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1 told
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2 I told you so
(I told or warned you that this would happen, had happened etc, and I was right: `I told you so, but you wouldn't believe me.) ég var búinn að vara þig við -
3 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) segja/greina (frá)2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) skipa3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) segja4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) greina (sundur), segja til um5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) segja frá6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) segja til sín, hafa áhrif•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
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4 tale
[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) saga, frásögn2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) lygasaga, uppspuni -
5 according to
1) (as said or told by: According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.) samkvæmt2) (in agreement with: He acted according to his promise.) samkvæmt3) (in the order of: books arranged according to their subjects.) samkvæmt4) (in proportion to: You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.) í hlutfalli við, í samræmi við -
6 afterwards
adverb (later or after something else has happened or happens: He told me afterwards that he had not enjoyed the film.) eftir á, seinna -
7 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) vera sammála/í samræmi við2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) samþykkja3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) eiga við, fara (illa) í (e-n)4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) eiga (vel) saman•- agreeably
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8 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) atvikssaga; stutt frásögn -
9 assemble
[ə'sembl]1) ((of people) to come together: The crowd assembled in the hall.) safna(st) saman2) (to call or bring together: He assembled his family and told them of his plan.) safna saman, kalla saman3) (to put together (a machine etc): He assembled the model aeroplane.) setja saman•- assembly -
10 at length
1) (in detail; taking a long time: She told us at length about her accident.) í smáatriðum2) (at last: At length the walkers arrived home.) loksins -
11 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) á kostnað2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) á kostnað e-s -
12 be on the tip of one's tongue
(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) vera við að muna e-ðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be on the tip of one's tongue
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13 beat it
(to go away: Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it.) hypja sig -
14 beware
[bi'weə]1) ((usually with of) to be careful (of): Beware of the dog.) vara sig á, varast2) (to be careful: He told them to beware.) fara varlega -
15 briefly
adverb He told me briefly what he knew.) í stuttu máli -
16 coincide
1) (to occupy (often by accident) the same space or time: Her arrival coincided with his departure.) falla saman2) (to agree: This coincides with what he told us; Their tastes in music coincide.) samsvara•- coincidental -
17 confidential
[konfi'denʃəl]1) (secret; not to be told to others: confidential information.) leynilegur; trúnaðar-2) (trusted to keep secrets: a confidential secretary.) trúnaðar- -
18 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) brotna2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) brjóta3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) brotna; smella4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) segja brandara5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) brjóta upp6) (to solve (a code).) ráða, lesa úr7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) brotna niður2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) sprunga2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rifa3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smellur4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) högg5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skens, háð, brandari6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) úrvals-- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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19 credible
['kredəbl](that may be believed: The story he told was barely credible.) trúanlegur- credibly- credibility -
20 doubtless
adverb (probably: John has doubtless told you about me.) vafalaust, áreiðanlega; sennilega
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