ryck
Swedish
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Noun
ryck n
- a pull, a yank, a jerk (jerk, sudden intense movement)
- Det krävdes tio ryck i startsnöret för att få igång gräsklipparen
- It took ten pulls on the starter cord to get the lawnmower going
- vakna med ett ryck
- wake up with a start
- (weightlifting) jerk
- a sudden burst of increased speed (concretely or abstractly), usually as "göra ett ryck"
- Hon gjorde ett ryck och sprang om tio framförvarande löpare
- She did a "burn"/"jolt" and ran past ten runners in front of her
- Jag gjorde ett ryck och skrev klart halva rapporten på en timme
- I did a "burn"/"jolt" and finished half the report in an hour
- a sudden impulse (to do something), usually as "få ett ryck"
- Jag fick ett ryck och städade hela garaget
- I cleaned the whole garage on an impulse
- (idiomatic, in "snabba ryck") high tempo
- – Hinner jag kissa innan vi åker? – Ja, men snabba ryck!
- – Do I have time to pee before we leave? – Yes, but be quick!
Declension
| Declension of ryck | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ryck | rycket | ryck | rycken |
| Genitive | rycks | ryckets | rycks | ryckens |
References
- ryck in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ryck in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ryck in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ryck in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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