No. 12,942 in Swedish
svindyra
"Svindyra" means "extremely expensive" in English.
In a sentence
De köpte svindyra kläder inför festen.
They bought very expensive clothes for the party.
Here, "svindyra" is used as an adjective to intensify "kläder" (clothes), emphasizing their high cost.
Den svindyra restaurangen var verkligen värt ett besök.
The extremely expensive restaurant was truly worth a visit.
Here, "svindyra" modifies "restaurangen" (restaurant), describing its notable expensiveness with a positive subjective tone.
Han tycker att svindyra bilar är onödiga.
He thinks that extremely expensive cars are unnecessary.
Here, "svindyra" is used to emphasize the high cost of "bilar" (cars) with a possibly critical or disapproving tone.
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