väja

Swedish

Verb

väja (present väjer, preterite väjde, supine väjt, imperative väj)

  1. to (temporarily) change direction or course to avoid colliding with something
    I ett chickenrace förlorar den som väjer först ― In a chicken race, the first to turn loses
    Vi kunde inte väja för älgen ― We couldn't dodge (collided with) the moose
  2. (figuratively) to avoid
    Han väjer inte för svåra uppgifter ― He faces difficult tasks head-on
  3. to yield (give way) to
    I den här situationen ska bilar väja för cyklar ― In this situation, cars should yield to bikes

Usage notes

The thing being avoided follows the preposition för.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • väja undan

See also

References

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