use (EN)

sögn, Nafnorð

sögn “use”

1. nota
   Skráðu þig til að sjá þýðingar á dæmasetningum og einmála skilgreiningar á hverju orði.

   She used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.
2. eyða (í samhengi við að klára eitthvað)
   She used up all the flour baking cookies for the school event.
3. nýta sér
   He felt betrayed when he realized his friend was only using him to get closer to his sister.
4. neyta
   He uses cocaine.
5. hagnast á (í ákveðinni stundu eða aðstæðum)
   After walking for hours, I could really use a hot bath.

Nafnorð “use”

1. notkun
   The use of plastic bags has decreased significantly since the introduction of a bag tax.
2. neysla (í samhengi við ávana)
   John's drug use started in college and quickly spiraled out of control.
3. gagnsemi
   After hours of trying to fix the old computer, he finally asked himself, "What's the use of keeping this if it never works?"
4. tilgangur (í samhengi við hönnun eða ætlaða notkun)
   The spare room in our house found its use as a home office during the pandemic.
5. þörf (í samhengi við notkun)
   Since I've memorized the recipe, I have no use for the cookbook anymore.