The Swedish word for shoe is
sko
| Declensions | |
|---|---|
| a shoe | en sko |
| the shoe | skon |
| shoes | skor |
| the shoes | skorna |
Translations for shoe and their definitions
| sko | |
| 1. n. a shoe (on foot or on a horse) | |
| 2. n. a lining (of iron on a wooden tool; similar to a horseshoe) | |
| 3. v. to shoe, to put on shoes; especially on a horse | |
| Han bygger sitt hus själv, förfärdigar sina kläder, bakar sitt bröd, brygger sitt öl, smider sin spik, skor sina hästar, förfärdigar sina vagnar | |
| He builds his own house, manufactures his own clothes, bakes his own bread, brews his own beer, forges his own hammernails, shoes his own horses, builds his own waggons | |
| Passade fötterna se’n i värmande strumpor af svart ull, Skodde sig snabbt, steg opp, tog fårskinnspelsen af väggen | |
| Fit he then his feet in warming socks of black wool, shoed himself quickly, stood up, took the sheep fur coat off the wall | |
| 4. v. to line an object with a protection against wear | |
| Nu får väl döden sko sin käft med stål | |
| O, now doth Death line his dead chaps with steel; | |
| 5. v. (reflexive) to profit, to earn an undue profit (enough to buy shoes for oneself) | |
| William hade skott sig på Hörnerska konkursen och var således en »klok» man som åtnjöt aktning och förtroende | |
| William had made a profit from Hörner's bankruptcy and was thus a »wise» man who enjoyed respect and trust | |
| Medan bolag och partiledare skodde sig, voro stadens gator illa stenlagda, smutsiga och dåligt upplysta | |
| While corporations and party officials earned well, the city's streets were lacking in pavement, dirty and poorly lit |
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