iväg

Swedish

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  • i väg

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Adverb

iväg

  1. away, off
    De seglade iväg till fjärran länder
    They sailed off to distant lands
    De gav sig iväg hemåt
    They set off for home ("ge sig" is similar to "head" in "ge sig av/iväg")
    Iväg med dig!
    Go away!
    (literally, “Away with you!”)

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