This is the 9873rd most frequent Swedish word.
halvera
"Halvera" means "to halve" or "to reduce by half" in English.
Here, 'halvera' is used to denote physically dividing an item into two equal parts.
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.
In this context, 'halvera' means to reduce a specified quantity (time) by half.
Kan vi halvera tiden vi spenderar på detta projekt?
Can we halve the time we spend on this project?
The verb 'halvera' is used here to indicate that a value (price) has been reduced by fifty percent.