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dra.

to pull (on something, possibly causing it to move)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/drɑː/
  1. to pull (on something, possibly causing it to move)

    Hästen drar vagnen.
    dra ut en tand
  2. to pull (on something, possibly causing it to move) to tow (a trailer or the like – compare bogsera)

    Bilen drar släpet.
  3. 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
  4. to pull (give; tell)

    figuratively
    Kan du dra siffrorna igen?
  5. to pull (give; tell) to tell (a short story, joke, or the like)

    figuratively
    Dra den där fräckisen igen som du drog igår kväll.
  6. to pull (give; tell) to play

    figuratively
    Nisse drog en låt på dragspelet
  7. to draw (a conclusion, lesson), to conclude

    dra en slutsats
    dra lärdom (av)
  8. to consume (some resource needed on a continuous basis)

    Hur mycket drar bilen per mil?
  9. to draw (a line, curve, or the like – compare rita)

    dra ett streck över något
  10. to hold back on (something (due to hesitancy))

    Han drog på svaret.
    Jag borde göra det nu, men jag drar mig.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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)

    colloquial
    Ska vi dra ner på stan?
    Vi drog hem till Nisse.
  14. to idle (do nothing (productive))

    idiomatic
    gå och dra
    De bara går och drar hela dagarna.
  15. to run (install (cables, pipes, etc.))

    dra kabel i taket
  16. to be burdened

    Hon drogs med flera åkommor.
  17. 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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