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lag n (-s, lög)

1. (samfella) layer
2. (jarðlag) stratum
pl strata
3. (stunga) thrust, stab
4. (aðferð) way, method
hafa ~ á e-u
have the knack (of doing sth)
með þessu ~i
in this way
koma e-m á ~ið
teach sby how to do sth
5. (milli brotsjóa) pause between breakers
6. (magn) quantity
í mesta ~i
at the most
í meira ~i
quite a lot
7. (regla) order
koma e-u í ~
put sth in order
allt í ~i!
all right!
nærri ~i
almost right
fjarri ~i
not right at all
8. (tónverk) tune, melody
9. (samneyti) companionship
leggja ~ sitt við e-n
associate with sby
10. (um tíma)
ég kem í fyrsta ~i klukkan eitt
I won't come before one o'clock
í fyrsta ~i
in the first place
í öðru ~i
in the second place
í lengstu lög
as long as possible
11. phrases
slá e-n út af ~inu
throw sby off balance
sæta ~i
seize an opportunity
ganga á ~ið
push one's advantage

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