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þýðir

"Þýðir" means "means" or "translates."

In a sentence

Hvað þýðir þetta orð?
What does this word mean?
In this sentence, 'þýðir' is used to ask for the meaning of a word, translating to 'mean' in English.
Þetta þýðir að þú þarft að klára verkefnið.
This means that you need to complete the task.
Here, 'þýðir' is used to explain the implication or significance of a statement, translating to 'means' in English.
Ég þýði bækur úr ensku yfir á íslensku.
I translate books from English into Icelandic.
In this case, 'þýðir' directly refers to the action of translating content from one language to another.

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