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 Translation for 'was' from English to Icelandic
VERB1   to be | [I / he / she / it] was / wis [Scot.] / / [you / we / they] were | been
being | is
VERB2   to be better off | was / were better off | been better off
being better off | is better off
VERB3   to be charged with murder | was / were charged with murder | had been charged with murder
being charged with murder | is charged with murder
[ég] var[I] was
3 Words
unverified Hann hélt fram hjá.He was unfaithful.
það var eins gottit was fortunate
Þetta var (alveg) magnað!That was awesome!
Það varð úr að ...The outcome was ...
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Það var allt í pati.Everything was in confusion.
Hann var jafnnær.He was no wiser.
Hann var þar fyrir.He was there already.
Ég var bara að þykjast.I was just pretending.
Mér vildi það til.I was so lucky.
Mér varð það til happs.I was so lucky.
Það kom á mig.I was taken aback.
Málinu var vísað frá.The case was dismissed.
unverified Það var uppi fótur og fit.There was an uproar.
5+ Words
eins og nærri má getaas was to be expected
Það komu vöflur á hann.He was at a loss.
Hann var hafður að engu.He was not listened to.
Fölvi hans var augljóst merki um slæma heilsu.His pallor was evidence of ill health.
Ég ætlaði að fara að gera þetta.I was about to do it.
John sagði að hugmynd þín væri heimskuleg. - Já, er það?John said your idea was stupid. - Indeed!
Hún sagðist vera þreytt.She said she was tired.
Hún bar poka út í búð.She was carrying a bag to the store.
Ég tók það svo.That was how I understood it.
Bókin gekk á milli.The book was passed round / around.
Þetta æxlaðist svo . . .The course of events was such that . . .
Þetta æxlaðist svo . . .The way things­ turned out was . . .
það var mikill öldugangurthere was a heavy swell
Það var fátt með þeim.There was no love lost between them.
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Translation for 'was' from English to Icelandic

[I] was
[ég] var
He was unfaithful.
unverified Hann hélt fram hjá.
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it was fortunate
það var eins gott
That was awesome!
Þetta var (alveg) magnað!
The outcome was ...
Það varð úr að ...
Everything was in confusion.
Það var allt í pati.
He was no wiser.
Hann var jafnnær.
He was there already.
Hann var þar fyrir.
I was just pretending.
Ég var bara að þykjast.
I was so lucky.
Mér vildi það til.

Mér varð það til happs.
I was taken aback.
Það kom á mig.
The case was dismissed.
Málinu var vísað frá.
There was an uproar.
unverified Það var uppi fótur og fit.
as was to be expected
eins og nærri má geta
He was at a loss.
Það komu vöflur á hann.
He was not listened to.
Hann var hafður að engu.
His pallor was evidence of ill health.
Fölvi hans var augljóst merki um slæma heilsu.
I was about to do it.
Ég ætlaði að fara að gera þetta.
John said your idea was stupid. - Indeed!
John sagði að hugmynd þín væri heimskuleg. - Já, er það?
She said she was tired.
Hún sagðist vera þreytt.
She was carrying a bag to the store.
Hún bar poka út í búð.
That was how I understood it.
Ég tók það svo.
The book was passed round / around.
Bókin gekk á milli.
The course of events was such that . . .
Þetta æxlaðist svo . . .
The way things­ turned out was . . .
Þetta æxlaðist svo . . .
there was a heavy swell
það var mikill öldugangur
There was no love lost between them.
Það var fátt með þeim.
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