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trycka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish þrykkia, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trycka (present trycker, preterite tryckte, supine tryckt, imperative tryck)

  1. to press, to push
    För att stänga av programmet, tryck Alt+F4
    To shut down the program, press Alt+F4
    Du kan inte dra upp den dörren. Du måste trycka.
    You can't pull that door open. You have to push.
  2. to print (with a printing press or the like)
    trycka tidningar
    print newspapers
  3. to be oppressive (often of heat), (of heat) to be stifling
    tryckande värme/hetta
    oppressive/stifling heat
  4. to stay (somewhere), in a somewhat ensconced manner; to hole up, to lurk
    trycka på basen
    hole up [stay] in the base
    lejon som trycker i buskarna
    lions lurking ["pressing"] in the bushes
  5. to be a mental burden
  6. (slang) to fuck
    Jag tryckte henne
    I fucked her
    trycka någon i prutten
    fuck someone in the pooper

Usage notes

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In the spoken language the past tense forms tröck(s) and track are also used regionally.

Conjugation

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