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Usages of einn
Eftir eina mínútu ertu til hægri við apótekið.
After one minute you are to the right of the pharmacy.
Hún einbeitir sér í eina klukkustund án símans.
She focuses for an hour without the phone.
Ég drekk yfirleitt bara einn bolla af kaffi.
I usually drink only one cup of coffee.
Það er ekki hægt að læra allt á einum degi.
It is not possible to learn everything in one day.
Ein regla er sú að við borðum saman á kvöldin.
One rule is that we eat together in the evenings.
Eitt starf í auglýsingunni hljómar mjög spennandi fyrir hana.
One job in the advertisement sounds very exciting for her.
Blöðrurnar eru rauðar og gular, og barnið vill halda í eina blöðru.
The balloons are red and yellow, and the child wants to hold one balloon.
Ég set glerið í einn kassa og plastið í annan.
I put the glass in one box and the plastic in another.
Ég skrúfa handfangið á skúffuna, en ein skrúfa dettur á gólfið.
I screw the handle onto the drawer, but one screw falls onto the floor.
Það er aðeins ein innstunga nálægt borðinu, svo við notum langa snúru fyrir hleðslutækið.
There is only one outlet near the table, so we use a long cord for the charger.
Handfangið á einni skúffu er ekki beint, svo ég skrúfa fjórar skrúfur aðeins fastar.
The handle on one drawer isn’t straight, so I tighten four screws a bit more.
Þetta er það sem ég þarf að muna: eitt skref í einu.
This is what I need to remember: one step at a time.
Hún setur nokkur vínber og eina brauðsneið á diskinn sinn.
She puts some grapes and one slice of bread on her plate.
Þó að ég sé svangur, borða ég bara eina brauðsneið.
Although I am hungry, I only eat one slice of bread.
Hún treystir ekki einni umsögn; hún les alltaf nokkrar áður en hún ákveður sig.
She does not trust one review; she always reads several before she decides.
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