No. 2,072 in Swedish
barbie
The Swedish word "barbie" refers to a "Barbie doll."
In a sentence
Min dotter älskar att leka med sin favoritleksak, en barbie.
My daughter loves playing with her favorite toy, a Barbie.
Here 'barbie' refers to the brand and doll product often played with children.
Vi samlade alla hennes barbies innan vi flyttade.
We collected all her Barbies before we moved.
Here 'barbies' is used in a plural form to denote multiple Barbie dolls.
Barbie har blivit en ikon inom populärkultur och design.
Barbie has become an icon in pop culture and design.
In this sentence, 'Barbie' refers to the symbolic status of the doll as a cultural icon.
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