kareta

See also: karéta and kåreta

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carretta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrɛ.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: ka‧re‧ta
• Homophone: Kareta

Noun

kareta f

1. carriage
2. quads, four of a kind

Declension

Declension of kareta

	singular	plural
nominative	kareta	karety
genitive	karety	karet
dative	karecie	karetom
accusative	karetę	karety
instrumental	karetą	karetami
locative	karecie	karetach
vocative	kareto	karety

Further reading

• kareta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kareta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Alternative forms

• karreta (rare)

Etymology

Probably from karet or even karriär (like in phrase i full karriär). Compare also Tavringer Romani kareta (“to go (using a vehicle)”).

Noun

kareta c

1. (colloquial) full speed, wild advance

   Såg en polisbil i full kareta. Undrar vad som hänt.

   I saw a police car going full throttle. Wonder what happened.

   Katten kom farandes i full kareta. Den hade visst fått syn på en orm.

   The cat came running like a rocket. Apparently, it had spotted a snake.

   Vi höll full kareta hela vägen för att hinna fram i tid

   We stepped on it all the way to get there in time

Usage notes

Usually as "i full kareta" (at full speed).

See also

• blixtsnabb
• gå som ett spjut
• jehu
• oljad blixt
• snabb som en vessla

References

• Slangopedia
• Folkmun