slåss mot väderkvarnar in Swedish

Forms: slåss mot väderkvarnar [present], slogs mot väderkvarnar [preterite], slagits mot väderkvarnar [supine], slåss mot väderkvarnar [imperative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally "fight against windmills." Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|slåss mot väderkvarnar|preterite|slogs mot väderkvarnar|supine|slagits mot väderkvarnar|imperative|slåss mot väderkvarnar|head=slåss mot väderkvarnar}} slåss mot väderkvarnar (present slåss mot väderkvarnar, preterite slogs mot väderkvarnar, supine slagits mot väderkvarnar, imperative slåss mot väderkvarnar)

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"fight against windmills.\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "slåss mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slogs mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slagits mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slåss mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "slogs mot väderkvarnar",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "slagits mot väderkvarnar",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": "slåss mot väderkvarnar"
      },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to tilt at windmills (fight imagined enemies)"
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (fight imagined enemies)"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "slåss mot väderkvarnar"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"fight against windmills.\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "slåss mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slogs mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slagits mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slåss mot väderkvarnar",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "slåss mot väderkvarnar",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "slåss mot väderkvarnar",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "slogs mot väderkvarnar",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "slagits mot väderkvarnar",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": "slåss mot väderkvarnar"
      },
      "expansion": "slåss mot väderkvarnar (present slåss mot väderkvarnar, preterite slogs mot väderkvarnar, supine slagits mot väderkvarnar, imperative slåss mot väderkvarnar)",
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        "Swedish multiword terms",
        "Swedish phrasal verbs",
        "Swedish phrasal verbs formed with \"mot väderkvarnar\"",
        "Swedish terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Swedish verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to tilt at windmills (fight imagined enemies)"
      ],
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        [
          "tilt at windmills",
          "tilt at windmills"
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        "(idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (fight imagined enemies)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "slåss mot väderkvarnar"
}

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"slåss mot väderkvarnar" meaning in Swedish

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