What does sund in Icelandic mean?

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

The word sund in Icelandic means swim, strait, swimming, Strait, strait, human swimming. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sund

swim

noun (act or instance of swimming)

Þú ert ekki nógu gamall til að fara einn í sund.
You are not old enough to go swimming by yourself.

strait

noun (narrow channel of water)

En Bass-sund hefur reynst einhver hættulegasta sjóleið í heimi.
Bass Strait, however, has proved to be one of the roughest stretches of water in the world.

swimming

noun

Þú ert ekki nógu gamall til að fara einn í sund.
You are not old enough to go swimming by yourself.

Strait

adjective verb noun adverb

En Bass-sund hefur reynst einhver hættulegasta sjóleið í heimi.
Bass Strait, however, has proved to be one of the roughest stretches of water in the world.

strait

adjective verb noun adverb (narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water)

En Bass-sund hefur reynst einhver hættulegasta sjóleið í heimi.
Bass Strait, however, has proved to be one of the roughest stretches of water in the world.

human swimming

adjective verb noun adverb (self propulsion of a person through water or other liquid)

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Ég var ađ fara í sund í Black Point međ Brandy og ūá sá ég mömmu og einhvern aula fara inn í hús.
I was on my way to swim in the Black Point pool with Brandy and suddenly I see Mom and some douche-bag walking into a house.
Við erum lið beint í sund milli Branca Island og meginlands.
We're heading straight for the channel between Branca Island and the mainland.
Svo virđist sem ég fari í sund.
It looks like I'm going swimming.
Stundum förum við í leiki eða sund eða gerum annað sem okkur finnst gaman og ber vott um heilbrigðan áhuga á sjálfum okkur.
At times we play games, swim, or do other things that we enjoy, reflecting a balanced interest in ourselves.
Ekkert sund leyft hér.“
No swimming allowed here.”
En Bass-sund hefur reynst einhver hættulegasta sjóleið í heimi.
Bass Strait, however, has proved to be one of the roughest stretches of water in the world.
Líkt og Jessica æfði sund, þá þurfum við að þjálfa okkur í því að lifa eftir fagnaðarerindinu áður en neyðin skellur á, svo við höfum nægan styrk til að hjálpa þegar straumar svipta öðrum af braut.
Just as Jessica practiced swimming, we need to practice living the gospel before the emergency so that, unafraid, we will be strong enough to help when others are being swept away by the current.
Aðrir áhættuþættir eru m.a. sund í náttúrulegu yfirborðsvatni og bein snerting við smitaðar skepnur.
Other risk factors include swimming in natural surface-waters and direct contact with infected animals.
Plymouth liggur á milli ósa ánna Plym í austri og Tamar í vestri, þar sem þær renna út í Plymouth-sund.
Plymouth lies between the River Plym to the east and the River Tamar to the west; both rivers flow into the natural harbour of Plymouth Sound.
Hann þekkti mátt friðþægingarinnar og vonina sem hún veitir þegar allt virðist glatað og öll sund lokuð.
He knew the power of the Atonement and the hope it gives when all might seem lost or hopeless.
Ég ætla að skreppa aðeins í sund.
I think I'm going to go for a swim.
Var þetta þá talið vera lengsta sund sem synt hafði verið hér við land á síðustu öldum.
If correct, this would be the farthest south that anyone had travelled, at that time.
Ūegar ég er búin ađ keyra krakkana í sund.
After I've dropped the kids off at the pool.
Yfirleitt dugir þó einföld dagleg hreyfing, svo sem hóflega langar gönguferðir, sund en einkum þó teygingaræfingar, til að halda lipurð og styrk vöðvanna og hæfni heilans til að aðlaga sig sínum nýju, efnafræðilegu aðstæðum.
But, generally, simple daily exercises, such as walks of moderate length, swimming, and especially stretching and straightening exercises, help maintain suppleness and strength of muscles and the brain’s ability to adapt to its new chemical circumstances.
Þegar hann hafði um nokkra sund ekki talað um nafn Jehóva fannst honum sem óbærilegur eldur brynni innra með honum.
When he failed briefly to speak in Jehovah’s name, he felt an unbearable fire burning within him.
Ūú gætir kannski fengiđ námsstyrk fyrir sund.
You could maybe get a college scholarship swimming.
Að lokum bar bátinn gegnum þröngt sund inn í litla vík.
Finally, the tide swept him into a narrow gorge between the cliffs.
Við förum í sund, boltaleiki og frí.
We go swimming, play ball, take vacations.
Evrípos-sund
The Strait of Evripos
Eftir skólann í dag lögðu nokkrir krakkar fast að mér að koma með sér í sund og einn af strákunum kaffærði mig.
After school today some of the kids pressured me into going swimming with them, and one of the boys pulled me under the water.
Limafjörður (danska Limfjord) er grunnt sund sem aðskilur eyjuna Vendsyssel-Thy frá restinni af Jótlandi.
Limfjord in English terminology is a sound, since it separates the North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy) from the rest of Jutland.
Bean virðist oft ekki vita hvernig venjulegir hlutir ganga fyrir sig og þættirnir ganga út það að sýna tilraunir hans til að takast á við eitthvað sem flestum myndi finnast einföld verkefni, t.d. að fara í sund, horfa á sjónvarpið eða fara í kirkju.
Mr. Bean often seems unaware of basic aspects of the way the world works, and the programme usually features his attempts at what would normally be considered simple activities, such as going swimming, using a television set, redecorating or going to church.
" Eitt sinn sá ég tvo af þessum skrímslum ( hvalir ) og líklega karl og konu, hægt sund, hvert á eftir öðru, innan minna en steinsnar á landi " ( Terra Del Fuego ), " yfir sem beyki tré langan greinum þess. "
" On one occasion I saw two of these monsters ( whales ) probably male and female, slowly swimming, one after the other, within less than a stone's throw of the shore " ( Terra Del Fuego ), " over which the beech tree extended its branches. "
Viđ fķrum í sund.
We went swimming.
Sund er góð æfing.
Swimming is good exercise.

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