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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en släng

swerve, jerk, tossAlso the imperative of slänga.

Meaning

swerve; jerk; toss

In Swedish: häftig svängande rörelse

Forms

Forms of släng
Singular, indefiniteen släng
Singular, definiteslängen
Plural, indefiniteslängar
Plural, definiteslängarna

släng is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor släng, den stora slängen. Check another noun

Practise släng

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Is it en släng or ett släng?

släng in a sentence

  • vagnen gjorde en släng
    the carriage jolted

Expressions

  • få en släng av influensa
    get a touch of flu

Questions

What does släng mean in English?

släng means “swerve, jerk”.

Is it en släng or ett släng?

It is en släng, and “the swerve” is slängen.

What is the plural of släng?

The plural of släng is slängar, and the definite plural is slängarna.

Origin

Deverbal from slänga.

Nearby common words

släng is number 3,035 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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