slå an

slå an

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to catch on

slå an (present slår an, preterite slog an, supine slagit an, imperative slå an)

1. to strike (a string, key, or the like (in isolation or so as to start playing or as a prelude to playing))

   I ett piano slås strängar an med hammare

   In a piano, strings are struck by hammers

   1. to pluck

      Hon slog an en sträng på gitarren

      She plucked a string on the guitar

   2. to hit

      slå an ett ackord på synten

      hit a chord on the synth

2. (idiomatic, figuratively, in "slå an tonen") to set the tone

   Synonym: sätta tonen

   Jörgens allvarsamma öppningstal slog an tonen för mötet

   Jörgen's solemn opening speech set the tone for the meeting

3. (idiomatic, figuratively, in "slå an en sträng (hos någon)") to strike a chord, to resonate (with someone – arouse interest in someone, because they agree or are able to relate or the like)

   Artikelserien har uppenbarligen slagit an en sträng hos många läsare, som hört av sig till oss med sina egna berättelser

   The series of articles has clearly struck a chord with many readers, who have reached out to us with their own stories

4. (transitively with hos) to be appreciated, to be a hit, to catch on, to "strike with appreciation"

   Nisses experimentella kebabsås slog an hos pizzerians besökare

   Nisse's experimental kebab sauce was a hit with visitors to the pizzeria

• anslå

• slå an in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sträng in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ton in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slå an in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)