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aftur adv

1. (aftur á við) back, backwards
ganga fram og ~
walk back and forth
líta ~
look back
fara ~ á bak
go backwards
falla ~ á bak
fall over backwards
2. (á ný) again
3. (um lokun)
hurðin er ~
the door is closed
láttu ~
shut the door
4. (um e-ð hálfgleymt)
hvað heitir hann ~?
what is his name again?
5. (with prep)
~ í
in the back, in the back seat
~ á móti
on the other hand
kassinn datt ~ af bílnum
the box fell off the back of the car
fara ~ fyrir e-ð
go around the back of sth
vera ~ úr
be behind, lag behind
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