dra åt

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See also: draat

Swedish[edit]

Verb[edit]

dra åt (present drar åt, preterite drog åt, supine dragit åt, imperative dra åt)

  1. to tighten (a belt, laces, a faucet, etc.)
    Antonym: (of a belt or the like) lätta på
    Han drog åt bältet
    He tightened his belt
  2. (dated except in fixed expressions) to go to; see dra and åt
    Dra åt helvete!
    Go to hell!

Usage notes[edit]

  • Except for (2.) above, which isn't using the particle verb, the stress is on the particle (åt).

Conjugation[edit]