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Swedish
Etymology
From hålla (“hold”) + andan (“one's breath”).
Verb
hålla andan (present håller andan, preterite höll andan, supine hållit andan, imperative håll andan)
- to hold one's breath
1986, Magnus Uggla (lyrics and music), “Fula gubbar [Dirty old men]”:Han har blonderat sitt gråa hår, och lyft bort fett ifrån höft och lår, för att slippa hålla andan på Norderstrand, i jakten på en konfirmand.- He has dyed his gray hair blond, and removed fat from his hips and thighs , so as to not have to hold his breath on Norderstrand , in the hunt for a confirmand .
Conjugation
Conjugation of
hålla (class 7 strong)
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