What does forvitinn in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word forvitinn in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use forvitinn in Icelandic.

The word forvitinn in Icelandic means curious, inquisitive, unusual. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word forvitinn

curious

adjective (Wanting to discover a secret.)

Hann var forvitinn að fá að sjá inní.

He was curious to see the inside.

inquisitive

adjective (Wanting to discover a secret.)

Hann er mesta augnayndi þar sem hann stendur forvitinn og óhræddur undir vökulum augum hávaxinnar móður sinnar.

Standing inquisitive and unafraid under the watchful eyes of its towering mother, the calf is a delightful sight.

unusual

adjective (Out of the ordinary.)

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Svo er ég líka forvitinn.

Besides which, I'm nosy.

Ég var bara forvitinn um heimssýn þína.

I'm just curious about your worldview.

Hún hafði aldrei séð herbergi á öllum eins og það og þótti forvitinn og myrkur.

She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.

Þú ert því miður ekki nógu forvitinn.

You have an unfortunate lack of curiosity.

Ūú hefđir ekki átt ađ vera svona forvitinn.

You shouldn't have been so nosy.

Ég hefði átt að binda enda á það þá en ég var forvitinn og það varð mér að fa//i

I should have put a stop to it right then, but I was curious and that was my downfall

Hún fann mjög forvitinn að vita hvað það var allt um, og stiklar smá leið út úr skóginn til að hlusta.

She felt very curious to know what it was all about, and crept a little way out of the wood to listen.

Það of skjaldbaka dúfur sat yfir vor eða fluttered frá bough to bough af mjúkur hvítur Pines yfir höfði mér, eða rauða íkorna, coursing niður næsta bough var sérstaklega kunnuglegt og forvitinn.

There too the turtle doves sat over the spring, or fluttered from bough to bough of the soft white pines over my head; or the red squirrel, coursing down the nearest bough, was particularly familiar and inquisitive.

Hann var forvitinn að fá að sjá inní.

He was curious to see the inside.

Ég varđ forvitinn.

I was curious.

Forvitinn um menn?

Curious?

Ég er forvitinn.

I'm curious

Ég vildi næstum að ég hefði ekki farið niður að kanína holu - og enn - og enn - það er frekar forvitinn, þú veist, svona líf!

I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit- hole -- and yet -- and yet -- it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life!

" TAS mest forvitinn fyrirtæki. "

'Tas a most curious business. "

Ég er forvitinn.

I am curious.

Nei, ég er forvitinn.

No. Just curious.

Ég var bara forvitinn.

I was just curious, that's all.

Hún gaf almennt sér mjög góð ráð, ( þó að hún fylgdi mjög sjaldan það ), og stundum hún scolded sig svo alvarlega að koma tár í augun hennar; og einu sinni hún minntist reyna að kassi hana eigin eyrum fyrir að hafa svikið sig í leik á croquet hún var að spila á móti sér, því að það forvitinn barnið var mjög hrifinn af að þykjast vera tvær manneskjur.

She generally gave herself very good advice, ( though she very seldom followed it ), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.

Þar sem ég var forvitinn að vita af hverju fólk trúir á Guð þáði ég boð hans um að útskýra fyrir mér hverju hann tryði.

When he offered to explain what he believed, I accepted his offer because I wanted to know why people believe in God.

Þetta var forvitinn leið að stjórna því, en í raun, það væri erfitt að stinga upp á betur.

It was a curious way of managing it, but, really, it would be difficult to suggest a better.

Forvitinn spurði ég mömmu: „Hvernig getur Jesús verið bæði sonurinn og faðirinn samtímis?“

Curious, I asked my mom: “How can Jesus be both the Son and the Father at the same time?”

Ég var forvitinn.

I was curious.

Á meðan, lagðist ég hljóðlega eyeing hann hafa engin alvarleg misgivings núna, og Bent á þröngt að fylgjast svo forvitinn skepna.

Meanwhile, I lay quietly eyeing him, having no serious misgivings now, and bent upon narrowly observing so curious a creature.

Forvitinn prakkari eins og ég var.

Every bit as curious and rambunctious as I was.

Vertu forvitinn.

So be curious.

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