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Usages of hávær
Kennarinn biður okkur að vera ekki svona hávær, svo aðrir geti einbeitt sér.
The teacher asks us not to be so loud so that others can concentrate.
Í bókasafninu er betra að vera þögull en hávær.
In the library it is better to be silent than loud.
Uppþvottavélin er hávær, svo ég loka hurðinni að eldhúsinu.
The dishwasher is loud, so I close the door to the kitchen.
Hún notar heyrnartól á bókasafninu, því hátalarinn á símanum væri of hávær þar.
She uses headphones in the library, because the speaker on the phone would be too loud there.
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