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Meaning of dräng | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/drɛŋː/

Definitioner

  1. a farmhand (hired agricultural worker)
    common-gender, dated
  2. a person hired to do menial or questionable tasks; a goon, a lackey, a stooge.
    common-gender
  3. a male person who has not yet reached manhood; a boy.
    archaic, common-gender

Exempel

“drängen Alfred i Emil i Lönneberga”

the farmhand Alfred in Emil i Lönneberga

“Efter skörden bjöd man drängarna på öl och nybakt kornbröd.”

After the harvest the farmhands were treated to beer and fresh baked barley bread.

“Jag är kung över ängarna. Springer utan keps och skor. Dansar och tar ut svängarna. Ropar glatt åt mina kor. Jag är kung över ängarna. Jag skriker högt så folk förstår: Här är en av drängarna. Solen lyser där jag går.”

I am king of the meadows. [I] run without a cap and shoes. [I] dance and take sweeping turns ["take out the turns" – also used figuratively for not holding back, letting loose, and the like]. [I] shout merrily at my cows. I am king of the meadows. I scream out loud so that people understand: Here's one of the farmhands. The sun shines where I walk. [Could also be put in the present continuous. Matches the intuition in Swedish with the [I]s. See the usage notes for -r.]

“Din far var en av hemliga polisens betalda drängar.”

Your father was one of the stooges of the secret police.

CEFR-nivå

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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