No. 12,480 in Swedish
skulder
"Skulder" means "shoulders" in English.
In a sentence
Han betalade av sina skulder efter flera års arbete.
He paid off his debts after several years of work.
In this context, 'skulder' refers to financial debts or obligations that one owes.
Hon blev skuldfri och började ett nytt liv.
She became debt-free and started a new life.
Here, 'skulder' again pertains to financial debts, but the emphasis is on the state of having cleared these debts.
Samhällets historiska skulder måste erkännas för rättvisa.
The society's historical debts must be acknowledged for justice.
In this sentence, 'skulder' implies moral or social obligations, metaphorically termed as 'debts' that society owes.
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