No. 471 in Norwegian
forsvaret
"The defense" or "the armed forces."
In a sentence
Forsvaret er ansvarlig for å beskytte landet.
The defense is responsible for protecting the country.
In this sentence, 'forsvaret' refers to the organized military forces of a nation, a noun.
Vi diskuterer nødvendigheten av å styrke forsvaret.
We are discussing the need to strengthen the defense.
Here, 'forsvaret' again represents the military forces, used in a discussion about improving its capabilities.
Forsvaret på vår sak har vært veldig overbevisende.
The defense of our case has been very convincing.
In this context, 'forsvaret' is used metaphorically to refer to the act or means of defending a cause or a case, distinct from the military context.
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