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fara v (acc) (fer; fór, fóru, farið )

1. (halda brott) leave, go
ég er að ~
I am about to leave
2. (ferðast) move, travel
~ huldu höfði
be incognito
ég fór gamla veginn
I took the old road
3. (byrja) (with infin) begin, commence
hann er farinn að keyra bíl
he has started driving
4. (enda) end
þetta fór vel
it ended well
5. (hæfa) fit,suit
peysan fer mér ekki vel
the blouse doesn't suit me
það fer vel á því
it is fitting
fötin fara vel
the suit is a good fit
6. (meðhöndla) handle, treat
~ vel með e-ð
treat sth well
~ höndum um e-ð
handle sth
7. impers
honum fer aftur
he is losing his touch
e-m fer fram
sby is improving
henni fer kjóllinn vel
the dress suits her
8. refl (um fólk) perish (um skip og vélar) get wrecked
þér ferst þetta ekki!
who are you to talk!
9. pp
farinn að heilsu
in poor health
illa farinn
in a sorry state
10. phrases
~ á bak við e-n
go behind sby's back
hvað fór þeim á milli?
what did they talk about?
~ á hausinn
go bankrupt
~ á mis við e-ð
miss sth, be deprived of sth
þeir fórust á mis
they missed each other, they failed to meet
~ á/af stað
start, take off
~ rétt að e-u
do sth the right way
~ illa að ráði sínu
spoil one's chances, do badly
~ eftir e-u
1) fetch sth
2) follow instructions
það fer eftir e-u
it depends on sth
~ ferða sinna
go where one pleases
því fer fjarri
far from it
~ frá
get out of the way
e-ð fer fram
sth takes place
~ fram á e-ð
request sth
~ fram hjá e-m
pass sby
~ fram úr e-m
overtake sby
~ fram úr
get out of bed
~ fram úr áætlun
overshoot the budget
~ fram úr hófi
go to excess, go beyond the limit
~st fyrir
be neglected, be forgotten
~ hjá
pass by
~ hjá sér
be embarrassed
það fer ekki hjá því
it cannot be avoided, it has to happen
~ í
dress
~ kringum e-ð
bend the rules
~ með e-ð
take sth with one
~ með kvæði
recite a poem
~ með sig
do oneself in
~ niður
1) go downstairs
2) be spilled
~ um
1) fall down, topple
2) travel about
~ undan í flæmingi
be evasive
~ úr
undress
~ út
1) go outside
2) travel abroad
3) go out on the town
~st vel við e-n
do well by sby
~ yfir um
go crazy
því er nú svo farið
that's how it stands
það fór e-m mikinn
he had a lot of momentum, he was moving at quite a pace

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