No. 8,722 in Swedish
buar
"Buar" is the plural form of "boa" in Swedish, referring to small enclosures or huts, often for storage or animals.
In a sentence
Publiken buar åt den dåliga föreställningen.
The audience is booing at the poor performance.
In this sentence, 'buar' is used to describe the act of expressing disapproval or dislike vocally by shouting 'boo'.
Spelarna blev nervösa när publiken började buar.
The players became nervous when the audience began booing.
Here, 'buar' indicates a continuous action where the audience's booing is directed at the players.
Det är inte artigt att buar på någon.
It is not polite to boo at someone.
In this case, 'buar' is used generally to convey the concept of booing as an inappropriate or impolite action.
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