helspänn
Swedish
Etymology
From
hel
(
“
full
”
)
+
spänn
(
“
tightening
”
)
, originally of a cocked firearm.
Adverb
helspänn
(
preceded by
på
or
i
)
on edge
(very tense)
Jag satt
på helspänn
genom hela filmen
I was
on the edge of my seat
throughout the entire movie
Vi väntade på resultatet med nerverna
på helspänn
We awaited the result with our nerves
on edge
Noun
helspänn
the state of having been fully
cocked
(of a firearm)
References
helspänn
in
Svensk ordbok
(
SO
)
helspänn
in
Svenska Akademiens ordlista
(
SAOL
)
helspänn
in
Svenska Akademiens ordbok
(
SAOB
)
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