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von f (-ar, -ir)

1. hope
gera sér ~ir um e-ð
hope for sth
2. (vænting) expectation
eiga ~ á e-u
expect sth
það er ~ á honum
he is expected soon
eftir ~um
as is to be expected
3. phrases
~ bráðar
quite soon
~um framar
beyond expectation
það er borin ~
this is hopeless
þetta getur brugðist til beggja ~a
this could go either way
gera e-ð upp á ~ og ó~
take a risk
til ~ar og vara
to be on the safe side
það var ekki ~!
no wonder!
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