Meaning of slå an | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. to strike (a string, key, or the like (in isolation or so as to start playing or as a prelude to playing))
2. to pluck
3. to hit
4. to set the tone
   figuratively, idiomatic
5. to strike a chord, to resonate (with someone – arouse interest in someone, because they agree or are able to relate or the like)
   figuratively, idiomatic
6. to be appreciated, to be a hit, to catch on, to "strike with appreciation"
   transitive

Exempel

“I ett piano slås strängar an med hammare”

In a piano, strings are struck by hammers

“Hon slog an en sträng på gitarren”

She plucked a string on the guitar

“slå an ett ackord på synten”

hit a chord on the synth

“Jörgens allvarsamma öppningstal slog an tonen för mötet”

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

“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

“Nisses experimentella kebabsås slog an hos pizzerians besökare”

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

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