tvären
See also: tvaren
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- (in "på tvären") (roughly) perpendicularly to the natural or desired direction; crosswise, transversely
- Fartyget fastnade på tvären i Suezkanalen
- The ship got stuck crosswise in the Suez Canal
- (in "sätta sig på tvären") to stubbornly refuse to cooperate or go along with something, to be recalcitrant
- Det går inte att få på henne skorna. Hon har satt sig på tvären.
- It's impossible to get her shoes on. She's "put herself crosswise."