"låta bli" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Forms: låter bli [present], lät bli [preterite], låtit bli [supine], låt bli [imperative]
Etymology: låta (“let”) + bli (“be”) Etymology templates: {{af|sv|låta|bli|t1=let|t2=be}} låta (“let”) + bli (“be”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|låter bli|preterite|lät bli|supine|låtit bli|imperative|låt bli|head=låta bli}} låta bli (present låter bli, preterite lät bli, supine låtit bli, imperative låt bli)
  1. avoid, restrain oneself from, keep from (usually with respect to touching, meddling with, or generally doing)
    Sense id: en-låta_bli-sv-verb-xzhbpeNA Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for låta bli meaning in Swedish (2.3kB)

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      "form": "lät bli",
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    {
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        {
          "english": "Leave the scissors alone! They are not a toy.",
          "text": "Låt bli saxen! Den är ingen leksak.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't help myself (I can't make myself not do a certain thing)",
          "text": "Jag kan inte låta bli",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Don't sing (\"refrain from singing\") at four in the morning",
          "text": "Låt bli att sjunga klockan fyra på morgonen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Campagnola, fiuggirola, quattro stagioni, marinara, capricciosa, can't help myself [from eating them or naming them or the like, like in English]. I am [become] fascinated. Feeling hunger, feeling thirst. It makes me passionate. It makes me filled [sic] with desire. Pescatore, vesuvio, la bussola, pompei. How you tempt me.",
          "ref": "1986, Lasse Holm (lyrics and music), “Cannelloni, macaroni”",
          "text": "Campagnola, fiuggirola, quattro stagioni, marinara, capricciosa, kan inte låta bli. Jag blir fascinerad. Känner hunger, känner törst. Det gör mig passionerad. Det gör mig fylld av lust. Pescatore, vesuvio, la bussola, pompei. Vad ni frestar mig.",
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          "english": "Leave the scissors alone! They are not a toy.",
          "text": "Låt bli saxen! Den är ingen leksak.",
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          "english": "I can't help myself (I can't make myself not do a certain thing)",
          "text": "Jag kan inte låta bli",
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          "english": "Don't sing (\"refrain from singing\") at four in the morning",
          "text": "Låt bli att sjunga klockan fyra på morgonen",
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          "ref": "1986, Lasse Holm (lyrics and music), “Cannelloni, macaroni”",
          "text": "Campagnola, fiuggirola, quattro stagioni, marinara, capricciosa, kan inte låta bli. Jag blir fascinerad. Känner hunger, känner törst. Det gör mig passionerad. Det gör mig fylld av lust. Pescatore, vesuvio, la bussola, pompei. Vad ni frestar mig.",
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