refräng

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle French refreindre (from Latin refringere), and Middle French refrener (from Latin refrenare).

Noun

refräng c

  1. (music) a chorus, a refrain
  2. (figuratively) a refrain
    • 1965, Thore Skogman, “Pop opp i topp [Pop (Up) to the Top]”‎[1]performed by Thore Skogman and Lill-Babs:
      Världen är full av elektriska gäng. Alla har drabbats av samma refräng. Och allting ska göras med watt och med volt. Och ungarna börjar när de går i kolt.
      The world is full of electric gangs. Everyone has been struck by the same refrain. And everything is to [shall] be done with watts and with volts. And the kids start when they're in frocks [when they walk in frock]. [along with various variations of pop (pop) and topp (top) and pop i topp (pop on top / pop at the top)]
  3. (idiomatic, in "(dags att) tänka på refrängen" ((time to) think about the refrain)) Said when planning to end or withdraw from some activity, for example a party.

Declension

Declension of refräng
nominative genitive
singular indefinite refräng refrängs
definite refrängen refrängens
plural indefinite refränger refrängers
definite refrängerna refrängernas

References

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