No. 820 in Norwegian
sparken
"Sparken" is a Norwegian noun meaning "kick sled," a small sled with a chair mounted on runners, propelled by kicking.
In a sentence
Han fikk sparken fra jobben i går.
He was fired from his job yesterday.
Here, 'sparken' refers to being fired or dismissed from a job.
Barna lekte med sparken på isen.
The children played with the kicksled on the ice.
In this context, 'sparken' refers to a kicksled, a type of sled commonly used in Scandinavia.
Lars ga hunden en liten sparken for å få den til å bevege seg.
Lars gave the dog a little kick to encourage it to move.
Here, 'sparken' means a kick, used to refer to a physical action.
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