håll

See also: hall, háll, häll, Hall, and Häll

Swedish edit

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håll n

a stop, a station (on a route)
a direction
åt vilket håll?
in which direction?
a range, a distance
på långt håll
from afar / at a distance
a stitch (stinging pain under the lower edge of the rib cage brought on by exercise)
jag har fått håll
I got a stitch
(in some expressions) a place
Han är på annat håll
He is elsewhere

på sina håll
in some places / in some areas / here and there

På sina håll har det fallit 60 cm snö
In some places, there has been 60 cm of snowfall

På sina håll visar dock rapporten på en förbättring
In some areas, however, the report shows shows that there has been an improvement

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