No. 12,553 in Swedish
sly
Young or thin underbrush; saplings or brushwood.
In a sentence
Det finns mycket sly vid kanten av fältet.
There are many shrubs at the edge of the field.
Here, 'sly' refers to brushwood or shrubs, contextually used to describe vegetation.
Vi behöver röja sly för att skapa en ny stig.
We need to clear shrubbery to create a new path.
In this sentence, 'sly' again refers to overgrown bushes or underbrush, emphasizing its role as vegetation to be managed.
Han ville inte vara ensam i skogen på grund av allt sly.
He didn’t want to be alone in the forest because of all the underbrush.
Here, 'sly' is used to highlight the presence of dense vegetation that could affect an individual's sense of safety.
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