No. 7,310 in Swedish
shanghai
To trick or force someone into doing something or going somewhere.
In a sentence
Han blev shanghajd av ett skumt företag.
He was shanghaied by a shady company.
The word 'shanghaied' here denotes being compelled or deceived into service, derived from historical practices.
Vi kan shangha den stora båten för att komma över vattnet.
We can shanghai the big boat to cross the water.
In this context, 'shanghai' is used to mean commandeering or taking control of something forcefully or unexpectedly.
Shanghai är en fantastisk stad med många möjligheter.
Shanghai is a fantastic city with many opportunities.
Here, 'Shanghai' is properly used as the name of the Chinese city, denoting its geographical and cultural identity.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “shanghai” in actual Swedish podcasts.
Find “shanghai” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Swedish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into svenska, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Swedish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).