What does aldrei in Icelandic mean?

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

The word aldrei in Icelandic means never, in a pig's eye, ever. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aldrei

never

adverb (at no time)

Tom gleymir næstum því aldrei að þvo sér um hendurnar áður en hann fer að borða.

Tom almost never forgets to wash his hands before eating.

in a pig's eye

adverb (very unlikely, probably never)

ever

adverb

Ég trúi því ekki að þú hafir aldrei heyrt um hana.

I don't believe I've ever heard of her.

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Hann var djarfur og snjall herstjórnandi og tapaði aldrei orrustu.

He was the leader of his wrestling faction and never lost a fight.

„Áður sat ég bara og svaraði aldrei því að ég hélt að engan langaði til að heyra hvað ég hefði að segja.

“I used to sit there and never comment, thinking that nobody would want to hear what I had to say.

Ég vildi aldrei koma hingađ í upphafi.

In fact, I never wanted to come here in the first place.

Ég drekk aldrei á morgnana.

I never drink in the morning.

Kvartmilljķn skota á ferlinum en aldrei lifandi skotmark.

A quarter million rounds in his career, not one at a human target.

Leggđu viđ hlustir og ūeir ūagna aldrei.

Open your ears'n they never stop a'yibberin'.

Konan talaði alltaf við hana í dyrasímanum en kom aldrei til dyra til að hitta Hatsumi.

The householder only answered through the intercom, never coming out to meet Hatsumi.

Kærleikurinn fellur aldrei úr gildi.“

Love never fails.”

Ég vissi þér munduð aldrei fá hann.

I was certain that you would never have him.

Listamađur hættir aldrei ađ vinna.

An artist never stops working.

Ég átti ūá aldrei möguleika.

I never even had a chance.

Ég hefi aldrei séð hann.

Never met him.

„Þeir myndu aldrei nokkurn tíma gera hver öðrum mein af ásettu ráði.“

“They would never, never intentionally hurt one another.”

Napóleon II fyrirgaf móður sinni aldrei og lét þau orð falla að „Ef Jósefína hefði verið móðir mín hefði faðir minn ekki verið jarðsettur á Sankti Helenu“.

The relationship with his mother broke down to such an extent that he once remarked "If Josephine had been my mother, my father would not have been buried at Saint Helena, and I should not be at Vienna.

Ūiđ hafiđ aldrei talađ um börn.

You never talked about children?

Pabbi gleymdi þessu aldrei.

Dad never forgot.

Enda þótt jól nútímans einkennist af „verslunaræði“ er staðreyndin sú að sannkristnum mönnum fannst aldrei að það ætti að halda upp á fæðingu Jesú.

While modern Christmas abounds in “gaudy commercialism,” the fact is that true Christians never expected to celebrate Jesus’ birth.

Mundu að sagt var um Jóhannes að hann myndi aldrei „drekka vín né áfengan drykk.“ — Lúkas 1:15.

Remember, it was said of John that he was to “drink no wine and strong drink at all.” —Luke 1:15.

Ūiđ sögđust aldrei koma á mitt svæđi.

! You said you'd never come to my territory.

Ég gaf og gaf, reyndi að kaupa ást, fannst ég aldrei verðug skilyrðislausrar ástar.

I gave and gave, trying to buy love, never feeling worthy of unconditional love.

Aldrei framar hryðjuverk!

Terrorism never again!

Enn, auðvitað, þorði ég aldrei að yfirgefa herbergi fyrir augnablik, því að ég var ekki viss þegar hann gæti komið, og billet var svo góður, og hentar mér svo vel, að ég myndi ekki hætta að tap af því.

Still, of course, I never dared to leave the room for an instant, for I was not sure when he might come, and the billet was such a good one, and suited me so well, that I would not risk the loss of it.

það ljós er aldrei dvín,

The everlasting Light.

Annaðhvort færi hann aftur til Dóminíska lýðveldisins og talaði aldrei aftur við fjölskyldu sína eða gæfi sig fram hjá lögreglunni.

Either go back to Dominica and never speak to his family again or turn himself in to the police.

En súrefnisbirgðirnar ganga aldrei til þurrðar og andrúmsloftið fyllist aldrei „úrgangsefninu“ koldíoxíði.

Even so, the supply of oxygen never runs out, and the atmosphere never becomes choked with the “waste” gas, carbon dioxide.

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