What does reka in Icelandic mean?

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

The word reka in Icelandic means fire, run. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word reka

fire

verb (to terminate the employment of)

Ég mun neyðast til að reka þig ef þú kemur of seint svona oft.
I'll have to fire you if you come late so often.

run

verb (to be in charge of)

Til að byrja með, eru sjóðirnir ekki nægir til að að reka verslun.
To begin with, the funds are not sufficient for running a grocery.

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Það er kaldhæðnislegt að á sama tíma og heilbrigðisyfirvöld reyna í örvæntingu að stöðva útbreiðslu banvæns samræðissjúkdóms skuli svokallaðar kristnar þjóðir reka harðan áróður fyrir siðlausri áhættuhegðun!
How ironic it is that while health officials desperately try to halt the progress of a deadly sexually transmitted disease, so-called Christian nations unleash propaganda promoting immoral, high-risk behavior!
50 Og þér skuluð reka viðskipti yðar í eigin nafni, og eigin nöfnum.
50 And you shall do your business in your own name, and in your own names.
Austur-Gondvana fór að gliðna sundur fyrir um 120 milljón árum þegar Indland tók að reka í norðurátt.
East Gondwana then began to break apart about 115–120 million years ago when India began to move northward.
Simon ætlar ađ reka ūig.
Simon is going to fire you.
* Hve auðvelt er að láta reka á reiðanum.
* Ease of hanging out.
Já, sönn trúarbrögð reka burt ótta!
Yes, true religion does dispel fear!
Davíð lét sér ekki nægja að halda sig í öruggri fjarlægð og reka rándýrin burt.
David did not simply try to drive off those predators from a safe distance.
Við erum í raun að leigja peningana frá bönkunum sem við þörfnust til að reka hagkerfið.
In effect we are renting the money we need to run our economy from the banks.
Ég myndi reka ūig, Bridget.
I'd fire you, Bridge.
Hafði hann áhyggjur af því að Gajus yrði hikandi við að bjóða gestum til sín þar sem Díótrefes vildi reka þá úr söfnuðinum sem sýndu gestrisni?
Was the apostle worried that Gaius might hesitate because Diotrephes was attempting to throw hospitable Christians out of the congregation?
(Lúkas 2: 48, Bi 1912) Robertson segir að gríska orðið, sem hér er notað, merki „að slá út, reka út með höggi.“
(Luke 2:48) Robertson says that the Greek word in this expression means “to strike out, drive out by a blow.”
Í dag lét yfirmađur stķrfyrirtækis páfagauk reka mig.
Today, the head of a major corporation had a parrot fire me.
Ūú ūarft ađ reka mig.
You'll have to fire me.
Ég læt pabba reka ūig.
L'll just get Dad to fire you.
„Vottar Jehóva reka mjög viðamikla útgáfustarfsemi á Suður-Kyrrahafi og notfæra sér nýjustu tækni . . .
“Jehovah’s Witnesses have a very active publishing programme, which uses the most up-to-date technology in the South Pacific. . . .
Það er engin ástæða til að reka á eftir þeim gegnum bernskuna þannig að þau fái varla að njóta þess að vera börn.
There is no need to rush them through it or cause them to miss it altogether.
Ég ætla ekki ađ reka ūig.
I'm not going to fire you, OK?
Verđum ađ reka ķlöglegu innflytjendurna yfir landamærin.
We have to run those illegals across the border.
Er hægt ađ reka gripina hér í gegn?
Can you drive the cattle through here?
Það gæti reynst nauðsynlegt að reka iðrunarlausa misgerðarmanninn úr söfnuðinum.
The unrepentant wrongdoer may have to be expelled from the congregation.
Ég mun þurfa að reka þig ef þú kemur svona oft of seint.
I will have to fire you if you come late so often.
Þeir sem láta visku Guðs ráða gerðum sínum láta ekki slíka eigingirni reka sig endalaust áfram.
But those guided by godly wisdom are not endlessly goaded on by such selfishness.
Mig langar bara ađ vakna snemma, reka mitt eigiđ fyrirtæki og fara međ ūér í bíķ um helgar.
All I want is to get up early, run my own business take you out to a movie on the weekend.
Og ástæða þess að þú hættir var að reka þig burt.
Yeah and the reason you quit just kicked you to the curb.
Líklega til ađ reka mig.
Probably wants to fire me himself.

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