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cirkus
"Cirkus" in Swedish means "circus" in English, referring to a traveling show with performances like acrobatics, clown acts, and animal displays.
In a sentence
Barnen besökte en cirkus under helgen.
The children visited a circus over the weekend.
Here, 'cirkus' is used to refer to a physical place or event where performances happen, a traditional usage for entertainment.
Det är en riktig cirkus på kontoret idag.
It is a real circus at the office today.
In this sentence, 'cirkus' is employed metaphorically to describe chaotic or disorderly situations.
Hon älskar att studera cirkusens historia.
She loves studying the history of the circus.
'Cirkus' is used here to denote the concept or the art form of circus as a historical and cultural topic.
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