No. 2,328 in Swedish
centimeter
A unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
In a sentence
Måttbandet visade att bordet var 120 centimeter långt.
The measuring tape showed that the table was 120 centimeters long.
In this sentence, 'centimeter' is a unit of measurement used to express the length of the table, providing a precise physical measurement.
Hon klippte av en centimeter från tygstycket för att få rätt passform.
She cut off one centimeter from the fabric to achieve the right fit.
Here, 'centimeter' is used to describe the amount of fabric that was trimmed, again employing it as a precise measurement but emphasizing reduction.
Stenen rullade nerför backen och stannade bara några centimeter från kanten.
The stone rolled down the hill and stopped just a few centimeters from the edge.
In this instance, 'centimeter' conveys proximity, expressing a very small distance between the stone and the edge for descriptive purposes.
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