The Swedish word for wrench is
skiftnyckel
Translations for wrench and their definitions
| skiftnyckel | |
| 1. n-c. adjustable wrench (US), adjustable spanner (UK) |
| smärta | |
| 1. adj. singular definite of smärt | |
| 2. adj. plural of smärt | |
| 3. n-c. a pain, an ache, a suffering | |
| 4. v. to hurt, to pain | |
| Det smärtar mig! - It pains me! |
| 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 |
| sträckning | |
| 1. n-c. route | |
| 2. n-c. (muscular injury) strain |
| försträckning | |
| 1. n-c. (legal) loan (of fungible goods) | |
| 2. n-c. wrench, sprain |
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