snett

Swedish

Adverb

snett (comparative mer snett, superlative mest snett)

1. at an angle, obliquely

   Antonym: rakt (“straight”)

   Tavlan hängde snett

   The painting was hanging crooked

   Vi körde snett över gräsmattan

   We drove diagonally across the lawn (or "at an angle")

   titta/se/kolla snett på

   look sideways (literally "at an angle") at (disapprove of or be jealous of) (idiomatic)

2. (figuratively) awry (not according to plan)

   Synonyms: fel (“wrong”), galet (“crazy”), på tok

   Det gick snett

   It went awry

3. (figuratively) gone wrong, wayward

   hjälpa ungdomar som hamnat snett

   help wayward youth ("youth who have ended up askew(ly)")

Adjective

snett

1. indefinite neuter singular of sned