stjäla

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stiæla, from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɧɛːˌla/
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Verb

stjäla (present stjäl, preterite stal, supine stulit, imperative stjäl)

  1. to steal
  2. (informal, hyperbolic) to steal; to borrow
    • 2023 November 8, Hamed Ubaidi-Karlsson, Sandra Carlsson, 0:00 from the start, in Barnläkare skrev låt om förlossning – söker videoklipp som han filmat på nyfödda bebisar på sociala medier, spoken by paediatrist Pelle Baeck, SVT Nyheter:
      När jag är på förlossningen och ser en bebis som inte behöver min hjälp brukar jag stjäla pappans mobil och filma de första minuterna.
      When I'm at a labor and see a baby that doesn't need my help, I usually steal the father's mobile phone and film the first few minutes.

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