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Swedish
Etymology
bord (“table, strake”) + lägga (“lay”)
Verb
bordlägga (present bordlägger, preterite bordlade, supine bordlagt, imperative bordlägg)
- (transitive) To postpone dealing with, shelve, table (to delay making the decision on (something)):
Vi beslutar att bordlägga ärendet tills vidare.- We decide to shelve the matter until later.
- (nautical) to provide a vessel with a skin (planking or plating forming the sides and bottom)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bordlägga (weak)
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