tangera

tangera

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of tanger

Borrowed from German tangieren, from Latin tangere.

tangera (present tangerar, preterite tangerade, supine tangerat, imperative tangera)

1. (geometry) to be tangent (to something)

   Linjen tangerar cirkeln i punkten (1, 1)

   The line is tangent to the circle at the point (1, 1)

2. (figuratively) to equal, to match (usually a previous result)

   Nisse tangerade världsrekordet

   Nisse matched the world record

   tangera sitt personbästa

   match one's personal best

   Nisse tangerade Olle

   Nisse matched Olle('s record)

3. (figuratively) to touch on; to border on

   Rapporten tangerar vissa andra områden som inte är huvudfokus

   The report touches on certain other areas that are not the main focus

   något som tangerar högförräderi

   something that borders on high treason

4. (figuratively) to lightly touch

   Bollen tangerade målstolpen

   The ball grazed the goalpost

• tangering

• tangent

• tangera in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker