| Swedish > English |
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| dra |
| 1. v. to pull |
| Han drog i repet - He pulled the rope (i adds a nuance of "pulled on," rather than "pulled along the ground" or the like) |
| 2. v. to tell a short story or joke |
| Dra den där fräckisen igen som du drog igår kväll - Hey, tell that dirty story again, the one you told last night |
| 3. v. (often with a particle like fram) to move (often of something large, like a storm or an army) |
| Stormen drog fram över ön - The storm swept across the island |
| Stormen drog in över ön - The storm moved in over the island |
| 4. v. (colloquial) to go (somewhere), to leave (for some other place) |
| Ska vi dra ner på stan? - Wanna go downtown? |
| Vi drog hem till Nisse - We went to Nisse's place |
| Vi drar! - Let's get out of here! |
| 5. v. (with med) to be burdened (with) |
| Han drogs med flera åkommor - He was burdened with several ailments |
| 6. v. to steep (be steeped in liquid in order to extract ("pull") flavor compounds, etc.) |
| Låt teet dra i fyra minuter - Let the tea steep for four minutes |
