What does á móti in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word á móti in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use á móti in Icelandic.

The word á móti in Icelandic means versus, against, from. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word á móti

versus

adposition (in opposition to)

against

adposition

Þú kannt að hafa rétt fyrir þér en ég er á móti þinni skoðun.

You may be right, but I am against your opinion.

from

adposition (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)

Við njótum mikillar blessunar að taka stöðugt á móti leiðsögn lifandi postula og spámanna.

We are greatly blessed to have continuing counsel from living apostles and prophets.

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Hann tók vel á móti mér og heilsaði mér innilega.

He gave me a warm and hearty welcome.

Sumarið 1900 hitti hann Russell á móti Biblíunemendanna eins og vottar Jehóva voru kallaðir á þeim tíma.

In the summer of 1900, he met Russell at a convention of the Bible Students, as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called.

Mós. 16:3-6), Ísmael er á móti öllum og allir á móti honum. – 1. Mós.

16:3-6); Ishmael is against everyone and everyone’s hand is against him. —Gen.

Greinin átti stóran þátt í því að snúa almenningsálitinu upp á móti Helga Tómassyni og fylgismönnum hans.

The Association defined its purpose as promoting the general welfare of the aluminum industry and its members.

Sumir taka vel á móti okkur en aðrir hvorki skilja né virða trú okkar og tilbeiðslu.

Some respond favorably, while others neither understand nor appreciate our form of worship.

Postulinn Jóhannes tekur á móti opinberunum Opinberunarbókar.

John the Apostle receives the prophecies in the book of Revelation.

Þeir skjóta á móti.

They will undoubtedly shoot back.

Vonandi hefurðu ekki á móti því að ég birtist bara þér að óvörum.

I hope you don't mind me just showing up and surprising you.

Ég brosti á móti og bauð henni Varðturninn og Vaknið!

I smiled and offered her The Watchtower and Awake!

Flavia tók á móti sannleikanum og lét skírast.

Flavia accepted Bible truth and was baptized.

Þeir nutu þvert á móti meira frelsis en hin vígða Ísraelsþjóð fortíðar hafði notið.

On the contrary, they were to enjoy greater freedom than that possessed by the dedicated nation of natural Israel.

Getum við gert eitthvað ákveðið til að vinna á móti áhrifum hins synduga holds?

Are there practical steps we can take to counteract the pull of our sinful flesh?

Við skulum standa einörð á móti slóttugum tilraunum hans til að tæla okkur til að syndga.

Let us reject his crafty efforts to lure us into sin!

Tökum vel á móti þeim og sýnum að við erum einlæglega ánægð að sjá þá.

Welcome them, and let them know that you are genuinely happy to see them.

Ef þú vilt efla kærleikann verður þú að standa á móti anda heimsins.

If you want to grow in genuine love, you must firmly resist the spirit of the world.

Hvernig getum við tekið vel á móti þeim sem eru óvirkir?

How may we welcome those who are inactive?

(Matteus 23: 8-10) Þvert á móti ættu allir kristnir menn að vera prédikarar fagnaðarerindisins.

(Matthew 23:8-10) On the contrary, all Christians are to be preachers of the good news.

15 Skilningur okkar á spádómunum hefur aftur á móti skýrst samhliða framvindunni í heiminum.

15 As events develop, though, our understanding of prophecy has become clearer.

Ertu með eða á móti þessu?

Are you for or against this?

Þeir gleðjast yfir óförum annarra, ímynda sér að það styrki aftur á móti þeirra eigin stöðu.

They are happy when others fare badly, imagining that it will in turn boost their own rating.

35 Og einnig allir þeir, sem taka á móti þessu prestdæmi, taka á móti mér, segir Drottinn —

35 And also all they who receive this priesthood areceive me, saith the Lord;

Í einstaka tilfelli gæti bróðir verið tilneyddur að höfða mál á móti til að verja sig í málaferlum.

There are also cases in which a brother might feel compelled to countersue in order to protect himself in a lawsuit.

Vextir venjulegra skuldabréfa eru aftur á móti oft hærri en vextir breytilegra skuldabréfa.

Project finance is often more complicated than alternative financing methods.

Guð er á móti svona hátterni.

God is against these bad things.

Skatturinn átti að draga úr ríkisútgjöldum á móti lækkun á verndartollum.

Regulation was introduced and there were compulsory health checks to protect soldiers from venereal diseases.

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