The Swedish word for axe is
yxa
| Declensions | |
|---|---|
| an axe | en yxa |
| the axe | yxan |
| axes | yxor |
| the axes | yxorna |
Translations for axe and their definitions
| yxa | |
| 1. n-c. axe | |
| 2. v. (yxa till, yxa ihop, yxa fram) to axe, to cut, chip or sculpture with an axe, to hack, to shape roughly, to make a prototype | |
| och så yxade jag till en stuga här vid vägen. - And so I built a log cabin here by the road. | |
| kommittén hade yxat till ett förslag - the committee had hacked a rough proposal | |
| jag yxade till min personliga profil lite grann - I shaped up my personal profile a bit | |
| 3. v. (yxa ner, yxa upp, yxa sönder, yxa bort) to slash with an axe, to reduce or remove, to attack, to criticise | |
| Hon har yxat ner antalet biståndsländer från 70 till 33 - She has slashed the number of countries receiving our foreign aid from 70 to 33 | |
| yxa upp en vak - cut a hole in the ice with an axe |
| fälla | |
| 1. n-c. trap | |
| Vi gick i fällan - We fell for the trap | |
| 2. v. to fell, to drop, to bring down; to make something fall | |
| fälla ett träd - fell a tree | |
| fälla en björn - bring down a bear | |
| fälla bomber - drop bombs | |
| 3. v. to fell; to make someone trip | |
| Hon sträckte ut benet och fällde honom - She extended her leg and tripped him | |
| 4. v. to proclaim somebody guilty of what he or she has been accused for (in a courtroom) | |
| Hon fälldes på fyra punkter - She was convicted on four counts | |
| 5. v. to drop (a comment, statement, etc.) | |
| Han fällde en olycklig kommentar - He dropped an unfortunate comment | |
| 6. v. to be the deciding factor (in) | |
| Orken fällde avgörandet i matchen - Their good stamina was what decided the outcome of the game | |
| 7. v. (of textiles) to bleed (lose color) | |
| Tröjan fällde i tvätten - The dye of the shirt bled in the washing machine |
| hugga | |
| 1. v. to strike with something sharp (to cut into pieces, sculpt, damage, or for any other purpose); to stab, to cut, to hew, to chop, to fell (trees), to carve (sculpt) | |
| Han högg honom i armen med kniven - He stabbed him in the arm with the knife | |
| Han högg av honom armen med macheten - He chopped his arm off with the machete | |
| Han högg ner ett träd - He cut down a tree | |
| Han högg ved - He chopped wood | |
| Han högg ut en krokodil ur stenen - He sculpted a crocodile out of the rock | |
| Han högg med kniven i luften - He was stabbing with the knife in the air | |
| 2. v. to attack with a sharp body part, like teeth or claws, most commonly of biting | |
| Vargen högg honom i benet - The wolf bit his leg | |
| Vargen högg med käftarna i luften - The wolf was snapping its jaws (biting repeatedly) in the air | |
| Örnen högg honom i armen med klorna - The eagle sank its talons into his arm | |
| 3. v. (by extension) to forcefully grab | |
| Han högg tag i hans arm - He grabbed his arm | |
| Han högg tag i geväret - He grabbed his rifle | |
| 4. v. (impersonal, often with till to express suddenness and short duration) to (suddenly) hurt | |
| Det högg till i sidan - I felt a sting in my side |
| stridsyxa | |
| 1. n-c. axe, battle axe |
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