| Swedish > English |
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| klippa |
| 1. n-c. a cliff, a rock (a cliff, or in an extended sense the entire rock formation having the cliff(s), similar to how "up on the cliff" makes sense for not being on the actual cliff in English) |
| Segla mot klipporna där borta - Sail towards the rocks over there |
| 2. n-c. bedrock |
| 3. n-c. (figuratively) a rock (something strong, stable, and dependable, usually a person) |
| Han är en klippa som alltid hjälper till när det är problem - He is a rock who always helps out when there's problems |
| Så säger ock jag dig att du är Petrus; och på denna klippa skall jag bygga min församling - And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16: |
| 4. v. to cut with scissors, shears, or the like (cut with two blades or the like in a snipping motion), to clip |
| Han klippte av tråden med saxen - He cut the thread with the scissors |
| Hon klippte ut bilden ur tidningen - She cut the image out of the newspaper |
| klippa in en bild i en annan - insert one image (that has been cut out, with scissors or digitally) into another |
| Den här saxen klipper dåligt - These scissors cut poorly |
| 5. v. to cut someone's hair |
| Jag klippte henne(s hår) - I cut her hair (parenthesized part normally redundant) |
| klippa pottfrisyr på någon - give someone a bowl cut |
| 6. v. to get a haircut (done by someone else or oneself) |
| Jag ska klippa mig imorgon - I'm getting a haircut tomorrow |
| Jag ska klippa pottfrisyr - I will get a bowl cut / I will give someone a bowl cut (ambiguous, though the first reading is more likely) |
| 7. v. to shear (a sheep) |
| klippa ett får - shear a sheep |
| 8. v. (figuratively) to cut (connections with someone or the like) |
| klippa alla band med någon - cut all ties with someone |
| 9. v. (figuratively) to do a (repeated) scissors-like motion |
| Hästen klippte med öronen - The horse was flicking its ears |
| klippa med ögonen - blink repeatedly |
| 10. v. to mow (a lawn), to trim (a hedge), or the like (with any implement) |
| Jag klipper gräset - I'm mowing the lawn |
| 11. v. to cut (cease recording activities) |
| 12. v. (film) to cut (edit a film) |
| att klippa en film - to edit a movie |
| 13. v. (signal processing) to clip |
| 14. v. (computer graphics, video games) to clip |
| 15. v. (colloquial) to kill |
| Klipp honom! - Kill him! |
| 16. v. (in "vara klippt") to no longer be any chance for a good outcome |
| Får vakterna syn på oss så är det klippt - If the guards spot us, it's over |
