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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Witterung, from wittern, from Middle High German weter (“weather”). By surface analysis, vittra + -ing. Doublet of väder.
Noun
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- a scent left by an animal (through which it can be traced, also figuratively of for example having a lead on someone or being close to achieving something)
Hundarna har fått vittring på björnen- The dogs have picked up the scent of the bear
FBI fick vittring på honom i Istanbul- The FBI picked up his scent in Istanbul
De känner vittring på 2-0- They can smell 2-0 (feel close to scoring 2-0)
- (geology) weathering (breakdown through mechanical or chemical processes)
- Synonym: förvittring
Usage notes
Most commonly as "få (upp) vittring på" (to pick up the scent of, optionally with "upp" with no difference in meaning) and "ha vittring på" (to have picked up the scent of) in (sense 1).
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