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Maltese
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Etymology
Borrowed from Australian English blinker.
Pronunciation
Noun
blinka f (plural blinkas)
- (Australia, automotive) turn signal
- Synonym: indikejter
Norwegian Bokmål
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Verb
blinka
- inflection of blinke:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
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Etymology
From Middle Low German blinken.
Pronunciation
Verb
blinka (present tense blinkar, past tense blinka, past participle blinka, passive infinitive blinkast, present participle blinkande, imperative blinka/blink)
- to twinkle (shine with a flickering light)
- to blink (a quick closing and reopening of both eyes)
- to turn a light repeatedly on and off
- to indicate (signal, in a vehicle, the intention to turn right or left)
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Swedish
Verb
blinka (present blinkar, preterite blinkade, supine blinkat, imperative blinka)
- to blink (with one or more eyes)
Om man inte blinkar så blir ögonen torra- If you don't blink, your eyes get dry
Jag tackade ja utan att blinka- I said yes without blinking
- to wink
blinka åt någon / blinka med ena ögat ("with [the] one eye") mot någon- wink at someone
- (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to flash, to blink ((cause a light to) shine briefly or intermittently)
Varningslampan blinkar- The warning light is flashing
blinka med helljuset- flash the headlights
- (intransitive, transitive with med (“with”)) to blink ((cause something to) appear briefly or intermittently, more generally)
blinkande text- blinking text
Conjugation
Conjugation of blinka (weak)
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