omkull

Swedish

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Adverb

omkull (not comparable)

  1. to the ground or floor (by falling over), over, down
    Han sparkade omkull bordet
    He kicked the table over
    Han sprang omkull
    He slipped and fell while running
    Torkställningen blåste omkull
    The drying rack blew down
    • 1992, Benny Astor, Figge Boström, “Gunga [Swing]”‎[1]performed by Apopocalyps:
      Du är så söt, så oskuldsfull. Försöker stå men du ramlar omkull. Jag rycker till [expresses suddenness], du fnittrar glatt. Med stora ögon brister du ut i ett skratt, i ett skratt.
      You are so cute, so innocent. Try to stand but you fall over. I flinch, you giggle happily. With wide eyes you break out into a laugh, into a laugh.

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