The Swedish word for shoe is
sko
Declensions | |
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a shoe | en sko |
the shoe | skon |
shoes | skor |
the shoes | skorna |
Translations for shoe and their definitions
sko | © | |
1. n-c. a shoe (on foot or on a horse) | ||
2. n-c. 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, shod 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. 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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