"hög som ett hus" meaning in Swedish

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Adjective

Etymology: hög (“high”) + som (“as”) + ett (“a”) + hus (“house”) Etymology templates: {{af|sv|hög|som|ett|hus|t1=high|t2=as|t3=a|t4=house}} hög (“high”) + som (“as”) + ett (“a”) + hus (“house”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|not comparable|||-re||-st|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} hög som ett hus (not comparable), {{sv-adj|-}} hög som ett hus (not comparable)
  1. (simile) very tall or high Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hög_som_ett_hus-sv-adj-DXuc35Gc Categories (other): Swedish similes, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. (simile, colloquial) high as a kite Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hög_som_ett_hus-sv-adj-dCO88NAG Categories (other): Swedish similes, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35

Download JSON data for hög som ett hus meaning in Swedish (1.8kB)

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