Betydelse av vika | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. to fold (into several layers)
2. to dedicate (time), to designate a period of time for a certain action
   colloquial
3. to dedicate, to set aside for a special person or a special use
   colloquial
4. to give up, to give in (under pressure), to budge
   reflexive
5. to bend (for example from laughing or in pain)
   reflexive
6. to turn (slightly, while moving)
   usually
7. to turn (while moving (so as to deviate from a path – sometimes figuratively))
8. to deviate (more generally)
9. to move aside, (often) to step aside
10. (vika ut) to unfold, to open a foldout
    transitive
11. (vika ut) to expose oneself as a (more-or-less nude) centerfold, to appear (nude) in a magazine or online
    reflexive
12. to talk openly (on personal topics)
    figuratively, reflexive
13. to sleep, to go to bed
    reflexive

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“De vek tvätt”

They were folding laundry

“Jag viker en dag åt mässan.”

I am dedicating a day to the expo.

“De här kakorna har jag vikit åt stackars Tom – rör dem inte!”

These cookies I have put aside for poor Tom – don't touch them!

“Mona Sahlin viker sig inte i första taget.”

Mona Sahlin doesn't give up easily.

“De skrattade så att de vek sig.”

They were rolling on the floor laughing.

“Vi vek in på en stig som vi aldrig hade gått förut”

We turned onto a path that we had never walked before

“Vi vek av från huvudleden, in på en grusväg”

We turned off the main road onto a dirt road

“Folk vek åt sidan när han gick genom rummet med svärdet i hand”

People moved aside as he walked through the room with his sword in hand

“Vik hädan dödlig!”

Step aside, mortal!

“Ungdomar viker ut sig som aldrig förr.”

Youngsters expose themselves like never before.

“Jag går och viker mig.”

I'm going to go to bed.

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