Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for ráða

ráða v (acc/dat) (ræður; réð or réði, réðu, ráðið )

A. (acc)

1. (~ til starfs) employ, engage, hire

2. (leysa úr) solve

~ gátu

solve a riddle

~ draum

interpret a dream

B. (dat)

1. (stjórna) command, rule, control

hver ræður hér?

who is in charge here?

2. (ákveða) decide

láttu mig ~

let me decide

hann ræður öllu hér

he makes all the decisions here

3. (ráðleggja) advise, suggest

~ e-m heilt

give sby good advice

C. refl

það verður að ~st

it will have to take its course

D. pp ráðinn

1. (fastnaður í vinnu) employed, hired

2. (ákveðinn) determined, decided

vera ráðinn í að gera e-ð

be set on doing sth

E. phrases

~ bót á e-u

remedy sth, put sth to rights

~st á e-n

attack sby

~st að e-m

attack sby

~ e-ð af e-u

infer sth from sth

~ e-n af dögum

assassinate sby

~ e-m frá e-u

advise sby not to do sth

~ fram úr e-u

find a solution for sth

~ í e-ð

make a guess about sth

~st í e-ð

take sth on

~ sig til e-s

~ við e-ð

be able to deal with sth

~ við e-n

be a match for sby

~ yfir e-u

be in control of sth

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