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sleva

sleva

Czech

Noun

sleva f

  1. discount (reduction in price)

Declension

Derived terms


Swedish

Etymology

slev + -a

Verb

sleva (present slevar, preterite slevade, supine slevat, imperative sleva)

  1. to serve (or move) food with a large spoon
    Matpersonalen i storköket slevade upp nedramlad mat från golvet
    The cooking staff in the school kitchen picked up (and later served) food that had fallen on the floor
  2. (sleva i sig) to gulp down, to eat quickly (as if with a large spoon)
    jag slevade i mig den ena obskyra fiskrätten efter den andra
    I gulped down one obscure fish dish after the other

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