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