vanka
Swedish
Verb
vanka (present vankar, preterite vankade, supine vankat, imperative vanka)
- to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry
- där farbror polisen med händer på ryggen sakta vankar gatan fram och lyfter på hatten åt medborgarna.
- where the old constable with his hands at his back slowly strolls along the street and tips his hat at the gentry.
- Onsdag går jag ut och vankar. Torsdag sitter jag i tankar.
- On Wednesday I go for a stroll. On Thursday I sit in thoughts. (nursery rhyme, song lyrics)
- (in the passive) to expect food or some event
- Det vankas vickning fram på småtimmarna.
- We're expecting some light food in the wee hours.
- När det vankades Bernadotte-jubileum var det varken kungen eller drottningen som stod i centrum.
- When the Bernadotte jubilee was forthcoming, neither the King nor the Queen were the centre of attention.
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