Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for líta

líta v (acc) (leit, litu, litið)

1. (horfa) look, glance

~ e-ð

look somewhere

2. (sjá) see

~ e-n

see sby

3. refl

mér líst vel á þetta

I like the look of this, I approve of this

4. phrases

~ á e-n

look at sby

~ á e-ð

examine sth

þegar á allt er litið

all things considered

~ stórt á sig

have a high opinion of oneself

~ af e-u

glance away from sth

~ aftur

look back

~ eftir e-m

look after sby

fljótt á litið

at first glance

hvernig sem á er litið

no matter how one looks at sth

~ í bók

dip into a book

~ inn

drop in

~ niður á e-n

look down upon sby

~ undan

look away

~ vel/illa út

look good/bad

ég lít ekki við þessu

I won't have anything to do with this

~ yfir grein

look through an article

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