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  • 1 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

  • 2 answer

    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) lausn
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svara
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) svara
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) fullnægja
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvara
    - answering machine
    - answer for
    - answerphone

    English-Icelandic dictionary > answer

  • 3 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gera
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gera, ljúka
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) nægja, ganga
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Icelandic dictionary > do

  • 4 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) dvelja, vera kyrr
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) halda kyrru fyrir; haldast (uppi); vera (kyrr/til frambúðar)
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) dvöl
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > stay

  • 5 when

    1. [wen] adverb
    (at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) hvenær
    2. [wən, wen] conjunction
    1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) þegar
    2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) þrátt fyrir að; með tilliti til
    - whenever

    English-Icelandic dictionary > when

  • 6 conceive

    [kən'si:v]
    1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) hugsa upp
    2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) ímynda sér
    3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) verða barnshafandi
    - conceivably

    English-Icelandic dictionary > conceive

  • 7 explain

    [ik'splein]
    1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) útskÿra
    2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) gefa skÿringu á
    - explanatory
    - explain away

    English-Icelandic dictionary > explain

  • 8 figure out

    (to understand: I can't figure out why he said that.) skilja

    English-Icelandic dictionary > figure out

  • 9 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
    - 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

  • 10 what ... for

    1) (why(?): What did he do that for?)
    2) (for what purpose(?): What is this switch for?)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > what ... for

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