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Swedish
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Noun
skjuts c
- 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!
- a boost (in speed)
Vinden gav båten en skjuts- The wind boosted the boat ("gave the boat a boost")
Båten fick sig en skjuts av vinden- The boat was boosted by the wind ("got itself a boost from the wind")
- (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
- (chiefly historical) a horse-drawn carriage with a coachman (for transporting people)
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Verb
skjuts
- present passive of skjuta
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