No. 1,759 in Swedish

bortaplan

"Opponent's field" or "away ground" in sports contexts.

In a sentence

Laget vann matchen trots att det spelade på bortaplan.
The team won the match despite playing away.
In this sentence, 'bortaplan' (away field) refers to the location being an away venue for the team, emphasizing the challenge of not having the home advantage.
Det är svårt att känna sig hemma när man bor på bortaplan.
It's hard to feel at home when living away.
Here, 'bortaplan' is used metaphorically to describe a situation of being far from one's usual or comfortable surroundings.
Journalisten följde laget på deras resa till bortaplan.
The journalist followed the team on their journey to the away venue.
In this instance, 'bortaplan' denotes the place where the event takes place outside the team's home locality or area.

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