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Swedish
Etymology
fälla (“fold (when used with a particle)”) + upp (“up”)
Verb
fälla upp (present fäller upp, preterite fällde upp, supine fällt upp, imperative fäll upp)
- to unfold (something more or less rigid, so as to bring it into a less compact (and often "activated") state)
- Synonym: (when an outward motion in some sense) fälla ut
- Antonyms: fälla ihop, fälla samman, (when an inward motion in some sense) fälla in, (when a downward motion in some sense) fälla ner
- to open, to put up, to flip up, etc. (when more idiomatic)
fälla upp en fickkniv- open a pocket knife
fälla upp en laptop- open a laptop lid
fälla upp ett paraply- put up an umbrella
fäll upp stolen inför landningen- put your seat up for the landing
Usage notes
Might rarely instead mean the opposite, if the "closed/deactivated" position of something is up.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
fälla (weak)
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