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  • 1 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing     6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

    English-Icelandic dictionary > right

  • 2 direction

    [-ʃən]
    1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) stefna, átt
    2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) leiðsögn
    3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) leiðbeiningar
    4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) leiðbeina

    English-Icelandic dictionary > direction

  • 3 astray

    [ə'strei]
    adjective, adverb
    (away from the right direction; missing, lost: The letter has gone astray; We were led astray by the inaccurate map.) tÿndur, sem hefur farið afleiðis

    English-Icelandic dictionary > astray

  • 4 on course

    ((not) heading in the right direction: to drift off course; We're back on course.) á réttri/rangri leið

    English-Icelandic dictionary > on course

  • 5 south

    1. noun
    1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) suður
    2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) suður
    2. adjective
    1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) suður-
    2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sunnan-, að sunnan
    3. adverb
    (towards the south: This window faces south.) í suðurátt
    - southern
    - southerner
    - southernmost
    - southward
    - southwards
    - southward
    - southbound
    - south-east / south-west     4. adjective
    1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) suðaustur; suðvestur
    2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) suðaustanstæður; suðvestanstæður
    5. adverb
    (towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) í suðaustur; í suðvestur
    - south-eastern / south-western
    - the South Pole

    English-Icelandic dictionary > south

  • 6 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur
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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > strike

  • 7 through

    [Ɵru:] 1. preposition
    1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) (í) gegn um
    2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) í gegn um
    3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) frá upphafi til enda
    4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) vegna
    5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) í gegn um
    6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) frá.TH.TH. til (og með)
    2. adverb
    (into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) (út) í gegn
    3. adjective
    1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) sem fer alla leið
    2) (finished: Are you through yet?) búinn
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    4. adverb
    (in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) út í gegn
    - soaked
    - wet through
    - through and through
    - through with

    English-Icelandic dictionary > through

  • 8 wrong

    [roŋ] 1. adjective
    1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) rangur
    2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) rangur
    3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) rangur
    4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) ekki réttur/hæfur
    5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) í ólagi; ekki eðlilegur
    2. adverb
    (incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) ranglega, rangt
    3. noun
    (that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) siðferðilega rangur
    4. verb
    (to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) gera rangt til
    - wrongfully
    - wrongfulness
    - wrongly
    - wrongdoer
    - wrongdoing
    - do someone wrong
    - do wrong
    - do wrong
    - go wrong
    - in the wrong

    English-Icelandic dictionary > wrong

  • 9 lost

    1) (missing; no longer to be found: a lost ticket.) tÿndur, glataður
    2) (not won: The game is lost.) tapaður
    3) (wasted; not used properly: a lost opportunity.) glataður
    4) (no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go: I don't know whether to turn left or right - I'm lost.) tÿndur, villtur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lost

  • 10 switch

    [swi ] 1. noun
    1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) rofi
    2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) breyting, skipti
    3) (a thin stick.) pískur, keyri
    2. verb
    (to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) skipta, snúa
    - switchboard
    - switch on/off

    English-Icelandic dictionary > switch

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