brås

Swedish

Verb

brås (present brås, preterite bråddes, supine bråtts, imperative brås)

1. (deponent, with på) to take after (bear an innate resemblance (to an ancestor))

   Hon brås på sin far, som också var bra på hockey

   She's taken after her dad, who was also good at hockey

Related terms

• påbrå (“ancestry, descent, blood”)

See also

• ta efter (“follow the example of someone or something”)

References

• brås in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brås in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brås in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)