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Usages of mikill
Ef hávaðinn verður of mikill, þá leitum við að þögn.
If the noise becomes too much, then we look for silence.
Skólinn er miklu stærri en húsið.
The school is much bigger than the house.
Við undirbúum ferðina í kvöld, annars gleymum við of miklu.
We prepare the trip tonight; otherwise we forget too much.
Við komum seint vegna mikillar umferðar.
We arrive late because of heavy traffic.
Læknirinn er mjög þolinmóður þegar hún útskýrir allt fyrir fólki með mikla streitu.
The doctor is very patient when she explains everything to people with a lot of stress.
Í góðu brúðkaupi er mikil gleði og lítil sorg.
In a good wedding there is much joy and little sorrow.
Stundum er hávaðinn hjá okkur eins mikill og hjá strákunum þegar við spjöllum í borðstofunni.
Sometimes the noise around us is as loud as around the boys when we chat in the dining room.
Hún hefur mikla þolinmæði þegar hún útskýrir erfiða hluti fyrir börnunum.
She has a lot of patience when she explains difficult things to the children.
Við verðum að virða tímann hennar, og virðing skiptir jafn miklu máli og kurteisi.
We must respect her time, and respect matters just as much as politeness.
Frostið á rúðunni er svo mikið að ég þarf að skafa það af áður en ég fer.
The frost on the window is so heavy that I need to scrape it off before I go.
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