No. 4,979 in Swedish
bruins
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In a sentence
Det finns många olika arter av björnar, inklusive bruna björnar.
There are many different species of bears, including brown bears.
Here, 'bruna' (brown) combined with 'björnar' (bears) is used to describe the type of bears. The concept 'bruins' refers to 'brown bears' in English and can be similarly used.
Boston Bruins är ett populärt ishockeylag i NHL.
The Boston Bruins are a popular NHL hockey team.
In this context, 'Bruins' is the proper noun name of an ice hockey team, carrying the representation from the word 'brown bears' without further translation directly.
De små bruna björnarna vid floden påminner mig om Boston Bruins.
The small brown bears by the river remind me of the Boston Bruins.
Here, 'bruna björnar' (brown bears) is used to describe actual animals, while 'Bruins' connects the animal's name to the hockey team's name metaphorically.
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