No. 2,285 in Swedish
avdelningen
"The department" or "the section."
In a sentence
Avdelningen för forskning arbetar med att utveckla nya metoder.
The department for research works on developing new methods.
Here, 'avdelningen' refers to a specific division or department within an organization dedicated to research.
Jag gick förbi avdelningen för kläder på väg till kassorna.
I passed by the clothing section on the way to the registers.
In this case, 'avdelningen' denotes a section of a store, specifically for clothing.
Efter omorganisationen blev avdelningen flyttad till en annan våning.
After the reorganization, the department was relocated to another floor.
'Avdelningen' in this sentence refers to a formal organizational unit within a business or institution that was moved.
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