No. 9,873 in Swedish
halvera
"Halvera" means "to halve" or "to reduce by half" in English.
In a sentence
Jag behöver halvera brödet för att dela det mellan oss två.
I need to halve the bread to share it between the two of us.
Here, 'halvera' is used to denote physically dividing an item into two equal parts.
Kan vi halvera tiden vi spenderar på detta projekt?
Can we halve the time we spend on this project?
In this context, 'halvera' means to reduce a specified quantity (time) by half.
Priset på dessa produkter har halverats sedan förra veckan.
The price of these products has halved since last week.
The verb 'halvera' is used here to indicate that a value (price) has been reduced by fifty percent.
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