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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2025
O my father!
What a calamity is . . .! How unfortunate is . . .!
What’s your opinion? Would you say . . .? I wonder . . .? (in interrogative sentences)
That’s just wonderful
What a pity! Too bad! Oh my misfortune!
What a pity!
Good lord! Good heavens! dear!
What a loss!
How often, how many times . . .
What a long night it is!
O my God! Good heavens!
What a calamity!
Alas! Unfortunately!
O disgrace! The shame of it!
What a shame!
Oh, how wonderful!
Oh, how terrible!
What a man!
Oh, what a pity! What a pity!
Too bad!
Oh, what a pity! What a pity!
Too bad!
Oh, how sorry I feel for you!
I wish he had gone!
O ye young men!
He says or does everything conceivable
They became enemies
It remains unchanged, just as it is
It is worth mentioning
It is worth mentioning
He acts in accordance with this rule, follows this principle
The book contains, lists
The plural of bayt is buyūt
It is conceivable, probable, likely
The hope of . . . spurs them on
It is to your advantage that you, you ought to . . .
To be right in s.th.
He is entitle to it, he has a right to it
He has every reason to . . .
He acts blindly, thoughtlessly, at random, haphazardly
They differ widely
The left hand
Labour force
Conjugal authority (Isl. Law)
Favour
Unrightful possession (Isl. Law)
Rightful possession (Isl. Law)
Personal(ly), from hand to hand
He meddles in my private affairs
To leave room
He is incapable, his powers are limited
He calls on her time and again or constantly
Deplorable, regrettable
The reason is to be found in
The merit thereby is his due, he deserves all credit for it
He considers it his duty
To (at, on) the left
He is responsible, answerable for
Worth mentioning, noteworthy
To pave the way for s.o. to, enable s.o. to do s.th.
He is a famous man (lit. he is pointed at with fingers)
He drags her by the hair
Worthy of thanks, deserving, meritorious, praiseworthy
He attends to it morning and evening, he is constantly, incessantly occupied with it
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