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snúa v (dat/acc) (snýr; snéri or sneri, snéru or sneru, snúið )

A. (dat)
1. (venda) turn
~ e-u
turn sth round, turn sth over
~ sér í hring
turn around in a circle
2. (vísa) face
glugginn snýr í norður
the window faces north
3. (þýða) translate
~ e-u á íslensku
translate/render sth into Icelandic
4. (telja hughvarf)
~ e-m
change sby's mind, convert sby
5. (láta þjóna sér)
~ e-m
make sby run errands
B. (acc)
1. (flétta) twist, twine
2.
~ sig
twist one's ankle/elbow
C. impers
honum snérist/snerist hugur
he changed his mind
D. refl go round, rotate
hjólið snýst
the wheel goes round
allt snýst um hann
everything depends on him, he is the central figure
jörðin snýst um sólina
the earth revolves around the sun
E. pp difficult, intricate
F. phrases
~ á e-n
get the better of sby, play a trick on sby
~ e-m á sitt mál
pursuade sby to take up one's own viewpoint, convert sby to one's own view
~st á sveif með e-m
turn over to sby's side
~ e-u að e-u
turn sth toward sth
~ sér að e-u
get down to sth, start doing sth
~ aftur
return, go back
~ aftur með e-ð
take sth back
~ frá
turn back
~ fram
face forward
~ e-u upp í grín
make a joke of sth
~st fyrir e-n
run errands for sby
~st gegn e-u
turn against sth
~st í e-ð
turn into sth
~st í e-u
be busy doing sth
~st í lið með e-m
go over to sby's side
hvor hliðin snýr niður?
which side faces down(wards)?
~ sér til e-rs (með e-ð)
turn to sby (for help with sth)
~ e-m til kristni
convert sby to Christianity
~ sér undan
turn one's face the other way
~ upp
face upwards
~ upp á e-ð
twist sth
~ upp á sig
put on airs
~st upp í e-ð
turn into sth, change into sth
~ e-n úr hálsliðnum
break sby's neck
~ út úr fyrir e-m
twist sby's words
~ út að götunni
face the street
~ sig út úr e-u
wriggle out of sth
~ við
turn back
~st við e-u
react to sth
~ öfugt
be upside down, not face in the right direction, be reversed

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