dra.
to pull (on something, possibly causing it to move)
Meaning & usage
to pull (on something, possibly causing it to move)
Hästen drar vagnen.
dra ut en tand
to pull (on something, possibly causing it to move) to tow (a trailer or the like – compare bogsera)
Bilen drar släpet.
to pull (on something, possibly causing it to move) to draw (a weapon, from a sheath, holster, or the like)
Riddaren drog sitt svärd.
med dragna pistoler
to pull (give; tell)
Kan du dra siffrorna igen?
to pull (give; tell) to tell (a short story, joke, or the like)
Dra den där fräckisen igen som du drog igår kväll.
to pull (give; tell) to play
Nisse drog en låt på dragspelet
to draw (a conclusion, lesson), to conclude
dra en slutsats
dra lärdom (av)
to consume (some resource needed on a continuous basis)
Hur mycket drar bilen per mil?
to draw (a line, curve, or the like – compare rita)
dra ett streck över något
to hold back on (something (due to hesitancy))
Han drog på svaret.
Jag borde göra det nu, men jag drar mig.
to move [with fram ‘forth’, in ‘in’, etc.] (often of something large, like a storm or an army – see also rycka)
Stormen drog fram över ön.
Stormen drog in över ön.
to move [with fram ‘forth’, in ‘in’, etc.] (often of something large, like a storm or an army – see also rycka) to pull away [with ifrån ‘from’] (increase one's lead (in a (speed) competition))
Den franska föraren börjar dra ifrån i ledningen.
to go (somewhere), to leave (for some other place), (sometimes a good match for tone) to head off, to go off (to somewhere, or leave)
Ska vi dra ner på stan?
Vi drog hem till Nisse.
to idle (do nothing (productive))
gå och dra
De bara går och drar hela dagarna.
to run (install (cables, pipes, etc.))
dra kabel i taket
to be burdened
Hon drogs med flera åkommor.
to steep (be steeped in liquid in order to extract ("pull") flavor compounds, etc.)
Låt teet dra i fyra minuter.
Where this word comes from
Apocopic form of draga, from Old Swedish dragha, from Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic *draganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreǵ-. In some senses, from Middle Low German dragen (“carry”) (compare German tragen).
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