No. 657 in Danish
luft
"Air."
In a sentence
Jeg åbner vinduet for at få frisk luft.
I open the window to get fresh air.
Here, 'luft' refers to the air in a general or environmental sense.
Han har mange planer, men de er bare luft.
He has many plans, but they are just air.
In this context, 'luft' is used metaphorically to indicate something without substance or unrealistic.
Ballonen svæver, fordi den er fyldt med luft.
The balloon floats because it is filled with air.
Here, 'luft' describes the physical air used to inflate something.
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