dra till

Swedish

Etymology

dra +‎ till (expresses suddenness (sense 1 and 2), "to" (sense 3))

Verb

dra till (present drar till, preterite drog till, supine dragit till, imperative dra till)

  1. (colloquial) to hit
    Hon drog till mig i ansiktet med en planka
    She hit me in the face with a plank
  2. (colloquial, perhaps figuratively, with med) to produce something more-or-less at random with (figurative, often somewhat ironic) force; to pull (something) out, to hit (someone with something)
    Jag har ingen aning, men jag kan dra till med en gissning
    I have no idea, but I could hit you with a guess
    Han drog till med sin specialare
    He pulled out his special trick
    De drar till med en tonartshöjning i slutet av låten
    They pull out a key change near the end of the song
  3. (reflexive) to attract
    dra till sig uppmärksamhet
    attract attention
    dra till sig flugor
    attract flies

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