drawl

[US]/drɔːl/
[UK]/drɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. prata långsamt med en utdragen accent
n. ett sätt att prata långsamt med en utdragen accent
Word Forms
Past Tensedrawled
Past Participledrawled
Third Person Singulardrawls
Present Participledrawling
Pluraldrawls

Phrases & Collocations

southern drawl

långsam dialekt

slow drawl

långsam dialekt

Example Sentences

She spoke with a southern drawl.

Hon talade med en sydstatsdialekt.

His drawl gave away his Texan roots.

Hans dialekt avslöjade hans texanska rötter.

The drawl in his voice made him sound relaxed.

Dialekten i hans röst fick honom att låta avslappnad.

The drawl of the old man was soothing.

Den gamle mannen hade en lugnande dialekt.

I could listen to her drawl all day.

Jag kunde lyssna på hennes dialekt hela dagen.

The drawl in her speech was charming.

Dialekten i hennes tal var charmig.

He drawled out the words slowly.

Han drog ut orden långsamt.

The drawl of the cowboy was unmistakable.

Cowboyens dialekt var obestridlig.

The drawl in his accent was distinctive.

Dialekten i hans accent var distinkt.

Her drawl added character to her storytelling.

Hennes dialekt gav karaktär åt hennes berättande.

Real-world Examples

" Professor, " drawled Malfoy, " Weasley's mutilating my roots, sir."

" Professor, " fnyste Malfoy, " Weasley håller på att förstöra mina rötter, herr."

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“There you are, ” he drawled, looking at them.

“Där är du, ” fnyste han och tittade på dem.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Potter, you’ve got yourself a girlfriend ! ” drawled Malfoy.

“Potter, du har fått dig en flickvän! ” fnyste Malfoy.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

" How? " said the cold, drawling voice of Draco Malfoy.

" Hur då? " sa Draco Malfoys kalla, fnysiga röst.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

And then, from right behind them, a drawling voice said.

Och sedan, direkt bakom dem, sa en fnysig röst.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

And then, from right behind them, a drawling voice spoke.

Och sedan, direkt bakom dem, talade en fnysig röst.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Wasn't it — er — Crusoe who rubbed sticks together" ? she drawled.

" Var det inte — eh — Robinson som gnuggade pinnar mot varandra?" fnyste hon.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

" What's that Weasley's riding? " Malfoy called in his sneering drawl.

" Vad är det Weasley åker?" ropade Malfoy med sin hånfulla fnys.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“What's going on here? ” came the cold, drawling voice of Draco Malfoy.

“Vad pågår här?” kom Draco Malfoys kalla, fnysiga röst.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" It'll be good for you to slow down a bit, " they'd drawled.

" Det skulle vara bra för dig att sakta ner lite, " fnyste de.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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