fälla ihop

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

fälla (fold (when used with a particle)) +‎ ihop (together)

Verb[edit]

fälla ihop (present fäller ihop, preterite fällde ihop, supine fällt ihop, imperative fäll ihop)

  1. to fold up, to fold (something more or less rigid, so as to bring it into a more compact (and often "deactivated") state)
    Synonyms: fälla samman, (when an inward motion in some sense) fälla in, (when a downward motion in some sense) fälla ner
    Antonyms: fälla upp, (when an outward motion in some sense) fälla ut
    fälla ihop en solfjäder
    fold a fan
    fälla ihop en hopfällbar stol
    fold a folding chair
    1. to close, etc. (when more idiomatic)
      fälla ihop ett paraply
      close an umbrella
      fälla ihop en fickkniv
      close a pocket knife

Usage notes[edit]

The past participle is either hopfälld (seen as more proper by some) or ihopfälld.

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