Meaning of tvären | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. (roughly) perpendicularly to the natural or desired direction; crosswise, transversely
2. to stubbornly refuse to cooperate or go along with something, to be recalcitrant

Exempel

“Fartyget fastnade på tvären i Suezkanalen”

The ship got stuck crosswise in the Suez Canal

“Det går inte att få på henne skorna. Hon har satt sig på tvären.”

It's impossible to get her shoes on. She's "put herself crosswise."

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