fräsa

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See also: frasa and frása

Swedish

Etymology 1

Verb

fräsa (present fräser, preterite fräste, supine fräst, imperative fräs)

  1. to make a sound (somewhat) like water hitting something red-hot; to sizzle, to hiss
    Baconet och katten fräste
    The bacon sizzled and the cat hissed
    stänka vatten på ett bastuaggregat så att det fräser
    splash water on a sauna stove so that it sizzles/hisses
    1. to snap
      "Gör det själv!" fräste han
      "Do it yourself!" he snapped ("hissed" – think an angry cat)
  2. to do something that (normally) makes such a sound, sometimes more or less figuratively
    1. to sizzle, to sauté
      Fräs löken i 5-7 minuter
      Sauté the onions for 5-7 minutes
    2. (colloquial) to whiz, to zoom, etc. (speed)
      En racerbåt fräste förbi
      A speedboat zoomed by
      Norskan kom från ingenstans och fräste förbi de andra åkarna på upploppet
      The Norwegian came out of nowhere and whizzed past the other skiers on the home stretch
Conjugation
Conjugation of fräsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fräsa fräsas
Supine fräst frästs
Imperative fräs —
Imper. plural1 fräsen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fräser fräste fräses frästes
Ind. plural1 fräsa fräste fräsas frästes
Subjunctive2 fräse fräste fräses frästes
Participles
Present participle fräsande
Past participle fräst
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
See also
  • väsa (hiss like a snake)

Etymology 2

fräs (“mill, cutter, tiller, cultivator”) +‎ -a

Verb

fräsa (present fräser, preterite fräste, supine fräst, imperative fräs)

  1. to mill (during metalworking)
  2. to till (with a tiller or cultivator)
Conjugation
Conjugation of fräsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fräsa fräsas
Supine fräst frästs
Imperative fräs —
Imper. plural1 fräsen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fräser fräste fräses frästes
Ind. plural1 fräsa fräste fräsas frästes
Subjunctive2 fräse fräste fräses frästes
Participles
Present participle fräsande
Past participle fräst
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms

References

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