No. 4,245 in Swedish
skrota
To discard, scrap, or abolish.
In a sentence
Vi måste skrota den gamla bilen.
We must scrap the old car.
Here, 'skrota' is used to mean recycling or discarding something that is no longer useful.
Företaget valde att skrota den ursprungliga planen.
The company chose to scrap the original plan.
In this context, 'skrota' means abandoning or discarding an idea or plan.
De beslutade att skrota maskinen på grund av säkerhetsrisker.
They decided to scrap the machine due to safety risks.
Here, 'skrota' refers to disposing of a physical, tangible object because it is deemed unusable or dangerous.
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