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1 for all one is worth
(using all one's efforts, strength etc: He swam for all he was worth towards the shore.) eins og maður megnar -
2 for all the world
(exactly, quite etc: What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train.) nákvæmlega -
3 once and for all
(once and finally: Once and for all, I refuse!) í eitt skipti fyrir öll -
4 free-for-all
noun (a contest, debate etc in which anyone can take part.) opin keppni -
5 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) fyrir; handa; til2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) í4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) um, í5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) fyrir6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) fyrir7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) fyrir8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) fyrir (hönd e-s)9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) með, til stuðnings10) (because of: for this reason.) vegna, fyrir11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) fyrir12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) fyrir13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) fyrir14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) miðað við15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) þrátt fyrir2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) vegna -
6 for ever / forever
1) (continually: He was forever looking at this watch.) stögugt, alltaf2) (for all time: I'll love you for ever (and ever).) alltaf að eilífu -
7 for instance
(for example: Some birds, penguins for instance, cannot fly at all.) til dæmis -
8 all
[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) allur2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) allir, hver og einn2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) algerlega2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) þeim mun•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
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9 all over
1) (over the whole of (a person, thing etc): My car is dirty all over.) allur2) (finished: The excitement's all over now.) búinn, endaður3) (everywhere: We've been looking all over for you!) alls staðar -
10 for nothing
1) (free; without payment: I'll do that job for you for nothing.) ókeypis2) (without result; in vain: I've been working on this book for six years, and all for nothing!) til einskis -
11 for good
( sometimes for good and all) (permanently: He's not going to France for a holiday - he's going for good.) til frambúðar -
12 for love or money
(in any way at all: We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.) ófáanlegur hvað sem í boði er -
13 stand for
1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.) bjóða sig fram2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) tákna3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.) vera merkisberi4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.) þola -
14 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) eigna sér viðurkenninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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15 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) eigna sér viðurkenninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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16 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) eigna sér viðurkenninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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17 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) eigna sér viðurkenninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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18 after all
1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) þegar öllu er á botninn hvolft2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) þrátt fyrir allt -
19 except for
1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.) að undanskildum, fyrir utan2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) nema -
20 hunt for
(to search for: I've been hunting for that shoe all morning.) leita að
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For all me — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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for all — 1. In spite of; even with, despite. Used for contrast. * /For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart./ * /There may be mistakes occasionally, but for all that, it is the best book on the subject./ * /For all his money, he was very… … Dictionary of American idioms
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