tvärt

See also: tvært

Swedish

Adjective

tvärt

1. indefinite neuter singular of tvär

Adverb

tvärt (not comparable)

1. abruptly, sharply (of a change of direction, concrete or abstract)

   Tjuvarna vände tvärt med bilen när de såg polisen

   The thieves turned around abruptly with their car when they saw the police (can also be expressed as "... tvärvände med bilen ...")

   Det blev ett tvärt kast i historien

   The story took an abrupt turn (can also be expressed as "... ett tvärkast i historien ...")

2. abruptly (suddenly and instantly)

   Klagandet upphörde tvärt när han tog fram sin bazooka

   The complaining stopped abruptly when he took out his bazooka

3. abruptly (in a curt manner)

   "Nej," kom svaret tvärt

   "No," came the abrupt answer

Derived terms

• tvärt emot

References

• tvärt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tvärt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)