kvitt
kvitt as an adjective
Meaning
get rid of, shake off; be rid of; to be even, to be quits
In Swedish: fri från, befriad från
kvitt as an interjection
Meaning
tweet (representing bird singing)
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kvitt in a sentence
- bli kvitt problemetbe rid of the problem
- Jag hoppas jag blir kvitt förkylningen snartI hope I shake this cold soon
- Skönt att äntligen vara kvitt förkylningenNice to finally be rid of the cold
- Jag slog dig, och du slog mig, så nu är vi kvittI hit you, and you hit me, so now we're even
- Här är pengarna jag lånade. Vi är kvitt nu, eller hur?Here's the money I borrowed. We're quits now, right?
- "Kvitt kvitt!" kvittrar fågeln"Tweet tweet!" tweets the bird
Expressions
- nu är vi kvittnow we're all square
Questions
What does kvitt mean in English?
kvitt means “get rid of, shake off, be rid of”.
Origin
Derived from Middle Low German quit, from Old French quitte, from Medieval Latin quitus, from Latin quiētus.
Nearby common words
kvitt is number 2,943 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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