No. 9,474 in Swedish
fäktning
Fencing.
In a sentence
Fäktning är en olympisk sport som kräver snabbhet och precision.
Fencing is an Olympic sport that requires speed and precision.
The word 'fäktning' here is used as the name of the sport 'fencing' which involves swordsmanship and competitive bouts.
Vi kommer att träna på fäktning varje fredag.
We will practice fencing every Friday.
Here, 'fäktning' is used to describe the activity of practicing the sport of fencing.
Historiska filmer visar ofta scener med fäktning mellan huvudkaraktärer.
Historical movies often show scenes of fencing between main characters.
In this context, 'fäktning' refers to the act of fencing as depicted in movies, indicating sword fighting mostly in a dramatic or fictionalized manner.
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