No. 13,277 in Swedish
tröga
The Swedish word "tröga" means "slow," "sluggish," or "resistant" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Motorn är trög att starta på morgonen.
The engine is sluggish to start in the morning.
Here, "trög" is used to describe the difficulty or slowness in operating or responding of an object, the engine.
Han har en ganska trög förståelse för matematik.
He has a rather slow understanding of mathematics.
In this context, "trög" refers to slow intellectual processing or understanding, applied to a person's mental grasp.
Cyklister kan uppleva en trög känsla i benen efter intensiv träning.
Cyclists can experience a sluggish feeling in their legs after intense training.
"Trög" in this example relates to physical sluggishness or heaviness, describing the state of one's body.
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