blank

blank in a sentence

• en blank sida
  a blank page
• sjön låg blank som en spegel
  the lake was as smooth as a millpond
• en blank röst
  a blank vote
• en blank yta
  a smooth and shiny surface
• polera ytan blank
  polish the surface smooth and shiny
• blank is / blankis
  smooth, shiny (and sometimes by implication slippery) ice
• Pokalen var skinande blank
  The trophy was smooth, clean, and super shiny / had a spotless shine ("skinande blank" (shining blank) is a common collocation)
• Jag säger blankt nej
  I reject it absolutely

Expressions

• mitt på blanka ("själva") förmiddagen
  in broad daylight
• det blev blankt nej ("klart nej") på vårt förslag
  our proposal met with a flat refusal

Questions

Origin

From Middle Low German blank, from Old Saxon blank, from Proto-West Germanic *blank.

Nearby common words

blank is number 9,808 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 9,804okunskap ignorance
• 9,805solbränd tanned, sunburnt
• 9,806arrestering arrest
• 9,807etablerad established
• 9,809förstasida a front page
• 9,810dödläge deadlock, stalemate, impasse, standoff
• 9,811förbinda bandage, dress
• 9,812undertecknad signed