What does flå in Swedish mean?

What is the meaning of the word flå in Swedish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use flå in Swedish.

The word flå in Swedish means skin, flå, flå, flå, flå, skinna, flå, flå ngn/ngt levande, flå ngn levande. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word flå

skin

flå

(remove skin from)

The first step in the recipe is to flay the fish.

flå

(rub the skin from)

flå

(figurative (criticize severely) (bildlig)

flå, skinna

(remove skin from)

The hunter skinned the rabbit he had caught earlier that day.

flå

(flay: skin, flesh)

The thorns stripped the flesh from his bare arms.

flå ngn/ngt levande

(flay while living)

The Inquisition had prisoners skinned alive to make them confess to supposed sins.

flå ngn levande

(figurative (punish) (bildlig: straffa hårt)

My mum will skin me alive for losing my school bag.

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