Translation for 'to be about sth' from English to Icelandic

to be about sth. [book, report]

að fjalla um e-ð

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to be anxious about sth.

að vera uggandi um e-ð

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to be concerned about sth.

unverified að vera umhugað um e-ð

to be distressed about sth.

að vera þjakaður af e-u

to be happy about sth.

að vera e-u feginn

to be indifferent about sth.

að kæra sig kollóttan um e-ð

to be knowledgeable about sth.

að hafa vit á e-u

to be mistaken about sth.

að fara villur vegar um e-ð

to be secretive about sth.

að pukrast með e-ð

to be serious about sth.

að vera alvara með e-ð [e-m er alvara]

to be unenthusiastic about sth.

að taka e-u fálega

to be wild about sth.

að vera vitlaus í e-ð

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to be about to do sth.

að ætla

að vera kominn að e-u

að vera í þann veginn að gera e-ð

to be be unsure about sth.

að vera í vafa um e-ð

to be in doubt about sth.

að vera efins í e-u

að vera efins um e-ð

að vera í vafa um e-ð

að velkjast í vafa um e-ð

to be sceptical about / of sth. [Br.]

að efa e-ð

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to be green with envy about sth.

að sjá ofsjónir yfir e-u

to not be able to do anything about sth.

að geta ekkert gert við e-u

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to be tossed about

að velkjast

to be about to leave

að vera á förum

to be right about something

að hafa á réttu að standa

to be up and about

að vera á fótum

að hafa fótavist

to be particular about one's reputation

að vera vandur að virðingu sinni

to be concerned about one's reputation

að mega ekki vamm sitt vita

to not be particular about the methods one uses

að vera ekki vandur að meðölum

to chatter (about sth.)

að fimbulfamba (um e-ð)

to think about sth.

að velta e-u fyrir sér

að fást um e-ð

to grumble (about sth.)

að nöldra (yfir e-u)

to complain about sth.

að æðrast yfir e-u

to worry about sth.

að hafa áhyggjur af e-u

að fást um e-ð

to jest about sth.

að hafa e-ð í flimtingum

to bitch about sth.

að nöldra yfir e-u

to negotiate about sth.

að semja um e-ð

to inquire about sth.

að forvitnast um e-ð

to gossip (about sth.)

að þvaðra (um e-ð) [slúðra]

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