No. 2,616 in Swedish
rest
Remaining part; leftover.
In a sentence
Jag har en liten kaka som är en rest från gårdagens fika.
I have a small cookie that is leftover from yesterday's coffee break.
Here, 'rest' refers to a remainder or leftover of something.
Under semestern älskar jag att för en lång rest till fjällen.
During the vacation, I love to take a long trip to the mountains.
In this case, 'rest' is used as a noun meaning a journey or trip, although grammatically it would be more common to use 'resa' in Swedish.
Efter dags arbete är det skönt att få lite rest och återhämtning.
After a day's work, it's nice to have some rest and recovery.
In this instance, 'rest' indicates relaxation or a pause from activity.
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