hålla andan

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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)

  1. 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 .

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