No. 8,358 in Swedish
avstickare
A "detour" or "side trip."
In a sentence
Vi gjorde en liten avstickare till stranden innan vi åkte hem.
We made a small detour to the beach before heading home.
In this context, 'avstickare' refers to a brief detour or deviation from the planned route.
Han tog en avstickare för att besöka sin gamla skola.
He took a detour to visit his old school.
Here, 'avstickare' means taking an alternative route for a specific purpose.
Under vår resa tog vi en avstickare för att se en berömd sevärdhet.
During our trip, we made a detour to see a famous landmark.
In this instance, 'avstickare' is used to describe a planned deviation for sightseeing.
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