rest

This is the 2616th most frequent Swedish word.

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rest

Remaining part; leftover.


Here, 'rest' refers to a remainder or leftover of something.

Jag har en liten kaka som är en rest från gårdagens fika.

I have a small cookie that is leftover from yesterday's coffee break.


In this case, 'rest' is used as a noun meaning a journey or trip, although grammatically it would be more common to use 'resa' in Swedish.

Under semestern älskar jag att för en lång rest till fjällen.

During the vacation, I love to take a long trip to the mountains.


In this instance, 'rest' indicates relaxation or a pause from activity.

Efter dags arbete är det skönt att få lite rest och återhämtning.

After a day's work, it's nice to have some rest and recovery.