Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en smäll

spanking, smacking, snap, slamAlso the imperative of smälla.

Meaning

spanking; smacking; snap; slam; crack; bang; smack; blow

In Swedish: stryk

Forms

Forms of smäll
Singular, indefiniteen smäll
Singular, definitesmällen
Plural, indefinitesmällar
Plural, definitesmällarna

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

Practise smäll

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Is it en smäll or ett smäll?

smäll in a sentence

  • få smäll på stjärten
    be smacked on the bottom
  • dörren blåste igen med en smäll
    the door banged shut in the wind
  • få en smäll i ansiktet
    be punched in the face

Words built with smäll

  • påsksmäll Easter firecracker

Questions

What does smäll mean in English?

smäll means “spanking, smacking”.

Is it en smäll or ett smäll?

It is en smäll, and “the spanking” is smällen.

What is the plural of smäll?

The plural of smäll is smällar, and the definite plural is smällarna.

Nearby common words

smäll is number 2,777 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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