Fréttir og glæpir — news and crime

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to shoot
skjóta
The man was shot yesterday.
Maðurinn var skotinn í gær.
Nobody knows who shot him.
Enginn veit hver skaut hann.
to hit, to beat
berja
He was beaten on Friday.
Hann var barinn á föstudaginn.
Why did the boy hit the dog?
Af hverju barði strákurinn hundinn?
to murder
myrða
The woman was murdered in the kitchen.
Konan var myrt í eldhúsinu.
Who murdered her?
Hver myrti hana?
to stab, to poke
stinga
The man stabbed him with a knife.
Maðurinn stakk hann með hníf.
He stuck the paper in the pocket.
Hann stakk blaðinu í vasann.
to tear, to rip
rífa
She tore the old letter.
Hún reif gamla bréfið.
The child tore my book.
Barnið reif bókina mína.
the gun
byssan
The police found the gun in the car.
Lögreglan fann byssuna í bílnum.
The gun was old and dangerous.
Byssan var gömul og hættuleg.
the cops (colloquial)
löggan
The cops came after ten minutes.
Löggan kom eftir tíu mínútur.
The men ran when the cops came.
Mennirnir hlupu þegar löggan kom.
the government, the board
stjórnin
The government talks about the problem today.
Stjórnin talar um vandamálið í dag.
The government made a difficult decision.
Stjórnin tók erfiða ákvörðun.
the army
herinn
The army helped the people during the winter.
Herinn hjálpaði fólkinu um veturinn.
The country has no army.
Landið hefur engan her.
the policy, the course (direction)
stefnan
A new policy was introduced yesterday.
Ný stefna var kynnt í gær.
The policy at the company is clear.
Stefnan hjá fyrirtækinu er skýr.
the helicopter
þyrlan
The helicopter flew over the glacier.
Þyrlan flaug yfir jökulinn.
The helicopter found the man during the night.
Þyrlan fann manninn um nóttina.
against (+ Dative)
gegn
Our team plays against Denmark today.
Liðið okkar spilar gegn Danmörku í dag.
Many are against the new policy.
Margir eru gegn nýju stefnunni.
to defeat, to beat
sigra
Iceland defeated Denmark yesterday.
Ísland sigraði Danmörku í gær.
She beat everyone at the tournament.
Hún sigraði alla á mótinu.
to hear (news of)
frétta
I heard this yesterday.
Ég frétti þetta í gær.
What do you hear of the family?
Hvað fréttir þú af fjölskyldunni?

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