoid) | :: sælilju- |
| crisis {n} (unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs) | :: kreppa {f} |
| crisis {n} (traumatic or stressful change in a person's life) | :: kreppa |
| crisp {n} (thin slice of potato) SEE: potato crisp | :: |
| crispbread {n} (Nordic-style flat dry bread) | :: hrökkbrauð {n}, hleifabrauð {n} |
| critical mass {n} (amount of fissile material needed to a nuclear chain reaction) | :: markmassi {m} |
| criticize {v} (to find fault) | :: setja út á, gagnrýna |
| criticize {v} (to evaluate) | :: gagnrýna |
| Croat {n} (language) SEE: Croatian | :: |
| Croat {n} (citizen of Croatia or person of Croatian ethnicity) | :: Króati {m} |
| Croatia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Króatía {f} |
| Croatian {adj} (of or pertaining to Croatia) | :: króatískur |
| Croatian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: króatíska {f} |
| Croatian Sheepdog {n} (Croatian Sheepdog) | :: króatískur fjárhundur {m} |
| crochet {v} (to make needlework using a hooked needle) | :: hekla |
| crochetwork {n} (crochet) SEE: crochet | :: |
| crocodile {n} (reptile) | :: krókódíll {m} |
| crocodile tear {n} (display of tears that is forced or false) | :: hræsnistár {n-p}, krókódílstár {n-p}, uppgerðarhryggð {f} |
| crocus {n} (plant of genus Crocus) | :: krókus {m} |
| croft {n} (cave or cavern) SEE: cave | :: |
| croft {n} (enclosed piece of land) | :: hjáleigubóndi {m}, smábóndi {m} |
| crook {n} (a criminal who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things) | :: glæpamaður {m}, þorpari {m} |
| crook {n} (a shepherd's crook) | :: hirðingjastafur {m} |
| crosier {n} (staff of a bishop or abbot) | :: biskupsstafur {m}, krókstafur {m}, bagall {m} |
| cross {n} (geometrical figure) | :: kross {m} |
| cross- {prefix} (indicating a direction (across)) | :: þver- |
| crossbeam {n} (a horizontal structural beam; a girder) | :: biti {m}, slá {f} |
| crossbill {n} (finch of the genus Loxia) | :: krossnefur {m} |
| crossbow {n} (mechanised weapon based on the bow) | :: lásbogi {m} |
| crosseyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily) | :: rangeygður |
| cross-eyed {adj} (having both eyes oriented inward) | :: rangeygður |
| crosshair {n} (reticle) | :: þráðkross {m}, sjónkvarði {m}, hárkross {m} |
| crosshairs {n} (set of two lines used to align the gun with the target) SEE: crosshair | :: |
| crosshead {n} (metal beam) | :: krosshaus {m} |
| crossing guard {n} (a person who directs vehicular traffic, see also: lollipop man; lollipop lady; school crossing attendant) | :: gangbrautarvörður {m} |
| cross product {n} (vector product) SEE: vector product | :: |
| cross swords {v} (idiomatic, vulgar: to urinate such that the streams intersect) | :: pissa í kross |
| cross the Rubicon {v} (to make an irreversible decision) | :: taka örlagaríka ákvörðun |
| crossword {n} (word puzzle) | :: krossgáta {f} |
| crossword puzzle {n} (crossword) SEE: crossword | :: |
| crotch {n} (area of a person’s body) | :: klof {n} |
| crotchet {n} (musical note) | :: fjórðapartsnóta {f}, fjórðipartur {m} |
| crotchet rest {n} (quarter rest) SEE: quarter rest | :: |
| crow {n} (any bird of the genus Corvus) | :: kráka {f} |
| crow {n} (bar of iron) | :: kúbein {n} |
| crow {n} (cry of the rooster) | :: hanagal {n} |
| crow {v} (to make the sound of a rooster) | :: gala |
| crowbar {n} (iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart) | :: kúbein {n} |
| crowberry {n} (fruit) | :: krækiber {n} |
| crowd {n} (group of people) | :: þyrping |
| crowd {n} (group of things) | :: þyrping |
| crowfoot {n} (buttercup) SEE: buttercup | :: |
| crown {n} (royal headdress) | :: kóróna {f} |
| crown {n} (imperial or regal power) | :: krúna {f} |
| crown {n} (topmost part of the head) | :: krúna {f} |
| crown {adj} (of, related to, or pertaining to a crown) | :: krón- |
| crown {v} (to place a crown on the head of) | :: krýna |
| crown {v} (to formally declare one a king or emperor) | :: krýna |
| crown {n} (religion: round spot shaved clean on the top of the head) SEE: tonsure | :: |
| crown prince {n} (next king) | :: krónprins {m} |
| crown princess {n} (the heiress apparent to the throne in a monarchy) | :: krónprinsessa {f} |
| crucible {n} (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment) | :: deigla {f}, digull {m} |
| crucible steel {n} (high-grade steel used in tools and dies) | :: deiglustál {n} |
| crucifer {n} ((religion) person who carries a cross) | :: krossberi {m} |
| crucifix {n} (object) | :: róðukross {m} |
| crucify {v} (to execute a person by nailing to a crucifix) | :: krossfesta |
| crude {n} (crude oil) SEE: crude oil | :: |
| crude oil {n} (unrefined oil) | :: hráolía {f} |
| cruel {adj} (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) | :: grimmur {m}, vondur {m} |
| cruise ship {n} (passenger ship) | :: skemmtiferðaskip {n} |
| crunch {v} (to crush something with a noisy crackling sound) | :: bryðja |
| crust {n} (any solid, hard surface layer) | :: skorpa {f} |
| crustacean {n} (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) | :: krabbadýr |
| crutch {n} (crotch) SEE: crotch | :: |
| crutch {n} (device to assist in motion as a cane) | :: hækja {f} |
| crutch {n} (something that supports) | :: stoð {f}, styrkur {m} |
| crux {n} ((heraldry) cross on a coat of arms) SEE: cross | :: |
| cry {v} (intransitive: to weep) | :: gráta |
| cry foul {v} (resent) SEE: resent | :: |
| cryolite {n} (mineral) | :: krýólít {n} |
| cry one's eyes out {v} (to weep for an elongated time) | :: hágráta |
| cry over spilt milk {v} (to worry about unfortunate events which have already happened) | :: ekki er hægt að sjá við öllum leka |
| cryovolcano {n} (cryovolcano) | :: lághitaeldstöð |
| cryptanalysis {n} (science of analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers) | :: dulmálsgreining {f} |
| cryptanalysis {n} (analysis or decryption of a specific text, code or cipher) | :: dulmálsgreining {f} |
| cryptogam {n} (plant) | :: byrkningur {m} |
| cryptography {n} (discipline concerned with communication security) | :: dulritunarfræði {f} |
| cryptology {n} (practice) | :: dulmálsfræði {f} |
| cryptomeria {n} (Japanese cedar) | :: hindartré {n}, keisaraviður {m} |
| cryptozoology {n} (study of postulated animals) | :: duldýrafræði {f} |
| C-section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| C-sharp {n} (C♯ - a musical note) | :: cís {n} |
| Côte d'Ivoire {prop} (the Ivory Coast) | :: Fílabeinsströndin {f} |
| cub {n} (young fox) | :: yrðlingur {m} |
| Cuba {prop} (country and largest island in Caribbean) | :: Kúba |
| Cuban {n} (a person from Cuba) | :: Kúbumaður, Kúbumenn, Kúbverji, Kúbverjar |
| Cuban {adj} (of or pertaining to Cuba) | :: kúbverskur |
| cubbyhole {n} (glove compartment) SEE: glove compartment | :: |
| cube {n} (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) | :: teningur {m} |
| cube {n} (object more or less in the form of a cube) | :: teningur {m}, kubbur {m} |
| cubic foot {n} (measure of volume) | :: rúmfet {n} |
| cubic meter {n} (cubic metre) SEE: cubic metre | :: |
| cubic metre {n} (unit of volume) | :: rúmmetri {m} |
| cuckold {n} (man married to an unfaithful wife) | :: kokkáll {m} |
| cuckoo {n} (the bird) | :: gaukur {m} |
| cuckooflower {n} (Cardamine pratensis) | :: hrafnaklukka {f} |
| cucumber {n} (edible fruit) | :: gúrka {f}, agúrka {f} |
| cud {n} (food chewed for a second time by ruminants) | :: jórtur {n}, jórturtugga {f} |
| cuddle {v} (embrace, lie together snugly) | :: kúra |
| cudgel one's brain {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain | :: |
| cue {n} (action or event that is a signal to do something) | :: stikkorð {n}, markorð {n} |
| cue {n} (name of the letter Q, q) | :: kú |
| cue {n} (straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool) | :: kjuði {m} |
| cuirass {n} (piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle) | :: bolbrynja {f} |
| cul-de-sac {n} (medicine: a sacklike cavity or tube) | :: blindpoki {m} |
| cul-de-sac {n} (blind alley) SEE: dead end | :: |
| culinary {adj} (relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking) | :: matreiðslu |
| culottes {n} (a divided skirt) | :: buxnapils {n} |
| cultural appropriation {n} (exploitative or oppressive cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture) | :: menningarnám {n} |
| culture {n} (arts, customs and habits) | :: menning {f} |
| cum {n} (slang: semen) | :: brundur {m} |
| cum {v} (slang: have an orgasm; ejaculate) | :: fá það |
| cumin {n} (its seed used as spice) | :: broddkúmen {n} |
| cummerbund {n} (broad sash) | :: lindi {m} |
| cumulonimbus {n} (cloud) | :: skúraský {n}, þrumuský {n}, skúraflákar {m-p}, útsynningsklakkar {m-p} |
| cuneiform {adj} (having the form of a wedge) | :: fleyglaga |
| cuneiform {n} (ancient writing system) | :: fleygrúnir {f-p}, fleygletur {n} |
| cunt {n} (genitalia) | :: píka {f}, kunta {f} |
| cunt {n} (unpleasant or objectionable person) | :: tussa {f} |
| cup {n} (drinking vessel) | :: bolli {m} |
| cup {n} | :: bolli |
| cup {n} (suction cup) SEE: suction cup | :: |
| cupboard {n} (enclosed storage) | :: skápur {m} |
| cupcake {n} (small cake) | :: bollakaka {f} |
| Cupid {prop} (god of love, son of Venus) | :: Kúpídó {m}, Amor {m} |
| curd {n} (part of milk that coagulates) | :: ystingur {m} |
| curd cheese {n} (cottage cheese) SEE: cottage cheese | :: |
| curfew {n} (a regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time) | :: útgöngubann {n} |
| curiosity {n} (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore) | :: forvitni {f} |
| curium {n} (chemical element) | :: kúrín |
| curl {n} (lock of curling hair) | :: lokkur {m} |
| curlew sandpiper {n} (Calidris ferruginea) | :: spóatíta |
| currency {n} (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) | :: gjaldmiðill {m}, gjaldeyrir {m} |
| currency {n} | :: gjaldmiðill {m}, gjaldeyrir {m} |
| currency {n} (fluency) SEE: fluency | :: |
| curriculum vitae {n} (written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.) | :: ferilskrá {f} |
| curry {n} (curry powder) SEE: curry powder | :: |
| curry powder {n} (mixture of spices) | :: karrí {n} |
| curse {n} (supernatural detriment) | :: bölvun {f} |
| curse {v} (to place a curse upon) | :: bölva |
| curse {v} (to utter a vulgar curse) | :: bölva |
| curse {v} (to use offensive language) | :: blóta |
| curse word {n} (vulgarity) SEE: swear word | :: |
| cursor {n} (GUI: moving icon representing the position of a pointing device) | :: bendill {m}, músarbendill {m} |
| cursor {n} (GUI: indicator of where the next insertation or other edit will take place) | :: bendill {m}, músarbendill {m} |
| cursor {n} (database: reference to a row) | :: bendir {m} |
| cursor {n} | :: bendill {m} |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth covering a window) | :: gluggatjald {n}, gardína {f} |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth in a theater) | :: leikhústjald {n}, tjald {n} |
| curtsey {n} (small bow of knees and lowered body, usually by a female) | :: hneiging {f}, hnébeyging {f} |
| curtsey {v} (to make a curtsey) | :: hneigja sig í hnjáliðunum |
| curved woodrush {n} (Luzula arcuata) | :: fjallhæra {f} |
| cusk {n} (cod-like fish) | :: keila |
| custom {n} (frequent repetition of the same act) | :: siðvenja {f} |
| customer {n} (one who purchases or receives a product or service) | :: viðskiptavinur {m}, kaupandi {m}, skiptavinur {m} , kúnni {m} |
| custom house {n} (official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit) | :: tollgæsla |
| customs {n} (custom house) SEE: custom house | :: |
| customs declaration {n} (statement) | :: tollskýrsla {f} |
| customs value {n} (value of an item for the purposes of customs) | :: tollvirði {n} |
| cut {v} (to perform an incision) | :: skera |
| cut {v} (to divide with a sharp instrument) | :: skera, klippa |
| cut {v} (to enter a queue in a wrong place) | :: troðast, troða sér |
| cut {v} (to reduce) | :: skera niður |
| cut {v} (colloquial, not to attend a class) | :: skrópa |
| cut {v} (to divide a pack of playing cards) | :: skipta, skera, draga |
| cut {n} (act of cutting) | :: skurður {m} |
| cut {n} (result of cutting) | :: afskurður {m} |
| cut {n} (opening resulting from cutting) | :: skurður {m} |
| cut {n} (manner or style a garment is fashioned in) | :: snið {n} |
| cut {n} (haircut) SEE: haircut | :: |
| cutaneous {adj} (of, or relating to the skin) | :: húð- |
| cute {adj} (having features mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals) | :: sætur {m}, snotur {m} |
| cutler {n} (One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery) | :: hnífasmiður {m} |
| cut one's coat according to one's cloth {v} (to live within one's means) | :: sníða sér stakk eftir vexti |
| cutter {n} (single-masted sailing ship type) | :: kútter {m} |
| cuttlefish {n} (any of various squidlike mollusks) | :: blekfiskur {m} |
| cut up {v} (to cut into smaller pieces) | :: brytja |
| cyanide {n} (potassium cyanide) SEE: potassium cyanide | :: |
| cybernetic {adj} (relating to the mathematical study of control) | :: stýrifræðilegur |
| cybernetics {n} (science of communication and control) | :: stýrifræði {f-p} |
| cycle of fifths {n} (music theory: sequence of bass notes) | :: fimmundahringurinn {m} |
| cycle path {n} (path segregated for bicycles) SEE: bicycle path | :: |
| cyclic redundancy check {n} (type of hash function) | :: lotubundin viðaukaprófun {f} |
| cycling {n} (The sport of riding and racing bicycles) | :: hjólreiðum {m} |
| cyclogenesis {n} (the process which leads to the formation of tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes) | :: lægðarmyndun {f} |
| cyclops {n} (giant of mythology) | :: kýklópi {m}, kýklópur {m} |
| cylinder {n} (geometry: surface) | :: sívalningur {m} |
| cylindrical {adj} (shaped like a cylinder) | :: sívalningslaga, sívalur |
| Cyprus {prop} (country) | :: Kýpur {f} {n} |
| cystitis {n} (inflammation of the urinary bladder) | :: blöðrubólga {f} |
| cytology {n} (biology: the study of cells) | :: frumufræði {f} |
| cytoplasm {n} (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus) | :: umfrymi {n} |
| cytosine {n} | :: sýtósín {n}, sýtosín {n} |
| Czech {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country, people, culture or language) | :: tékkneskur |
| Czech {n} (person) | :: Tékki {m} |
| Czech {n} (language) | :: tékkneska {f} |
| Czechia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Tékkland {n} |
| Czechoslovakia {prop} (former country in Central Europe) | :: Tékkóslóvakía {f} |
| Czech Republic {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Tékkneska lýðveldið {n}, Tékkland {n} |