"tvären" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|sv|noun}} tvären
  1. (in "på tvären") (roughly) perpendicularly to the natural or desired direction; crosswise, transversely
    Sense id: en-tvären-sv-noun-2gTgu6TW
  2. (in "sätta sig på tvären") to stubbornly refuse to cooperate or go along with something, to be recalcitrant
    Sense id: en-tvären-sv-noun-UAUF9oq2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tvär
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