No. 9,252 in Swedish
fickor
"Fickor" means "pockets" in English.
In a sentence
Jackan har två stora fickor.
The jacket has two large pockets.
Here, 'fickor' refers to physical pockets in a garment.
Han tömde fickorna på sina byxor innan han lade dem i tvätten.
He emptied the pockets of his trousers before putting them in the laundry.
In this sentence, 'fickorna' pertains to the pockets of trousers in the sense of storage compartments.
I politiken finns det många olika ideologiska fickor.
In politics, there are many different ideological pockets.
Here, 'fickor' is used metaphorically to refer to small groups or areas where specific ideologies are prevalent.
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