ryck
Swedish
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Noun
[edit]ryck n
- a short, intense movement (especially with the arm, but also more generally); a tug, a yank, a jerk, a jolt, etc.
- Det krävdes tio ryck i startsnöret för att få igång gräsklipparen
- It took ten tugs 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"; a dash
- Hon gjorde ett ryck och sprang om tio framförvarande löpare
- She made a dash and ran past ten runners in front of her
- Jag gjorde ett ryck och skrev klart halva rapporten på en timme
- I made a dash and finished half of 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
[edit]Declension of ryck
Related terms
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[edit]Verb
[edit]ryck
- imperative of rycka
References
[edit]- ryck in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ryck in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ryck in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ryck in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)