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Swedish
Etymology
From tvär + vända. See also tvärt.
Verb
tvärvända (present tvärvänder, preterite tvärvände, supine tvärvänt, imperative tvärvänd)
- to turn around abruptly (concretely or abstractly)
Hunden sprang mot älgen men tvärvände när den vände sig mot honom- The dog ran towards the moose but turned around abruptly when it turned towards him
Tjuvarna tvärvände med bilen när de såg polisen- The thieves turned around abruptly with their car when they saw the police
Han ändrade genast åsikt. Tvärvände!- He immediately changed his opinion. Turned around completely !
Conjugation
Conjugation of tvärvända (weak)
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