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1 very
['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) mjög2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) algerlega; allra2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) samur, einmitt sá sem2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) alveg; sem er hæstur/efstur3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) það eitt; uppástungan ein (nægir til að)• -
2 very well
(used to express (reluctant) agreement to a request etc: `Please be home before midnight.' `Very well.') gott og vel -
3 under (a person's) (very) nose
(right in front of (a person): The book was right under my very nose; He stole the money from under my very nose.) beint fyrir framan nefið áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > under (a person's) (very) nose
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4 under (a person's) (very) nose
(right in front of (a person): The book was right under my very nose; He stole the money from under my very nose.) beint fyrir framan nefið áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > under (a person's) (very) nose
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5 under (a person's) (very) nose
(right in front of (a person): The book was right under my very nose; He stole the money from under my very nose.) beint fyrir framan nefið áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > under (a person's) (very) nose
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6 under (a person's) (very) nose
(right in front of (a person): The book was right under my very nose; He stole the money from under my very nose.) beint fyrir framan nefið áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > under (a person's) (very) nose
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7 before/under one's very eyes
(in front of one, usually with no attempt at concealment: It happened before my very eyes.) beint fyrir augunum á manni -
8 before (very) long
(soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) áður en langt um líður -
9 before (very) long
(soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) áður en langt um líður -
10 without number
(very many: I've told him times without number (= very often) not to do that.) ótal (sinnum) -
11 all the fashion
(very fashionable: Long skirts were all the fashion last year.) aðaltískan -
12 (all) the rage
(very much in fashion.) samkvæmt nÿjustu tísku -
13 as good as gold
(very well-behaved.) einstaklega þægur/þægilegur -
14 as pleased as Punch
(very pleased.) yfir sig ánægður -
15 at a snail's pace
(very slowly: The old man walked along at a snail's pace.) löturhægt -
16 at the double
(very quickly: He came up the road at the double and rushed into the house.) í hasti, í hendingskasti -
17 at the top of one's voice
(very loudly: They were shouting at the top(s) of their voices.) eins hátt og maður getur -
18 atomic energy
(very great energy obtained by breaking up the atoms of some substances.) kjarnorka -
19 beyond measure
(very great: I'm offering you riches beyond measure!) ómælanlegur -
20 beyond/without price
(very precious: Good health is beyond price.) ómetanlegur
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