stuttur

Usages of stuttur

Næsta kennslustund verður styttri af því að kennarinn er upptekinn.
The next lesson will be shorter because the teacher is busy.
Dagurinn er stuttur.
The day is short.
Hádegi er fullkominn tími fyrir stuttan göngutúr.
Noon is a perfect time for a short walk.
Tölvupósturinn er stuttur en skýr.
The email is short but clear.
Ég þýði stundum stuttar setningar fyrir vini mína.
I sometimes translate short sentences for my friends.
Stutt æfing á morgnana er góð venja.
A short exercise in the mornings is a good habit.
Við förum í stutt hlé eftir fyrstu æfinguna.
We take a short break after the first exercise.
Haustið er stutt en rólegt.
Autumn is short but calm.
Ég skrifa stutta dagbók á íslensku á kvöldin.
I write a short diary in Icelandic in the evenings.
Tíminn er stuttur í dag.
Time is short today.
Eftir hádegismat spjöllum við saman í stuttu hléi.
After lunch we chat together in a short break.
Fyrirlesturinn verður stuttur, en við munum hafa fengið margar góðar hugmyndir.
The lecture will be short, but we will have received many good ideas.
Eftir stutta útivist í skóginum er hún alltaf mjög hress.
After a short outdoor activity in the forest she is always very energetic.
Við gerum stuttar æfingar daglega, því endurtekning hjálpar mér að muna reglurnar.
We do short exercises daily, because repetition helps me remember the rules.
Fresturinn er stuttur, svo við flýtum okkur.
The deadline is short, so we hurry.
Við horfum á stutt myndband um íslensku og endurtökum setningarnar saman.
We watch a short video about Icelandic and repeat the sentences together.
Gardínan er of stutt, svo hún er ekki falleg í glugganum.
The curtain is too short, so it is not pretty in the window.
Afsökunin hennar var stutt, en hún var heiðarleg.
Her apology was short, but it was honest.
Röðin er styttri í dag.
The line is shorter today.
Kennarinn gefur stutta leiðréttingu þegar stafsetningin mín er röng.
The teacher gives a short correction when my spelling is wrong.
Við byrjum á stuttum texta og förum síðan skref fyrir skref í gegnum lengri kafla.
We start with a short text and then go step by step through a longer chapter.
Ef fyrirsögnin er áhugaverð, les ég allan textann og skrifa síðan stutta þýðingu.
If the heading is interesting, I read the whole text and then write a short translation.

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