No. 12,663 in Swedish
sparkade
"Kicked."
In a sentence
Han sparkade bollen över till sin vän.
He kicked the ball over to his friend.
In this sentence, 'sparkade' is used to describe the action of kicking a ball, demonstrating a literal physical action.
Hon sparkade ut sitt gamla kylskåp efter att ha köpt ett nytt.
She kicked out her old fridge after buying a new one.
Here, 'sparkade' is metaphorically used to signify forcefully removing something, such as discarding an unwanted item.
Företaget sparkade tio anställda under omstruktureringen.
The company laid off ten employees during the restructuring.
In this example, 'sparkade' is utilized figuratively to mean dismissing or terminating employment.
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