Meaning of sjö | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. a lake
   common-gender
2. the sea and lakes collectively (sometimes also including watercourses, etc., by extension), especially the sea; sea, water, lake, etc.
   common-gender, especially, uncountable
3. a big wave
   common-gender
4. synonym of sjögång
   common-gender
5. a sea
   common-gender, obsolete

Exempel

“en sjö vid en stuga”

a lake by a cottage

“Vi ska gå och bada i sjön”

We are going for a swim in the lake

“Jason Voorhees är fastkedjad på botten av sjön”

Jason Voorhees is chained to the bottom of the lake

“saker att tänka på när du är ute på sjön”

things to keep in mind when you're out on the water [implying the sea (and perhaps also large lakes, etc.)] / at sea / [unlikely in this example, unless clear from context] on the lake [Note that the lake case could also be interpreted as (sense 1)]

“segla ut på sjön”

sail out on the water [implying the sea] / to sea [unless context makes it clear that it refers to a lake]

“hoppa i sjön”

jump into the water [whether the sea or a lake, etc.]

“kasta pengar i sjön”

throw money down the drain ["throw money into the water" – idiomatic]

“Gläns över sjö och strand, stjärna ur fjärran. Du som i Österland tändes av Herran.”

Shine over sea and shore, star from [out of] afar. You who in the East ["East-land" – the Orient] were lit by the Lord.

“En stor sjö slog sönder styrhyttens fönster”

A large wave broke the windows of the wheelhouse

“grov sjö”

rough seas

“hög sjö”

high seas

“krabb sjö”

choppy seas

“Sjön går hög”

There are high waves

“Östersjön”

the Baltic Sea [the East Sea]

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