snett

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Swedish

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Adverb

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snett (comparative mer snett, superlative mest snett)

  1. at an angle, obliquely
    Antonym: rakt (straight)
    Tavlan hängde snett
    The painting was hanging crooked
    Vi körde snett över gräsmattan
    We drove diagonally across the lawn (or "at an angle")
    titta/se/kolla snett
    look sideways (literally "at an angle") at (disapprove of or be jealous of) (idiomatic)
  2. (figuratively) awry (not according to plan)
    Synonyms: fel (wrong), galet (crazy), på tok
    Det gick snett
    It went awry
  3. (figuratively) gone wrong, wayward
    hjälpa ungdomar som hamnat snett
    help wayward youth ("youth who have ended up askew(ly)")

Adjective

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snett

  1. indefinite neuter singular of sned