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sola

sunbathe

Sola means “to sunbathe” or “to sit or lie in the sun,” usually to enjoy its warmth or get a tan.

It can also mean “to expose something to the sun,” as in sola ansiktet—“to expose one’s face to the sun.”

Sola is a verb:

It is derived from sol , meaning “sun.”

solbada — “to sunbathe”; a close synonym that emphasizes bathing in sunlight.
skugga — “to shade”; it can express the opposite when something is protected from sunlight.

sola sig — to sunbathe or bask in the sun.
sola på stranden — to sunbathe on the beach.
sola solarium — to use a tanning bed.
sola sig i glansen av någon — figuratively, to bask in someone else’s reflected glory.

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Vi vill sola på stranden.verb

We want to sunbathe on the beach.

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