No. 6,397 in Swedish

luckan

"The hatch" or "the gap."

In a sentence

Jag såg en fågel genom luckan i trädet.
I saw a bird through the gap in the tree.
Here, 'luckan' refers to an opening or gap within the tree, emphasizing its function as an aperture.
Han stängde snabbt luckan på skåpet.
He quickly closed the hatch on the cabinet.
In this sentence, 'luckan' refers to the hatch or door of the cabinet, serving as a cover or a seal.
Luckan i schemat gjorde att vi kunde ta en paus.
The slot in the schedule allowed us to take a break.
In this context, 'luckan' is used to denote a gap or empty time slot in the schedule.

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