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Icelandic-English translation for: The best is the enemy of the good
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Dictionary Icelandic English: The best is the enemy of the good

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Hann er jafnvígur á harmóniku og gítar.He is just as good at playing the accordion as he is on the guitar.
mál. þágufallssýki {kv}[the tendency to misuse the dative instead of the accusative or nominative]
fara um borðto board sth. [the train, the ship, the plane, etc.]
stíga um borðto board sth. [the train, the ship, the plane, etc.]
Svona er ástatt í húsinu.This is the situation in the house.
Þetta er rúsínan í pylsuendanum.This is the icing on the cake.
aftanmáls {adv}at the end of the document
austanlands {adv}in the eastern part of the country
norðanlands {adv}in the northern part of the country
vestanlands {adv}in the western part of the country
við ársbyrjun {adv}at the beginning of the year
bókm. F Ástríkur á GoðabakkaThe Mansions of the Gods
eftir því sem ég best veit {adv}to the best of my knowledge
aflíðandi degi {adv}at the end of the day
Unverified framarlega í röðinni {adv}near the front of the queue
fyrir mynni fjarðarins {adv}at the mouth of the fjord
norðan af landi {adv}from the north of the country
um miðja nótt {adv}in the middle of the night
Unverified utarlega í dalnum {adv}near the mouth of the valley
á framanverðu nesinu {adv}on the seaward side of the peninsula
ganga á hljóðiðto go in the direction of the sound
veita hinum látna nábjargirnarto set the features of the deceased
árefti {hv}[planks or stones placed on the beams of a traditional peat farm, supporting the peat of the roof]
Unverified fremst í dalnum {adv}at the mouth of the valley [in S. Iceland]
Unverified fara upp á fjalliðto go to the top of the mountain
upphaflegir greiðsluskilmálar {k.ft} lánsinsthe original terms of payment of the loan
vera kominn á ystu nöfto be on the edge of the abyss
austanfjalls {adv} [the area east of Hellisheiði when you are in Reykjavík]east of the mountain
leiklist leiklist {kv}theatrics {sg} [the art of the theater]
goðafr. álfheimar {k.ft}[the world of the elves]
veðurfr. veðurglöggur {adj}[skilled in foreseeing the changes or state of the weather]
andfætlingur {k}antipode [living on the opposite side of the world]
veturnætur {kv.ft}[the last two days before the first day of winter]
púa vindilto smoke a cigar [without sucking the smoke into the lungs]
landaf. forvaði {k}[navigable beach area at low tide along the rock wall by the sea]
koma niður á [e-ð kemur niður á e-m]to bear the brunt of [sb. bears the brunt of sth.]
Fötin fara vel.The suit is a good fit.
Það viðrar vel / illa.The weather is good / bad.
goðafr. fjöregg {hv} [egg]amulet [an egg that preserves the life of the person]
því - því {conj}the - the
ýlir {k} [annar mánuður vetrar í gamla norræna tímatalinu]Ýlir [the second month of winter according to the old Nordic calendar]
því - þeim mun {conj}the - the
verða e-m aldurtila [e-ð verður e-m aldurtila]to be the cause of sb.'s death [sth. is the cause of sb.'s death]
landaf. áll {k}[a deep groove in the bottom of a body of water or the sea]
vera allur vilja gerðurto have the best of intentions
austan um haf {adv}across the sea to the west
austur um haf {adv}across the Atlantic to the east
vestan um haf {adv}across the sea to the east
Lykillinn gengur skránni.The key fits the lock.
Hann er á austan.The wind blows from the east.
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