Meaning of svipur | Babel Free

Definitions

1. expression, facial expression
   masculine
2. appearance, look
   masculine
3. slight resemblance, similarity or similitude
   masculine
4. spectre, apparition
   masculine
5. moment
   masculine

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Examples

“þungur á svip”

with a serious face

“Börnin mín eiga það til að horfa á mig, glottandi á svip, og gera einmitt það sem þau vita að þau mega ekki.”

My children tend to look at me, grinning at me, and do the very thing they know they can't do.

“Þegar Alþingi kemur saman á ný ber það annan svip en áður.”

When Parliament meets again, it will look different than before.

“Að aftan sést berlega hve hár hann er en lítil afturrúðan ljær honum sportlegan svip en skerðir þó útsýnið úr baksýnisspegli.”

From the back, you can clearly see how tall it is, but the small rear window gives it a sporty look, but it does cut the view from the rearview mirror.

“það er svipur með þeim”

they look a bit like each other

“ekki nema svipur hjá sjón”

a shadow of one's former self

“í svipinn”

at the moment

“í svip”

for a moment

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