| Swedish > English |
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| 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 |
