tal n (-s, töl)
1. (það að tala) speech
2. (samræða) conversation
e-ð berst í ~
sth crops up in conversation, sth is mentioned
færa e-ð í ~
bring sth up
ná ~i af e-m
get to talk to sby
síminn er á ~i
the line is engaged, the phone is busy
3. (tala) number
vita ekki aura sinna ~
wallow in money
þeir voru hundrað ~sins
they were a hundred all told
tíu ~sins
ten in all
það tekur engu ~i
it is beyond description