Swedish verb
rivas
claw, scratchAlso the passive of riva.
Meaning
claw; scratch
In Swedish: klösas
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rivas in a sentence
- katten rivsthe cat scratches
Questions
What does rivas mean in English?
rivas means “claw, scratch”.
Nearby common words
rivas is number 9,968 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,964fotbollsmatch a football (soccer) match
- 9,965bankdirektör bank manager
- 9,966bess B-flat; the note B♭
- 9,967snille genius
- 9,969oidentifierad unidentified
- 9,970hårdhänt rough (as opposed to mild), (sometimes by implication) heavy-handed
- 9,971klampa stamp, tramp
- 9,972kofot a crowbar
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary