snäpp

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Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from snäppa.

Noun

snäpp n

  1. (colloquial) a step (especially when making some kind of adjustment), (for example) a notch, a peg
    Han flyttade ner hyllan i kylskåpet ett snäpp
    He moved the shelf in the fridge down one level
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) a (wee) bit
    Hemmalaget spelar snäppet bättre (definite form "snäppet" idiomatic)
    The home team is playing a bit better
    Vädret blev snäppet värre än vad meteorologerna förutspått
    The weather turned out a bit worse than the meteorologists had predicted
    Olle gjorde fyra mål. Nisse var snäppet värre och gjorde fem.
    Olle scored four goals. Nisse was a bit better and scored five. (ironic positive usage of värre (worse (in the sense of more severe)), similar to mean and the like in a positive sense in English)
    Nu höjer vi svårighetsgraden ett snäpp
    Now we're taking the difficulty up a notch

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