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Swedish
Etymology
dra + till (expresses suddenness (sense 1 and 2), "to" (sense 3))
Verb
dra till (present drar till, preterite drog till, supine dragit till, imperative dra till)
- (colloquial) to hit
Hon drog till mig i ansiktet med en planka- She hit me in the face with a plank
- (colloquial, perhaps figuratively, with med) to produce something more-or-less at random with (figurative, often somewhat ironic) force; to pull (something) out, to hit (someone with something)
Jag har ingen aning, men jag kan dra till med en gissning- I have no idea, but I could hit you with a guess
Han drog till med sin specialare- He pulled out his special trick
De drar till med en tonartshöjning i slutet av låten- They pull out a key change near the end of the song
- (reflexive) to attract
dra till sig uppmärksamhet- attract attention
dra till sig flugor- attract flies
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