No. 7,749 in Swedish
travolta
In Swedish slang, "travolta" can mean to dance or move energetically, inspired by actor John Travolta’s famous dance scenes.
In a sentence
Igår gick vi till bokhandeln och köpte en bok av John Travolta.
Yesterday we went to the bookstore and bought a book by John Travolta.
Here, 'Travolta' is a proper noun, referring to the actor and content creator John Travolta.
Frankie tränar mycket för att kunna göra det perfekta Travolta-danssteget.
Frankie trains a lot to be able to do the perfect Travolta dance move.
In this sentence, 'Travolta' is used as an adjective defining a specific style of dancing popularized by John Travolta.
Under festen försökte alla lyckas med att travolta lika bra som i filmen.
During the party, everyone tried to Travolta as good as in the movie.
Here, 'Travolta' is employed as a verb to describe mimicking or embodying activities commonly associated with John Travolta, such as dancing.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “travolta” in actual Swedish podcasts.
Find “travolta” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Swedish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSwedish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).