skipt/a v (dat) (-i, skipt)
1. (hluta) divide, partition
~~ e-u í tvennt
divide sth in half
2. (útdeila) share out, divide up, distribute
~~ e-u (á) milli sín
divide sth among themselves
3. (breyta) change
~~ litum
change color/(UK) colour
~~ skapi
get upset, get angry
4. (hafa skipti) exchange, swap, change
~~ á e-u fyrir e-ð
exchange sth for sth
~~ peningum
change money
~~ peningum í annan gjaldmiðil
convert money
5. impers
það ~ir máli
it is important
það ~ir engu máli
it does not matter
svo tugum ~ir
dozens of sth
svo mánuðum ~ir
for months on end
það ~ir um
it changes
ef því er að ~~
if that is the case, if it comes to that
6. refl
þetta ~ist í þrjá hluta
this is divided into three parts
~~st á e-u
exchange sth
~~st á hlutum
swap things
~~st á að gera e-ð
take turns at doing sth
7. phrases
við ~um okkur í tvo hópa
we split into two groups
~~ sér af e-u
interfere in sth, stick one's nose into sth
~~ sköpum
be crucial
láta hendur ~~
use physical force
~~ við e-n
do business with sby, trade with sby
~~ um e-ð
change sth, replace sth
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