skjuts

Swedish

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ʉːts

Noun

skjuts c

  1. a ride, a lift ((free) transportation somewhere, in someone's car, boat, or the like)
    ge någon skjuts någonstans
    give someone a ride somewhere
    Tack för skjutsen!
    Thanks for the ride!
  2. a boost (in speed)
    Vinden gav båten en skjuts
    The wind boosted the boat
  3. (figuratively) a boost (more generally, for example a career boost)
    Karriären fick sig en skjuts efter dokusåpadeltagandet
    Her career received a boost after she participated in the reality show
  4. (chiefly historical) a horse-drawn carriage with a coachman (for transporting people)

Declension

Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) skjutsen skjutsar skjutsarna
Genitive Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) skjutsens skjutsars skjutsarnas

Derived terms

See also

Verb

skjuts

  1. present passive of skjuta

References

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