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Swedish
Adjective
tvärt
- indefinite neuter singular of tvär
Adverb
tvärt (not comparable)
- abruptly, sharply (of a change of direction, concrete or abstract)
Tjuvarna vände tvärt med bilen när de såg polisen- The thieves turned around abruptly with their car when they saw the police (can also be expressed as "... tvärvände med bilen ...")
Det blev ett tvärt kast i historien- The story took an abrupt turn (can also be expressed as "... ett tvärkast i historien ...")
- abruptly (suddenly and instantly)
Klagandet upphörde tvärt när han tog fram sin bazooka- The complaining stopped abruptly when he took out his bazooka
- abruptly (in a curt manner)
"Nej," kom svaret tvärt- "No," came the abrupt answer
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