fräsa

See also: frasa and frása

Swedish

Verb

fräsa (present fräser, preterite fräste, supine fräst, imperative fräs)

  1. to make a sound (somewhat) like water hitting something red-hot; to sizzle, to hiss
    Baconet och katten fräste
    The bacon sizzled and the cat hissed
    stänka vatten på ett bastuaggregat så att det fräser
    splash water on a sauna stove so that it sizzles/hisses
    1. to snap
      "Gör det själv!" fräste han
      "Do it yourself!" he snapped ("hissed" – think an angry cat)
  2. to do something that (normally) makes such a sound, sometimes more or less figuratively
    1. to sizzle, to sauté
      Fräs löken i 5-7 minuter
      Sauté the onions for 5-7 minutes
    2. (colloquial) to whiz, to zoom, etc. (speed)
      En racerbåt fräste förbi
      A speedboat zoomed [sizzled, hissed] by
      Norskan kom från ingenstans och fräste förbi de andra åkarna på upploppet
      The [female] Norwegian came out of nowhere and whizzed past the other skiers on the home stretch
Conjugation
See also
  • väsa (hiss like a snake)

Etymology 2

fräs (mill, cutter, tiller, cultivator) + -a

Verb

fräsa (present fräser, preterite fräste, supine fräst, imperative fräs)

  1. to mill (during metalworking)
  2. to till (with a tiller or cultivator)
Conjugation

References

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