skella á
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Icelandic
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to hang up [with accusative]
- Synonym: leggja á
- Hún skellti á mig!
- She hung up on me!
- Af hverju skelltirðu á mig?
- Why did you hang up on me?
- Ég ætla að skella á þig!
- I'm going to hang up on you!
- Hún skellti á pabba minn þegar hann sagðist koma klukkan sjö.
- She hung up on my dad when he said he'd arrive at seven o'clock.
Usage notes
[edit]- The verb skella á has a harsher and more of a negative connotation (akin to slamming the phone down) than the verb leggja á which has a softer meaning (akin to laying the phone down).