släp

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skåpbil med släp [van with a trailer] (sense 1.1)

Etymology

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From or related to släpa, depending on sense.

Noun

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släp n

  1. something towed by a vehicle; a trailer (in a broad sense), a "tow"
    att lära sig köra bil med släp
    to learn to drive a car with a trailer [might be used as an umbrella term here and also include caravans, etc.]
    totalvikt med släp
    total weight with trailer [possibly an umbrella term here too]
    1. (usually) a trailer (unpowered vehicle for transportation)
      Synonyms: släpvagn, (single axle) släpkärra
      Lägg den på släpet
      Put it on the trailer
      timmersläp
      timber trailer
  2. a train (elongated back portion of a dress or skirt that trails along the ground)
  3. dragging, towing
    Synonym: släpande
  4. (figuratively, in for example "slit och släp") hard, tiring (manual) work; toil

Usage notes

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Can sometimes alternatively be interpreted as the state of having something in tow in (sense 1).

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