No. 203 in Swedish
steg
"Steg" means "step" in English.
In a sentence
Han tog ett stort steg framåt.
He took a big step forward.
In this sentence, 'steg' refers to a physical step or movement forward in space.
Ett viktigt steg i processen är att samla information.
An important step in the process is to gather information.
Here, 'steg' is used metaphorically to describe a stage or phase in a sequence or process.
Volymen på musiken ökade flera steg.
The volume of the music increased several steps.
In this context, 'steg' is used to describe an incremental or unit change in a measurable quantity like volume.
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