tillflykt

Swedish

Etymology

till (“to”) +‎ flykt (“escape”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

tillflykt c

  1. a refuge (place or circumstance or the like providing protection from danger or trouble)
    En grotta i skogen blev deras tillflykt undan draken
    A cave in the forest became their refuge from the dragon
    1. Sometimes religious.
      Herren var hans tillflykt
      The Lord was his refuge
  2. (figuratively) a refuge, an escape (something used to (temporarily) lessen pain or the like)
    Thinnertrasan blev deras tillflykt under de kalla nätterna
    The paint thinner-soaked rag became their refuge during the cold nights
  3. (in some expressions) taking refuge (from danger or trouble or the like)
    ta sin tillflykt till ett skyddsrum (idiomatic phrasing)
    take refuge in a shelter ("take one's refuge/to-escape to a protection room")
  4. (in some expressions, figuratively) taking refuge ((temporarily) lessening pain with something or the like)
    ta sin tillflykt till flaskan
    take refuge in the bottle

Declension

Declension of tillflykt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tillflykt tillflykts
definite tillflykten tillflyktens
plural indefinite tillflykter tillflykters
definite tillflykterna tillflykternas

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