No. 493 in Swedish
fly
The Swedish word "fly" means "flee" or "escape" in English.
In a sentence
Fågeln flyger högt på himlen.
The bird flies high in the sky.
'Fly' here functions as a verb indicating motion through the air.
Han bestämde sig för att fly från sin hemstad.
He decided to escape from his hometown.
'Fly' in this context means to escape or flee from something.
Tiden flyger förbi när man har roligt.
Time flies by when one is having fun.
'Fly' is used metaphorically here to describe the rapid passage of time.
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