Swedish noun
ett svep
sweep, raidAlso the imperative of svepa.
Meaning
sweep; raid
In Swedish: svepande rörelse; inringande manöver, razzia
Practise svep
1 / 1Is it en svep or ett svep?
Expressions
- i ett svepat (in) one sweep
Questions
What does svep mean in English?
svep means “sweep, raid”.
Is it en svep or ett svep?
It is ett svep.
Nearby common words
svep is number 8,982 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,978helgedom temple, shrine, sanctuary, a sanctuary, a shrine, a holy place (place dedicated to a deity, like a church, temple, or the like)
- 8,979badad bathed
- 8,980polisbricka a police badge
- 8,981katastrofal catastrophic, disastrous
- 8,983utslängd kicked out
- 8,984älskande lovers, loving
- 8,985specialisera to specialize
- 8,986tagg barb, spike
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