Usages of vegna
Umferðin er mikil vegna slyssins.
The traffic is heavy because of the accident.
Lögreglan er að hjálpa henni vegna slyssins.
The police are helping her because of the accident.
Við mætum seint vegna umferðarinnar.
We arrive late because of the traffic.
Eru sjúkrabílarnir að stoppa vegna umferðarinnar?
Are the ambulances stopping because of the traffic?
Lögreglan stendur milli bíla vegna slyssins.
The police stand between cars because of the accident.
Hann fer í stóra réttarsalinn vegna gamla dómsins.
He goes into the big courtroom because of the old judgment.
Glæpamaðurinn er reiður vegna stóru sektarinnar.
The criminal is angry because of the big fine.
Glæpamaðurinn er reiður vegna langa dómsins.
The criminal is angry because of the long sentence.
Sonurinn líkist föður sínum vegna uppeldisins.
The son resembles his father because of the upbringing.
Hann gerir þetta bara vegna sjálfs sín.
He only does this for his own sake.
Hann brosir vegna þess hróss.
He smiles because of that compliment.
Hann er fjarverandi vegna veikindanna.
He is absent due to illness.
Við aflýsum kvöldmatnum vegna forfallanna.
We are canceling the dinner due to cancellations.
Strákurinn trúir að skugginn sveimi vegna goðsagnarinnar.
The boy believes that the shadow roams because of the legend.
Stelpan drekkur haframjólk vegna ofnæmis.
The girl drinks oat milk because of an allergy.
Bóndinn keyrir að landamærunum vegna sonar síns.
The farmer drives to the border because of his son.
Kennarinn gengur að árbakkanum vegna dóttur sinnar.
The teacher walks to the riverbank because of his daughter.
Vegna einna mistaka er rýmið of lítið.
Because of one mistake, the space is too small.
Nuddarinn minnkar sársaukann vegna vöðvabólgunnar í hálsinum á mér.
The massage therapist reduces the pain due to the muscle tension in my neck.
Hvers vegna manst þú ekki barndóminn?
Why do you not remember the childhood?
Hvers vegna felum við sorgina?
Why do we hide the grief?
Þau eru fræg vegna svona myndbanda.
They are famous because of such videos.
Þeir hætta dælingunni vegna bilunarinnar.
They stop the pumping because of the breakdown.
Vegna mikillar kólnunar verður mikil hálka á veginum.
Because of severe cooling, there will be a lot of ice on the road.
Það verður hættulegt að keyra vegna rigningar og hálkumyndunar.
It will be dangerous to drive because of rain and ice formation.
Við skulum fara varlega vegna viðvörunar um mikið hvassviðri.
Let's go carefully because of a warning about a heavy gale.
Vegna mikillar hlýnunar verður veðrið alltaf mjög milt hér.
Because of great warming, the weather will always be very mild here.
Það verður heiðskírt en mikið frost vegna kólnunar.
It will be clear but heavy frost because of cooling.
Vegna élja og hálkumyndunar verður vegurinn lokaður á morgun.
Because of snow showers and ice formation, the road will be closed tomorrow.
Vegurinn verður lokaður vegna hálkumyndunar.
The road will be closed because of ice formation.
Garðurinn verður blautur vegna rigningar.
The garden will be wet because of rain.
Það verður dimmt vegna mengunar.
It will be dark because of pollution.
Veðrið verður slæmt vegna kólnunar.
The weather will be bad because of cooling.
Það var sagt að gjaldþrotið væri vegna verkfallsins.
It was said that the bankruptcy was because of the strike.
Við misstum húsið vegna vanþekkingarinnar.
We lost the house because of the ignorance.
Húsið verður selt vegna vanskilanna.
The house will be sold because of the arrears.
Þau verða að gæta sín vegna uppákomunnar í gær.
They must be careful because of the incident yesterday.
Vegna deilunnar seldu þeir ekki landið.
Because of the dispute, they did not sell the land.
Húsið virðist vera skakkt vegna sjónblekkingarinnar.
The house seems to be crooked because of the optical illusion.
Mér skilst að það sé mikil aukning í sjálfvirkni vegna gervigreindar.
I understand that there is a great increase in automation due to artificial intelligence.
Hann tapaði leiknum vegna nískuskaparins.
He lost the game because of the stinginess.
Við hættum við ferðina vegna veðursins.
We called off the trip because of the weather.
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