No. 1,176 in Swedish

avstängning

Suspension, shutdown, or disconnection.

In a sentence

Avstängningen av vattnet var nödvändig för att laga rören.
The shutdown of the water was necessary to repair the pipes.
Avstängningen is used to describe the act of shutting something down, in this case, water supply.
Han fick en avstängning från skolan efter att ha brutit mot reglerna.
He received a suspension from school after breaking the rules.
Avstängning denotes a formal suspension from an institution, like the school, due to misconduct.
Trafiken upplevde en avstängning på grund av vägarbeten.
The traffic experienced a closure due to road works.
Avstängning refers to a closure or interruption in traffic caused by external reasons such as construction.

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