No. 8,787 in Swedish
cancer
Cancer in Swedish means the disease "cancer" in English, characterized by uncontrolled cell growth.
In a sentence
Min mormor har diagnostiserats med cancer och genomgår behandling.
My grandmother has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment.
Here, 'cancer' is used as a medical term referring to the disease, conveying factual information about the situation.
Vi måste bekämpa cancer genom att stödja forskning och behandling.
We must fight cancer by supporting research and treatment.
In this context, 'cancer' represents the disease as a challenge or an issue that needs addressing, emphasizing the collective effort.
Att vara passiv när man möter svåra problem är som en slags mental cancer.
Being passive when facing difficult problems is like a kind of mental cancer.
Here, 'cancer' is used metaphorically to describe a negative quality or influence, likening it to something that grows destructively.
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