No. 341 in Icelandic
draga
"Draga" means "to pull" or "to drag."
In a sentence
Ég þarf að draga borðið nær glugganum.
I need to pull the table closer to the window.
In this sentence, 'draga' is used to signify the action of pulling something.
Hann reynir að draga fram alvarleika málsins.
He tries to highlight the seriousness of the issue.
Here, 'draga' means to bring attention or emphasize something.
Við skulum ekki draga tímann að óþörfu.
Let's not procrastinate unnecessarily.
In this context, 'draga tímann' translates to procrastinating or delaying an action.
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