What does átt in Icelandic mean?

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

The word átt in Icelandic means direction, way, side. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word átt

direction

noun (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Við komum að gatnamótum og höfðum enga hugmynd í hvaða átt við ættum að fara.

We came to a fork in the road and had no idea which direction to go.

way

noun

Við getum átt samskipti hvert við annað á marga vegu.

We can communicate with each other in many ways.

side

noun

Merking íslenska orðtaksins að hallast að getur falið í sér líkamlega hreyfingu í eina átt.

In English the word lean has a connotation of physically listing or moving to one side.

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Ūú átt ađ bíđa í röđinni, Lewis.

You should wait in line, Mr. Lewis.

Hann á margt ólært en stefnir í rétta átt

He' s got a lot to learn, but he' s headed in the right direction

Veltu fyrir þér hvernig samræður þú átt við vini þína.

Analyze the conversations you have with your friends.

Enginn hefði getað átt betri föður

There is no better father that a boy could have had

Ūađ tekur drjúgan tíma og ūú átt eftir ađ svitna mikiđ.

That takes a fair amount of time, and you'll do a lot of sweating.

Orðið „andi“ (ruʹach á hebresku) getur þar af leiðandi átt við lífskraftinn sem er virkur í öllum lifandi skepnum, bæði mönnum og dýrum, og þau viðhalda með andardrættinum.

So “spirit” can refer to the life-force that is active in all living creatures, both humans and animals, and that is sustained by breathing.

Erum viđ ekki ađ fara í öfuga átt?

Then, aren't we going in the wrong direction?

Þeir yfirgefa svo loftsalinn, fara út í svala og myrka nóttina og ganga þvert yfir Kedrondal í átt til Betaníu.

Then they descend from the upper room, emerge into the cool darkness of the night, and head back across the Kidron Valley toward Bethany.

Ūú átt stķrt hús, fyrirtæki.

You got a big house, you're a big success.

Já, hér höfum við átt margar góðar stundir.

Here we have had so many wonderful moments.

Með því að senda þá í útlegð verður skalli þeirra ‚breiður sem á gammi‘ og er þar greinilega átt við gammategund sem er aðeins með örlítið af mjúku hári á höfðinu.

By their being sent into captivity, their baldness is to be broadened out “like that of the eagle” —apparently a type of vulture that has only a few soft hairs on its head.

En áhyggjur lífsins og löngun í efnisleg þægindi geta átt sterk ítök í okkur.

Yet, the anxieties of life and the lure of material comforts can have a powerful grip on us.

Dæmd til ađ ūjķna gömlum manni sem hefđi átt ađ elska hana sem fađir.

Doomed to wait upon an old man, who should have loved her as a father.

Hún hefði átt að vera þeim sönnun þess hve mikilvægt það væri að hlýða miskunnsömum Guði sínum og reiða sig á hann. — 2. Mósebók 16: 13-16, 31; 34: 6, 7.

It should have proved the importance of obeying their merciful God and depending on him.—Exodus 16:13-16, 31; 34:6, 7.

En hvers vegna að ergja sig yfir peningum sem þú átt ekki? Væri ekki betra að læra að fara vel með það sem þú hefur milli handanna?

However, rather than fret about the money you don’t have, why not learn to control the money that does pass through your hands?

Aftur í sömu átt.

Back in same direction.

Ūú átt ađ vera í kirkjunni.

You're supposed to be at the church.

13 Siðbót Hiskía og Jósía er hliðstæð hinni stórfenglegu endurreisn sannrar tilbeiðslu sem hefur átt sér stað meðal sannkristinna manna frá krýningu Jesú Krists árið 1914.

13 The reforms of Hezekiah and Josiah parallel the marvelous restoration of true worship that has occurred among true Christians since the enthronement of Jesus Christ in 1914.

Biblían lætur ósagt hvort hér sé átt við stuðning engla, lofsteinaregn sem vitringar Sísera hafa túlkað sem ógæfumerki eða kannski stjörnuspár sem Sísera lét gera en rættust ekki.

The Bible does not say whether this involved angelic assistance, meteorite showers that were interpreted ominously by Sisera’s wise men, or perhaps astrological predictions for Sisera that proved false.

Þú átt kannski fleiri úrræði en þú gerir þér grein fyrir.

You may have more options than you realize.

* Hvernig geta syndarar eins og við átt kost á því?

* How is that possible for sinners such as we are?

Ūú átt ađ lifa lengi og skreyta ūig ūegar barnabörnin útskrifast.

We want you to live long and wear your sparklers to grandkids'graduations.

Ef ég heyri að hann hafi átt leið hér um án þess að þú látir mig vita ferð þú í steininn.

'Cause if I hear he even passed this way without you telling me about it... you're going to jail.

Svo eitt sé nefnt geta umferðarslys varla átt sér stað vegna íhlutunar Guðs vegna þess að rækileg rannsókn leiðir yfirleitt í ljós fullkomlega eðlilega orsök.

For one thing, automobile accidents can hardly be the result of divine intervention, since a thorough investigation will usually reveal a perfectly logical cause.

Ūú átt ađ hitta boltann.

You're supposed to hit the ball.

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