tjäna — meaning in English

English meaning

• boot noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
• make verb To create, produce, or build something.
• serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.

Senses

tjäna is used for these senses in English:

• boot (intransitive, impersonal) To matter; to be relevant.
• make (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
• serve (transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15th c.]
• serve (transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.]
• serve (transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of. [from 14th c.]
• serve (transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of. [from 14th c.]

boot — full definition

1. noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
2. noun The luggage storage compartment of a car (British English); called a "trunk" in American English.
3. noun A device clamped to a car's wheel to immobilize it, usually for unpaid fines (also called a wheel clamp).
4. verb To kick something or someone.
5. verb To dismiss or eject someone.

make — full definition

1. verb To create, produce, or build something.
2. verb To cause someone or something to do or become a particular thing.
3. verb To earn or gain money.
4. verb To arrive at or reach a place, especially in time.
5. noun The brand or manufacturer of a product.

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