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fresta

fresta
to postpone
From Lesson 98:Negation in subordinate clauses·Icelandic

Usages of fresta

Ég fresta viðtalinu af því að ég er ekki heima.
I am postponing the interview because I am not at home.
Ég fresta ferðinni skyndilega af því að veðrið er ekki gott.
I am postponing the trip suddenly because the weather is not good.
Við sjáum að þeir fresta ekki fluginu.
We see that they do not postpone the flight.
Leikstjórinn frestar kvikmyndinni þótt það rigni bara lítið.
The director postpones the film, even though it only rains a little.
Hann frestaði vígslunni til þess að varðmaðurinn bjargaði öllum nema henni.
He postponed the initiation so that the guard would save everyone except her.

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