framkalla

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Swedish

Etymology

fram (forth) +‎ kalla (call)

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Verb

framkalla (present framkallar, preterite framkallade, supine framkallat, imperative framkalla)

  1. to cause the emergence of (something, usually abstract); to induce, to cause, to evoke, to generate, etc.
    Den inledande attacken är avsedd att framkalla panik
    The initial attack is intended to induce panic
    Vi försöker framkalla kräkningar
    We are trying to induce vomiting
    låtar som framkallar nostalgi
    songs that evoke nostalgia
    cancerframkallande ämnen
    cancer-causing substances / carcinogenic substances / carcinogens
    framkallande av fara för annan
    causing danger to others
    (literally, “causing of danger to other”)
  2. (photography) to develop, to process (photographic film)
    Jag gick till fotoaffären för att framkalla bilderna
    I went to the photo shop to develop the pictures
  3. to summon (more or less ceremoniously, for example a witness in court)
    Synonym: kalla fram

Usage notes

Väcka often sounds a bit better for (less extreme) feelings.

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