utanför

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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʉːtanˌfœːr/
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Adverb

utanför (not comparable)

  1. outside
    I köpcentret är det varmt men utanför är det kallt.
    In the mall it's warm but outside it's cold.
  2. (ball games) right or left of the goal
    Den avgörande straffen sköts utanför!
    The final penalty was shot outside!

Usage notes

(outside): Not used for the definition outdoors, then utomhus or simply ute is used.
(ball games): Generally not used if the ball is shot over the goal, then över is used.

Preposition

utanför

  1. outside
    Utanför köpcentret är det kallt
    Outside the mall, it's cold.

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