Usages of slæmur
Hún pakkar regnjakka og regnstígvélum, af því að veðurspáin er slæm.
She packs a rain jacket and rain boots because the forecast is bad.
Þó að veðrið sé slæmt, förum við samt út.
Although the weather is bad, we still go outside.
Hún segir að öxlin sé ekki eins slæm og hnéð, svo hún getur samt gengið heim.
She says that the shoulder is not as bad as the knee, so she can still walk home.
Þó að veðrið sé slæmt, förum við samt í göngutúr.
Although the weather is bad, we still go for a walk.
Hún er alltaf stundvís, jafnvel þegar veðrið er slæmt.
She is always punctual, even when the weather is bad.
Hún athugar brottförina aftur í símanum af því að veðrið er slæmt.
She checks the departure again on her phone because the weather is bad.
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