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1 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) deila, rífast2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) rökræða3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) telja (á/af)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) rökræða•- arguable- argument
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2 dispute
[di'spju:t] 1. verb1) (to argue against or deny: I'm not disputing what you say.) deila; mótmæla2) (to argue (about): They disputed the ownership of the land for years.) deila2. noun((an) argument or quarrel: a dispute over wages.) deila, karp- disputation -
3 bargain
1. noun1) (something bought cheaply and giving good value for money: This carpet was a real bargain.) kjarakaup2) (an agreement made between people: I'll make a bargain with you.) samkomulag2. verb(to argue about or discuss a price etc: I bargained with him and finally got the price down.) prútta -
4 contradict
[kontrə'dikt](to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with: It's unwise to contradict your boss.) mótmæla; andmæla- contradictory -
5 get tough with (someone)
(to deal forcefully with or refuse to yield to (a person): When he started to argue, I got tough with him.) sÿna (e-m) hörku -
6 get tough with (someone)
(to deal forcefully with or refuse to yield to (a person): When he started to argue, I got tough with him.) sÿna (e-m) hörku -
7 haggle
['hæɡl](to argue about the price of something, or about the terms of an agreement.) prútta, þrátta -
8 hassle
['hæsl] 1. noun1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) vandræði, umstang, vesen2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) rifrildi2. verb1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) rífast, þræta2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) ergja -
9 have a bone to pick with (someone)
(to have something to argue about with (a person).) eiga óleyst deiluefni við e-nEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > have a bone to pick with (someone)
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10 have a bone to pick with (someone)
(to have something to argue about with (a person).) eiga óleyst deiluefni við e-nEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > have a bone to pick with (someone)
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11 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) dæma2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) dæma, úrskurða3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) dæma, meta4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) dæma, gagnrÿna2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) dómari2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) dómari3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) sérfræðingur•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
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12 let (something) pass
(to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue: I'll let that pass.) taka ekki upp; bregaðst ekki við -
13 let (something) pass
(to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue: I'll let that pass.) taka ekki upp; bregaðst ekki við -
14 maintain
[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) halda (áfram/gangandi)2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) halda við, viðhalda3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) halda uppi, sjá fyrir4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) halda fram• -
15 meek
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16 truculent
((of a person) aggressive and inclined to argue.) árásargjarn, harðsnúinn -
17 wrangle
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