Reporting sources (samkvæmt)

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according to
samkvæmt
the census
manntalið
the majority
meirihlutinn
According to the census, the majority lives in the city.
Samkvæmt manntalinu býr meirihlutinn í borginni.
the statistics
tölfræðin
Statistics often show new things.
Tölfræðin sýnir oft nýja hluti.
the male
karlmaðurinn
According to the statistics, women live longer than men.
Samkvæmt tölfræðinni lifa konur lengur en karlmenn.
According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
Samkvæmt veðurspánni mun rigna á morgun.
the life expectancy
lífslíkurnar
The life expectancy will definitely increase in Iceland.
Lífslíkurnar munu örugglega hækka á Íslandi.
the forecast
spáin
the decrease
fækkunin
According to the forecast, there will be a great decrease in the countryside.
Samkvæmt spánni verður mikil fækkun í sveitinni.
the minority
minnihlutinn
The majority voted for the woman, but the minority voted for the man.
Meirihlutinn kaus konuna en minnihlutinn kaus karlmanninn.
The majority decides this by voting.
Meirihlutinn ákveður þetta með því að kjósa.
The census shows the decrease without explaining the reason.
Manntalið sýnir fækkunina án þess að útskýra ástæðuna.
The report often discusses the minority in the city.
Skýrslan fjallar oft um minnihlutann í borginni.
the increase (in number)
fjölgunin
According to the forecast, the increase is very great.
Samkvæmt spánni er fjölgunin mjög mikil.
According to the census, life expectancy is good and the increase is fast.
Samkvæmt manntalinu eru lífslíkurnar góðar og fjölgunin hröð.