No. 8,241 in Swedish

aprilskämt

April Fool's joke.

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Var försiktig med att lita på nyheter den första april, många kan vara aprilskämt.
Be careful trusting news on April 1st, many of them might be April Fools' jokes.
Here, 'aprilskämt' refers to jokes traditionally performed on April 1st, known as April Fools' Day.
Jag trodde verkligen på det han sa, men det visade sig vara ett aprilskämt.
I really believed what he said, but it turned out to be an April Fools' joke.
In this case, 'aprilskämt' refers to a specific joke carried out on April Fools' Day.
Skolan anordnade ett roligt aprilskämt för att skratta tillsammans med eleverna.
The school organized a funny April Fools' prank to laugh together with the students.
Here, 'aprilskämt' is used in a broader sense, emphasizing a prank intended to share laughter on April 1st.

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