The Swedish word for to punch is
slag

Translations for to punch and their definitions

slag	©
1. n-n. A hit; punch.
2. n-n. A hit of a ball by a bat or a racket.
3. n-n. A battle between two armies, navies or air forces
slaget vid Lützen - the Battle of Lützen (1632)
slaget om Storbritannien - the Battle of Britain
4. n-n. A stroke; the striking of a clock
Klockan slog just tre slag. - The clock just struck three strokes.
5. n-n. stroke; the time when a clock strikes
Han kom precis på slaget midnatt. - He came on the stroke of midnight.
6. n-n. (medicine) stroke; a loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
7. n-n. A kind; sort.
en fågel av ett ovanligt slag - a bird of an unusual kind
8. n-n. A while; moment; a short period of time.
Kom hit ett slag! - Come here a minute!
9. n-n. A fold on the legs of a pair of trousers, where about an inch of the leg is folded upwards.
10. n-n. A lapel

slå	©
1. v. to hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow.
2. v. to strike; to hit, especially with some kind of tool.
3. v. (of a clock) to strike
Klockan har just slagit tre. - The clock has just struck three.
4. v. to defeat; to win against; to beat
Hon slog världsrekordsinnehavaren - She beat the world record holder
5. v. to break a record
Hon har slagit världsrekord! - She has broken a world record!
6. v. to become a hit, to become very popular
7. v. to throw a die
8. v. to pour
Slå mjölk i soppan - Pour milk into the soup
Slå i mera mjöd, det får bli min död - Pour in more mead, I'll let it be my death
9. v. (certain board games) to capture, to take one of the opponent's pieces out of play
I schack är kungen den enda pjäs som inte får slås. - In chess, the king is the only piece which may not be taken.
10. v. (in "slå knut") to tie or form a (often figurative) knot
11. v. to cut, to mow (with a scythe)
12. n-c. a beam

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