What does hætta in Icelandic mean?
What is the meaning of the word hætta in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hætta in Icelandic.
The word hætta in Icelandic means danger, abandon, hazard. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word hætta
dangernoun (exposure to liable harm) Hvað sem því líður stafar ungu fólki veruleg hætta af því að spila um peninga. Nevertheless, gambling poses some very real dangers to young people. |
abandonverb (to give up control of, surrender) Líklega hefðu aðrir leiðtogar sýnt þá visku að hætta eftirförinni en það gerði faraó ekki. A more prudent head would have abandoned the chase—but not Pharaoh. |
hazardverb Ūađ hefur veriđ hætta í tvo sķlarhringa. It is hazardous and has been for about 48 hours. |
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„Það er meiri hætta á að þær veki áhuga eldri pilta sem eru líklegir til vera byrjaðir að stunda kynlíf,“ segir í bókinni A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Years. “They’re also at risk of attracting the attention of older boys who are more apt to be sexually experienced,” says the book A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Years. |
Djöfullinn lagði hverja ógæfuna á fætur annarri á þennan trúfasta mann til að reyna að fá hann til að hætta að þjóna Guði. In an effort to turn him away from serving God, the Devil brings one calamity after another upon that faithful man. |
Hún skildi náttúrulega ekki hvers vegna ég grét, en á þeirri stundu ákvað ég að dvelja ekki framar við neikvæðar hugsanir og hætta allri sjálfsmeðaumkun. Obviously, she did not understand why I wept, but at that moment I resolved to stop feeling sorry for myself and dwelling on negative thoughts. |
Ūess vegna verđurđu ađ hætta. Which is why you have got to stop. |
Ég verđ ađ hætta. I've got to stop. |
Viltu hætta ūessu? Will you stop it? |
Líklega hefðu aðrir leiðtogar sýnt þá visku að hætta eftirförinni en það gerði faraó ekki. A more prudent head would have abandoned the chase —but not Pharaoh. |
Líffræđileg, kjarnorku eđa efnafræđileg hætta. A biological, nuclear or chemical threat. |
Maðurinn mun aldrei hætta af sjálfsdáðum að menga umhverfi sitt heldur mun Guð stöðva hann þegar hann eyðir þeim sem eru að eyða jörðina. Man will never stop the polluting; God will when he destroys those who are destroying the earth. |
Þegar yfirmaður búðanna kom inn og stóð hópinn að því að syngja skipaði hann okkur að hætta. When the commandant of the barracks would come in and find a group of us singing a song, he would order us to stop. |
Viđ skulum hætta ađ ūykjast. We're all going to stop pretending now. |
Vissi aldrei hvenær ætti ađ hætta. Never did know when to quit. |
Einn er blađamađur, á blađi sem er í betri klassanum - hann er ađ hugsa um ađ hætta til ūess ađ geta, skrifađ í alvöru ". There is one journalist, though on a better class of paper - a career he's always threatening to abandon in order, as he puts it, " really to write ". |
Ađalatriđiđ er ađ hún sá eitthvađ viđ mig, meira en 200 bahtana sem ég borgađi, ævintũramann sem ūorđi ađ hætta öllu. The thing is, she saw something in me... beyond the 200 baht- - a man with an eye for adventure... who wasn't afraid to risk it all. |
Segðu honum að hætta njósnir á fólk. Tell him to stop spying on people. |
Og ūá verđur drengnum hræđileg hætta búin. When he does, the boy will in terrible danger! |
Eigum viđ ađ hætta lífi allra fyrir krakka sem mjög trúlega eru dánir? Are we supposed to jeopardize the lives of everyone for children who in all probability are already dead? |
20 Í hvaða skilningi mun ‚sólin sortna, tunglið hætta að skína, stjörnurnar hrapa af himni og kraftar himnanna bifast‘? 20 In what sense will ‘the sun be darkened, the moon not give its light, the stars fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens be shaken’? |
„Ég var búinn að sjá hvað Jehóva hafði gert við líf mitt með því að hjálpa mér að hætta drykkjuskap. “I had seen what Jehovah did for my life by helping me to get off the alcohol. |
Menn verða vanir því og hætta að hugsa um hve mikilfenglegt það er. Its presence is familiar; its height is no longer awe-inspiring. |
Sumir brautryðjendur hafa þurft að hætta um tíma en oft er þó hægt að ráða við erfiðleikana eða jafnvel afstýra þeim. Though some pioneers have found that they have had to discontinue their service for a time, the challenges can often be managed or even avoided. |
Hún bađ mig ađ hætta en ég vildi ūađ ekki. She asked me to quit, but I wouldn't. |
Allt í lagi. Reyndu ađ hætta ađ hitta ūessa dömu. Okay, look, try to break off seeing this broad. |
Stundum langar mig mest til að leggja árar í bát og hætta að berjast. At times, I want to throw my hands up and stop fighting. |
George Bush láta Saddam hætta. George Bush get rid Saddams now? |
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