What does telja in Icelandic mean?

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

The word telja in Icelandic means count, consider, think. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word telja

count

verb (to enumerate or determine number)

Viđ svona uppákomu er ekki hægt ađ telja líkamshlutana.

Mess like that, they don't even count body parts.

consider

verb

Þau telja það mistök hjá Jim að ferðast aleinn í Afríku.

They consider it a mistake for Jim to travel alone in Africa.

think

verb

Fyrirgefið mér mína vitleysu líkt og ég fyrirgef þeim sína vitleysu sem telja sig mæla af viti.

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.

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Hvort þeir voru beinlínis konungsættar er ekki vitað, en telja má víst að þeir hafi að minnsta kosti verið af tignar- og áhrifamönnum komnir.

Whether they were from the royal line or not, it is reasonable to think that they were at least from families of some importance and influence.

Ertu of ríkur til ađ telja seđla međ gömlu ađferđinni?

Too rich to count the money the old-fashioned way?

Í bliksvefni er heilinn sem virkastur og fræðimenn telja að þá vinni hann að viðhaldi á sjálfum sér.

During these phases, the brain is most active, and researchers believe that it is performing some kind of self-repair.

Að lokum tókst vinum hans að telja hann á að matast.

Finally, his friends were able to persuade him to eat.

Margir telja að hún hafi verið samin á kirkjuþinginu í Níkeu árið 325.

Many think that it was formulated at the Council of Nicaea in 325 C.E.

Foreldri, sem nemur með óskírðu barni, má telja nám, tíma og endurheimsókn í samræmi við Spurningakassann í Ríkisþjónustu okkar frá apríl 1987.

A parent who studies with an unbaptized child may count the study, time, and return visits, as outlined in the April 1987 Our Kingdom Ministry Question Box.

Og þá áttaði ég mig á því: Allir sem taka þátt í þessu telja svarið liggja á því svæði sem þeir þekkja hvað verst.

And it hit me: Everybody involved in this thought the answer lay in that area about which they knew the least.

Sumir þýðendur telja að það eigi að þýða versið: „Með sannleika sem belti þétt um mitti þér.“

Some translators suggest that the verse should read, “with truth as a belt tight around your waist.”

Ūá má telja á fingrum annarrar handar, ekki satt?

You can count them on the fingers of one hand, am I right?

Fyrir Liddell fjölskyldunni, sem mér leyfist ađ telja til vina minna.

To the Liddell family, whom I'm fortunate enough to call my friends.

Einnig mætti telja fræðarana til klassískrar heimspeki en oft eru þeir taldir til forvera Sókratesar.

Core countries could also be viewed as the capitalist class while the periphery countries could be viewed as a disordered working class.

Margir telja að þessi gríðarlegi framtíðaráhugi sé aðeins endurtekning fyrri vona um betri tíma sem hafa brugðist.

To many observers this intense interest in the future is merely a repetition of previously hoped-for changes that did not materialize.

Hví ættum við þá að leyfa Satan að telja okkur trú um að svo sé ekki?

Why, then, should we allow Satan to make us think that we are not?

Ritarar Babýloníumanna voru vanir að telja stjórnarár Persakonunga frá nísan (mars-apríl) til nísan þannig að fyrsta stjórnarár Artaxerxesar hófst árið 474 f.Kr.

Since the Babylonian scribes customarily counted the years of the Persian kings’ reign from Nisan (March/April) to Nisan, Artaxerxes’ first regnal year began in Nisan of 474 B.C.E.

Þú gætir til dæmis sagt: „Margir nú til dags telja munnmök ekki vera kynlíf.

For example, you might say: “Many people today feel that oral sex isn’t really sex.

Madge var á sínum stađ ađ telja peninga,

Madge was at her station counting money.

Þeir álíta hann heilagan enda telja þeir að Jesús hafi dáið á krossi.

Millions revere it, considering it to be the sacred instrument on which Jesus was put to death.

Rannsóknir benda hins vegar til að aðeins lítill hluti þeirra sem telja sig vera með fæðuofnæmi greinist með það.

Some studies, however, suggest that only a small portion of those who think they have a food allergy have been definitely diagnosed.

Á síðastliðnu ári birti tímaritið Time lista yfir sex meginskilyrði sem guðfræðingar telja að stríð þurfi að uppfylla til að geta talist „réttlátt.“

Last year Time magazine published a list of six basic requirements that theologians feel a war should meet in order to be considered “just.”

Ekki telja peningana ykkar strax.

Don't count your pennies just yet.

Gagnrýnendur telja sig hins vegar sjá ólíkan ritstíl í þessum bókum.

However, critics claim to see different writing styles in the books.

Hebreska orðið, sem þýtt er „afritari,“ vísar til þess að telja eitthvað eða skrá.

The Hebrew word for “copyist” has reference to counting and recording.

Kíghósti er að vísu sjaldgæfur sjúkdómur en hann getur valdið miklu tjóni þegar faraldur brýst út og sérfræðingar telja því að á heildina litið sé „bóluefnið miklu hættuminna en sjúkdómurinn.“

Because the disease pertussis, though uncommon, is so devastating when it strikes a community, experts have concluded that for the average child, “the vaccine is far safer than catching the disease.”

Þeir sem aðhyllast náttúrulega algyðistrú telja alheiminn nauðsynlegt afl til þess að ná dulrænni fullkomnun.

As seen above, high emotional arousal inhibits brain regions necessary for logical complex reasoning.

Ūú varst ađ segja ađ ūú ūyrftir ađ láta einhvern telja gķrillurnar.

You just said you need someone to take a census of the gorillas.

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