"vara i valet och kvalet" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Forms: är i valet och kvalet [present], var i valet och kvalet [preterite], varit i valet och kvalet [supine], var i valet och kvalet [imperative]
Etymology: vara (“be”) + i (“in”) + valet (“the choice”) + och (“and”) + kvalet (“the anguish”) Etymology templates: {{af|sv|vara|i|valet|och|kvalet|t1=be|t2=in|t3=the choice|t4=and|t5=the anguish}} vara (“be”) + i (“in”) + valet (“the choice”) + och (“and”) + kvalet (“the anguish”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|är i valet och kvalet|preterite|var i valet och kvalet|supine|varit i valet och kvalet|imperative|var i valet och kvalet|head=vara i valet och kvalet}} vara i valet och kvalet (present är i valet och kvalet, preterite var i valet och kvalet, supine varit i valet och kvalet, imperative var i valet och kvalet)
  1. (idiomatic) to be faced with a difficult choice Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: stå i valet och kvalet Related terms: dilemma

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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