tvärbromsa

== Swedish == === Etymology === From tvär (“sudden, abrupt”) +‎ bromsa (“brake”). See also tvärt. === Verb === tvärbromsa (present tvärbromsar, preterite tvärbromsade, supine tvärbromsat, imperative tvärbromsa) to hit the brakes (brake sharply and suddenly, also figuratively) Synonym: (colloquial) tvärnita ==== Conjugation ==== ==== See also ==== tvärvända === References === “tvärbromsa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tvärbromsa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)