The Swedish word for to pull is
dra
Translations for to pull and their definitions
| 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 | ||
| draga | |
| 1. v. dated form of dra |
| attraktion | |
| 1. n-c. attraction |
| ryck | |
| 1. n-n. a pull, a yank, a jerk (jerk, sudden intense movement) | |
| Det krävdes tio ryck i startsnöret för att få igång gräsklipparen - It took ten pulls on the starter cord to get the lawnmower going | |
| Vakna med ett ryck - Wake up with a start | |
| 2. n-n. (weightlifting) jerk | |
| 3. n-n. a sudden burst of increased speed (concretely or abstractly), usually as "göra ett ryck". | |
| Hon gjorde ett ryck och sprang om tio framförvarande löpare - She did a "burn"/"jolt" and ran past ten runners in front of her | |
| Jag gjorde ett ryck och skrev klart halva rapporten på en timme - I did a "burn"/"jolt" and finished half the report in an hour | |
| 4. n-n. a sudden impulse (to do something), usually as "få ett ryck". | |
| Jag fick ett ryck och städade hela garaget - I cleaned the whole garage on an impulse | |
| 5. n-n. (idiomatic, in "snabba ryck") high tempo | |
| – Hinner jag kissa innan vi åker? – Ja, men snabba ryck! - – Do I have time to pee before we leave? – Yes, but be quick! | |
| 6. v. imperative of rycka |
| dragkraft | |
| 1. pull |
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