dra ihop sig

Swedish

Etymology

dra (“pull”) +‎ ihop (“together”) +‎ sig (“oneself”)

Verb

dra ihop sig (present drar ihop sig, preterite drog ihop sig, supine dragit ihop sig, imperative dra ihop sig)

  1. to contract, to constrict
    Pupillerna drog ihop sig
    His pupils contracted
  2. (impersonal) to be closing in, to be drawing near (to be getting close, of some event, sometimes implied)
    Det börjar drar ihop sig till final
    The finals are closing in (It's getting close to the finals)
    Det börjar dra ihop sig. Vi måste skynda oss!
    It's getting close (to some implied event) / The clock is ticking. We need to hurry!

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