omkull
Swedish
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Adverb
omkull (not comparable)
- 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.
Derived terms
- omkullkasta (“thwart, foil”)
- oomkullrunkelig (“irrefutable”)