Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common
retas
teaseAlso the passive of reta.
Meaning
tease
In Swedish: vara retsam, kivas
Practise retas
1 / 1What does retas mean?
retas in a sentence
- barnen retas med varandrathe children tease one another
Questions
What does retas mean in English?
retas means “tease”.
Similar words
kivas
Nearby common words
retas is number 4,997 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,992mist lighter fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)
- 4,993gryta cauldron, pot
- 4,994kupol dome
- 4,996vuxit grown
- 4,998ämna intend, mean
- 4,999morfin morphine
- 5,000fångare a catcher; person or animal that catches (used mainly in compounds), a tool used for catching
- 5,001erkänt admittedly, recognized as
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