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Swedish
Etymology
fälla (“fold (when used with a particle), precipitate”) + ut (“out”)
Verb
fälla ut (present fäller ut, preterite fällde ut, supine fällt ut, imperative fäll ut)
- to unfold, to fold out (something more or less rigid, so as to bring into a less compact (and often "activated") state, when an outward motion in some sense)
- Antonyms: fälla in, fälla ihop, fälla samman
fälla ut backspeglarna- unfold the rear-view mirrors
Backspeglarna är utfällda- The rear-view mirrors are unfolded
- to spread, to extend, etc. (when more idiomatic)
Fågeln fällde ut vingarna- The bird spread its wings
fälla ut landingsstället- extend the landing gear
- to precipitate (cause to precipitate out of a liquid)
- Synonym: utfälla
Usage notes
Might rarely instead mean the opposite, if the "closed/deactivated" position of something is out.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
fälla (weak)
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