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svip/ur m (-s, -ir)

1. (andlitsdrættir) (facial) expression
hann var glaður á ~inn
he looked glad
það kom ~~ á hann
he frowned
2. (útlit) look, appearance
3. (líking) (slight) resemblance, similitude
það er ~~ með þeim
they look a bit alike
4. (vofa) spectre, apparition
5. phrases
hann er ekki orðinn nema ~~ hjá sjón
he looks like a shadow of his former self
ég man þetta ekki í ~inn
I cannot recall it at the moment
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