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1 overturn
[əuvə'tə:n](to turn over: They overturned the boat; The car overturned.) velta, hvolfa -
2 anarchist
1) (a person who believes that governments are unnecessary or undesirable.) stjórnleysingi2) (a person who tries to overturn the government by violence.) stjórnleysingi -
3 capsize
((of a boat) to overturn, often sinking afterwards.) hvolfa -
4 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) yfir; fyrir ofan2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) yfir, á, ofan á, um3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) yfir, fyrir4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) út um allt5) (about: a quarrel over money.) út af, um6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) í (gegnum), símleiðis7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) í gegnum, með árunum8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) yfir, meðan á e-u stendur2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) yfir4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) röð (af sex köstum)5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
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5 tip over
(to knock or fall over; to overturn: He tipped the lamp over; She put the jug on the end of the table and it tipped over.) falla/fella um koll
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