No. 176 in Norwegian
fengsel
Prison.
In a sentence
Han ble sendt til fengsel etter å ha brutt loven.
He was sent to prison after breaking the law.
Used to mean a place where people are held after committing crimes.
Det gamle fengselet i byen har blitt omgjort til et museum.
The old prison in the town has been converted into a museum.
Refers to a building that used to serve as a prison but now has a different purpose.
Hun følte seg fanget i sitt eget fengsel av tanker og bekymringer.
She felt trapped in her own prison of thoughts and worries.
Metaphorical use to describe being mentally confined or restricted.
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