"upp" meaning in Swedish

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Adverb

IPA: /ɵp/, [ɵpː] Audio: Sv-upp.ogg Forms: opp [alternative, common]
Rhymes: -ɵp Etymology: From Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|upp}} Old Norse upp, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*upp}} Proto-Germanic *upp Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} upp, {{sv-adv|-}} upp (not comparable)
  1. up (similar senses to English, though compare uppe) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-upp-sv-adv-lK1oqiMn Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. open (to an open position or state) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-upp-sv-adv-sv:open
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: uppe (english: up, as a location), uppå (english: upon), till (english: laga till en måltid; used like up in (cook up a meal) and the like)

Alternative forms

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          "english": "I can't get the jar open",
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          "english": "untie a knot",
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          "english": "untie one's shoelaces",
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          "english": "tear open a wound [deliberately or accidentally, also figuratively]",
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          "translation": "The burglars broke open the door with a crowbar",
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        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I can't get the jar open",
          "text": "Jag får inte upp burken",
          "translation": "I can't get the jar open",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "unlock a door",
          "text": "låsa upp en dörr",
          "translation": "unlock a door",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "untie a knot",
          "text": "knyta upp en knut",
          "translation": "untie a knot",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "untie one's shoelaces",
          "text": "knyta upp skosnörena",
          "translation": "untie one's shoelaces",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "unbutton a button",
          "text": "knäppa upp en knapp",
          "translation": "unbutton a button",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              7,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "unbutton one's shirt",
          "text": "knäppa upp skjortan",
          "translation": "unbutton one's shirt",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              33,
              35
            ]
          ],
          "english": "a man with his shirt open [\"with unbuttoned shirt\" – often implies partially]",
          "text": "en man med uppknäppt skjorta",
          "translation": "a man with his shirt open [\"with unbuttoned shirt\" – often implies partially]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "open (to an open position or state)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "open",
          "open"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sv:open"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɵp/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɵpː]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-upp.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/Sv-upp.ogg/Sv-upp.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Sv-upp.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɵp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "upp"
}

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