No. 793 in Swedish
fru
Wife; Mrs.
In a sentence
Min fru och jag gick på bio i går kväll.
My wife and I went to the cinema last night.
In this sentence, 'fru' means 'wife', referring to the speaker's spouse.
Den nya frun i berättelsen visade sig vara en mycket intressant karaktär.
The new wife in the story turned out to be a very interesting character.
Here, 'frun' also translates to 'wife' but is used in the context of a specific narrative or story.
Jag såg på frun och tänkte att hon verkade mycket artig.
I looked at the lady and thought she seemed very polite.
In this sentence, 'frun' means 'lady' in a context that denotes respect or formality.
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