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Swedish
Etymology
From tvär (“sudden, abrupt”) + nita (“brake (colloquial)”).
Verb
tvärnita (present tvärnitar, preterite tvärnitade, supine tvärnitat, imperative tvärnita)
- (colloquial) to brake hard (with a vehicle), to slam on the brakes (sometimes figuratively)
- Synonym: tvärbromsa
Vi fick tvärnita för en älg- We had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting a moose
Hunden tvärnitade och for iväg som ett jehu åt andra hållet när den fick syn på älgen- The dog "slammed on the brakes" and went off in the other direction like a rocket when it spotted the moose
Conjugation
Conjugation of tvärnita (weak)
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