Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

hal

slippery, smooth/hɑːl/

Meaning

slippery; smooth

In Swedish: som man lätt glider på, glatt

Forms

Forms of hal
Basic form	hal	with en-words
Neuter	halt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	hala	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	halare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	halast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does hal mean?

hal in a sentence

golvet är halt
the floor is slippery
hal som en ål
slippery as an eel
halt väglag
slippery road conditions
VARNING: Trappan är hal
WARNING: Slippery stairs
Hon är hal som en ål
She is slippery as an eel

Expressions

vara ute på hal is
be skating on thin ice

Words built with hal

glashal glassy, very slippery

Questions

What does hal mean in English?

hal means “slippery, smooth”.

Similar words

glattslipprig

Origin

From Old Norse háll.

Nearby common words

hal is number 3,170 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,166nerv nerve
3,167flippa to flip, to flip out (go berserk or crazy), to flip (the ball, in soccer)
3,168tablett tablet, pill
3,169smal narrow, thin; slim, slender
3,171elefant elephant
3,172centrum centre, (center (US))
3,173tillit trust
3,174sjöng sang

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary