No. 247 in Swedish
slog
"Hit" or "struck" (past tense of "slå").
In a sentence
Han slog på trumman med glädje.
He beat the drum with joy.
The word 'slog' here is used as the past tense of the verb 'slå', which means 'to hit' or 'to strike'. It denotes a physical action of hitting the drum.
De slog sina rekord i tävlingen.
They broke their records in the competition.
In this sentence, 'slog' is used metaphorically to mean 'broke' as in exceeding or surpassing a previous limit or record.
Vi slog oss ner vid elden och började prata.
We sat down by the fire and started talking.
Here, 'slog sig ner' means 'sat down' or 'settled down', using a reflexive form of 'slå' to indicate the act of settling or sitting.
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