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2ganga v (acc/gen) (gengur; gekk, gengu, gengið )

1. (fara á fæti) walk, go on foot
~ leiðar sinnar
go one's way
~ á fjall
climb a mountain
2. (hreyfast) move, run, go
vagninn gengur á 20 mínútna fresti
the bus runs every 20 minutes
skipið gengur milli Reykjavíkur og Akraness
the boat sails between R. and A.
klukkan gengur
the clock is going
vélin gengur
the machine is on/running
vélin gengur vel
the machine is running well
3. (fara á milli) go around, be passed on
láttu það ~
pass it on
sagan gengur
the story is going about
4.
þetta gengur vel
this is coming along fine
þetta gengur ekki
this won't work, this won't do
5. (um fisk) run (used of shoals of fish)
6. impers
honum gengur vel
he is doing fine
7. pp
um garð genginn
finished
af/úr sér genginn
worn out
8. phrases
hvað sem á gengur
regardless of what happens
~ á e-n
press sby with questions
~ á bak orða sinna
go back on one's word
~ á hljóðið
go in the direction of the sound
~ á lagið
press one's advantage
hann gekk á milli
he interceded
bókin gekk á milli
the book was passed (a)round
hvað gengur á?
what's going on?
það gengur mikið á
there is a lot going on
~ að e-u
agree to sth
~ að e-u vísu
take sth for granted
lykillinn gengur að skránni
the key fits the lock
~ að skilmálum
agree to terms and conditions
~ af
remain, be left
~ af e-m dauðum
kill sby
~ af göflunum
go crazy
~ aftur
appear as a ghost
kaupin ~ aftur
the deal is off
~ eftir e-m
coax sby
~ frá e-u
settle sth, put sth in order
~ fram af e-m
shock sby
~ fram af sér
overexert oneself
~ fram hjá e-m
pass sby (over)
~ vel fram
put up a good fight
~ fyrir
take priority
~ fyrir e-n
have an audience with sby
~st fyrir e-u
organize sth
~ gegnum e-ð
suffer sth
~ í e-ð
get sth done
~ í félag
join a society
~ í garð
arrive (of seasons)
~ í skrokk á e-m
beat sby up badly, put great pressure on sby
hugmyndin gengur (í) gegnum verkið
the idea repeats itself throughout the work
~ langt
(í samningum) go to great lengths, go a long way (to appease another party)
~st inn á e-ð
agree to sth
~ með barn
be with child
~ milli bols og höfuðs á e-m
finish sby off
e-ð gengur e-m nærri
sth hits sby hard
~ nærri sér
work oneself hard
það gekk saman með þeim
they reached an agreement
það gekk þannig til
that is the way it happened
honum gekk gott til
his intentions were good
~ um
walk about
~ um beina
wait on
~ vel um
be tidy
það gengur mikið undan honum
he gets a lot done
sólin gengur undir
the sun sets
það gengur ekki upp
it does not work, it does not fit
~ úr sér
decay, go to ruin
~ úr skaftinu
drop out of sth
~ út
1) sell well,
2) be married
~ út frá e-u
assume
~ vel til fara
be well dressed
~ við hjá e-m
drop in on sby
~st við e-u
confess sth, admit sth
það gekk ekki eftir
it did not turn out as expected

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