Swedish

Verb

vädra ‎(present vädrar, preterite vädrade, supine vädrat, imperative vädra)

1. to ventilate, to air, to let the wind blow, to expose for fresh and open air
   1. to open the window and let fresh air inside
   2. to hang garments or rugs outdoors for some fresh air
   3. to debate, to let one's opinions out

      hon vädrade sina åsikter

      she let her opinions out

      Michail Chodorkovskij dömdes till fängelse 2005 efter att han vädrat politiska ambitioner.

      Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to prison in 2005 after he had aired political ambitions.

2. to sniff, to scent, to smell for scents blowing in the wind, to breathe

   vädra morgonluft

   to breathe the fresh morning air (to see one's lucky star on the rise)

Conjugation

Related terms

• frånluft
• fönsterhake
• galge
• mattpiskning
• morgonluft
• piskställning
• tilluft
• torkvinda
• ventilation
• ventilera
• vädring
• vädringslucka