What does starf in Icelandic mean?

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

The word starf in Icelandic means job, operation, work. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word starf

job

noun (economic role for which a person is paid)

Hún nýtti sér tengsl föður síns við að ná sér í núverandi starf sitt.
She capitalised on her father's connections in getting her present job.

operation

noun (method by which a device performs its function)

Ūetta er mitt starf.
This is my operation.

work

verb

Himneskur faðir hefur fært ykkur hingað á þessum tíma fyrir ákveðið starf í eilífum tilgangi.
Father in Heaven has brought you here at this particular time for a special work and eternal purpose.

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Núverandi starf
My Work Today
Ūađ er undarlegt starf.
It's kind of an odd job.
(b) Hvað segja nokkrar deildarskrifstofur um starf aðfluttra boðbera?
(b) What did some branch offices say about those from abroad who serve in the branch territory?
Eins og til dæmis viđ ađ fä ūetta starf.
Well, like to get this job.
Mars, 1888 - ég var að fara úr ferð að sjúklingur ( því ég var nú aftur til borgaralegt starf ), þegar leið mín leiddi mig í gegnum
March, 1888 -- I was returning from a journey to a patient ( for I had now returned to civil practice ), when my way led me through
Oliver bað Guð um staðfestingu varðandi endurreisnina og starf hans henni viðkomandi.
Oliver asked for a confirmation from God regarding the Restoration and his work in it.
Þó er stundum erfitt fyrir kristinn mann að finna starf sem samræmist stöðlum Biblíunnar.
Yet, it is sometimes difficult for a Christian to find employment that is in harmony with Bible standards.
Þetta er hluti heimsóknarkennsluboðskapar sem fjallar um líf og starf frelsarans.
This is part of a series of Visiting Teaching Messages featuring aspects of the mission of the Savior.
Við þurfum hins vegar að varast að láta það setja venjubundið starf okkar í þágu Guðsríkis úr skorðum. — Fil.
However, we have to guard against allowing our theocratic routine to be disrupted. —Phil.
5 Jeremía var spámaður í Jerúsalem í meira en 40 ár (647-607 f.o.t.) og það var engan veginn auðvelt starf.
5 Jeremiah’s prophetic ministry in Jerusalem spanned more than 40 years (647-607 B.C.E.), and it was no easy assignment.
Ūađ er okkar starf.
This is our job.
Ūađ er eins og ūér finnist okkar starf ekki í almanna hag.
It seems you feel our work is not a benefit to the public.
Þetta er engan veginn auðvelt starf en Jehóva gleðst er hann horfir á fólk sitt lifa í sannleikanum og segja öðrum frá fagnaðarerindinu.
It is not an easy work, yet how Jehovah rejoices when he observes his people faithfully living the truth and sharing the good news with others!
Ein besta leiðin til að sýna sannan kærleika okkar til annarra er að vinna þetta starf af öllu hjarta. — 1. Þess.
Doing this work whole-souled is one of the finest expressions we can make of our true love for others. —1 Thess.
11 Og allt starf þitt skal héðan í frá helgað Síon, af allri sálu þinni. Já, þú skalt ætíð ljúka upp munni þínum fyrir málstað minn, og aóttast ekki hvað bmaðurinn getur gjört, því að ég er cmeð þér.
11 And your whole labor shall be in Zion, with all your soul, from henceforth; yea, you shall ever open your mouth in my cause, not afearing what bman can do, for I am cwith you.
Þetta er hluti heimsóknarkennslu-boðskapar sem fjallar um líf og starf frelsarans.
This is part of a series of Visiting Teaching Messages featuring aspects of the mission of the Savior.
Þú ‚sóttist eftir‘ því að verða öldungur og gerðir þér grein fyrir að starf umsjónarmanns væri „fagurt hlutverk.“
You ‘reached out,’ or sought to qualify, to be an elder, appreciating that being an overseer is “a fine work.”
Enginn kærasti, ekkert starf.
No boyfriend, no job.
Ég held ég hafi valið rangt starf hjá hinu opinbera.
Gotta say, I'm thinking I got in the wrong line of public service.
Þetta starf snýst ekki um að fá háa eða áberandi stöðu eða vald.
This “office” is not a position of prominence or power.
(Amos 7:12, 13) Amasía rangfærði orð spámannsins þegar hann fór fram á að Jeróbóam konungur bannaði starf Amosar.
(Amos 7:12, 13) In his appeal to King Jeroboam to ban the work of Amos, Amaziah twisted the words of the prophet.
Síðari heimsstyrjöldin braust út árið 1939 og árið eftir var starf Votta Jehóva bannað í Kanada.
World War II broke out in 1939, and the next year the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Canada was banned.
Hvaða starf er þetta og hvers vegna er það svona nauðsynlegt?
What is it, and why is it essential?
En þú verður að taka þetta starf alvarlega.
But I need you to start taking this job seriously.
Sumar ríkisstjórnir hindra starf okkar.
Some governments restrict our work.

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