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1 what if?
(what will or would happen if...?: What if he comes back?) hvað ef(?) -
2 what'll
['wotl](short for what shall / what will, what is / what has.) -
3 what of it?
(used in replying, to suggest that what has been done, said etc is not important: `You've offended him.' `What of it?') hvað með það(?) -
4 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) (alveg) sama hver/hvað/hvar -
5 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) hvað með(?), hvernig væri að(?), hvernig líst þér á að(?)2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) hvað er að frétta af(?), hvað með(?) -
6 what ... for
1) (why(?): What did he do that for?)2) (for what purpose(?): What is this switch for?) -
7 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) -
8 what are you etc doing with
1) (why or how have you etc got: What are you doing with my umbrella?)2) (what action are you etc taking about: What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?) -
9 what is / what's more
(moreover: He came home after midnight, and what's more, he was drunk.) þar að auki, ennfremur -
10 what have you
(and similar things; and so on: clothes, books and what have you.) og þvíumlíkt -
11 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) hvað í ósköpunum -
12 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) hvað í ósköpunum -
13 what with
(because of: What with taking no exercise and being too fat, he had a heart attack.) vegna, með tilliti til -
14 what's the odds?
(it's not important; it doesn't matter: We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?) það skiptir ekki máli -
15 what's-his
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) hvað hann/hún/það nú heitir -
16 know what's what
(to be able to tell what is important.) vita hvað er hvað, átta sig á hlutunum -
17 come what may
(whatever happens: I'll give you my support, come what may!) hvað sem gerist -
18 it all depends
(what happens, is decided etc, will be affected by something else: I don't know if I'll go to the party - it all depends.) fara eftir ÿmsu -
19 it/that depends
(what happens, is decided etc, will be affected by something else: I don't know if I'll go to the party - it all depends.) fara eftir ÿmsu -
20 how
1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) hvernig, á hvaða hátt2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) hversu, hve, hvað3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) hvernig4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) hvernig5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) hvers vegna•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) hvernig sem- how come
- how do you do?
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