Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for upp

upp adv

1. (um hreyfingu/of motion) up, upwards

ganga ~ brekkuna

walk uphill

fara ~ á fjallið

go to the top of the mountain

~ í móti

uphill

~ með ánni

upstream

~ á við

upwards

2. (um staðsetningu/of place)

liggja ~ í loft

lie flat on one's back

snúa ~

face upwards

hann er ~ frá

he's up there

3. (um tíma/of time)

~ á síðkastið

lately

~ frá því

from then on

~ á mínútu

to the minute, very punctually

4. phrases

vera ~ á sitt besta

be in one's prime

hafa e-ð ~ úr sér

earn some money

þetta gengur ~ og ofan

it has its ups and downs

~ á hár

precisely

~ á það að gera

as far as that is concerned, as regards that

ég talaði við hann ~ á það

I spoke to him in this connection

~ á þína ábyrgð

on your own responsibility

~ undir tíu

almost ten

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