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No. 2,347 in Swedish

dryga

"Dryga" in Swedish means "to stretch out" or "to make last longer."

In a sentence

  • Det var en dryga timme kvar till tåget.

    There was a little over an hour left until the train.

    In this sentence, 'dryga' is used to mean 'a little over', implying an amount slightly exceeding one hour.

  • Hans kommentarer var ganska drygande.

    His comments were quite nagging.

    Here, 'dryga' in the form 'drygande' is used to describe the act of being bothersome or excessively lingering, often in context of speech or conversation.

  • Han hade alltid en dryg attityd.

    He always had an arrogant attitude.

    In this usage, 'dryg' conveys a sense of arrogance or being overly confident, often in a negative manner.

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