ett streck

streck in a sentence

• dra ett streck över något
  draw a line under something [idiomatically with "over" in Swedish]
• streck i debatten
  end of discussion, no more questions or speakers admitted
• ett streck i räkningen
  a miscalculation, an unforeseen obstacle
• ett pojkstreck
  a boyish prank

Expressions

• ett streck i räkningen
  a great disappointment
• dra/stryka ett streck över det som varit
  wipe the slate clean, put it all behind us

Words built with streck

• tuschstreck brushstroke
• klädstreck clothes line

Questions

Similar words

linjerandspratt

Origin

Used in this form in the Bible translation of 1541.

Nearby common words

streck is number 6,440 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 6,436hemsöka beset, plague
• 6,437besvärjelse incantation, invocation
• 6,438bunt bunch, bundle
• 6,439lira play
• 6,441beskjuten shelled, shot at, fired upon
• 6,442pricka censure, hit
• 6,443formell formal
• 6,444förtrollad enchanted