klättra

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German klettern. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk klatra and Norwegian Bokmål klatre.

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Verb

klättra (present klättrar, preterite klättrade, supine klättrat, imperative klättra)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to climb (with hands and feet or the like)
    klättra upp i ett träd
    climb a tree
    klättra upp på ett tak
    climb onto a roof
    klättra ner från taket
    climb down from the roof
    klättra upp för / uppför en bergssida
    climb up a mountainside
    klättra ner för / nedför en bergssida
    climb down a mountainside
    klättra i träd
    climb trees
  2. (transitive, intransitive, by extension) to climb (along something, of something immobile)
    Stigen klättrar brant uppför berget
    The path climbs sharply up the mountain
  3. (figuratively) to climb (advance)
    klättra på karriär­stegen
    climb the career ladder

Usage notes

  • To climb in the sense of rise (gain altitude (without gripping anything)) is to stiga.
  • Most idiomatic with a prepositional phrase when used transitively ("climb up / down / on / in / etc. something," rather than "climb something").
  • Stairs are never climbed in Swedish (unless on all fours or the like). "To climb the stairs" is to "gå upp för trappan" (walk up the stairs), or to "ta sig upp för trappan" (take oneself up the stairs) or the like if more effortful.
  • Turns into klätter- in compounds.

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