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Swedish
Etymology
så + väl
Conjunction
såväl
- (with som (“as”)) as well (as) (and also and equally)
Det Nisse sysslar med är olagligt såväl som omoraliskt- What Nisse is doing is illegal as well as immoral
På festivalen finns karuseller såväl som prova på-aktiviteter och mycket annat [som är] roligt- At the festival, there are carousels as well as try-out activities and lots of other fun things to do fun (or, "other stuff fun," which is closer to the intuition, with a singular)]
Bulnader uppstodo på spåmännen såväl som på alla andra egyptier (archaic language)- Boils appeared on the magicians as well as on all the other Egyptians (Exodus 9:11)
- (with som (“as”)) both ... and (equally)
Såväl gamla som unga mår bra av daglig motion- Both old and young benefit from daily exercise / Old as well as young benefit from daily exercise
Usage notes
Corresponds to "As well old as young ..." in (sense 2), except ungrammatical or archaic in English.
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