No. 4,347 in Swedish
sågade
"Sågade" means "sawed" or "criticized harshly," depending on context.
In a sentence
Han sågade trästycket till mindre delar.
He sawed the piece of wood into smaller parts.
Uses 'sågade' to describe the action of cutting wood with a saw.
Hon sågade hans idéer i diskussionen.
She critiqued his ideas harshly in the discussion.
Uses 'sågade' metaphorically to mean harshly criticizing or rejecting something.
De sågade ned det gamla trädet som blockerade vägen.
They cut down the old tree that was blocking the road.
Uses 'sågade' to describe the literal act of sawing down the tree.
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