No. 10,103 in Swedish

idrott

"Idrott" means "sports" or "athletics" in English.

In a sentence

Jag tycker om att ägna mig åt idrott under helgerna.
I enjoy engaging in sports during the weekends.
In this sentence, 'idrott' refers to the general concept of sports or physical activities that one can participate in during leisure time.
Idrott är viktigt för att hålla sig frisk och stark.
Sports are important for staying healthy and strong.
Here, 'idrott' is utilized as an uncountable noun to denote the overall domain or discipline of sports and physical wellbeing.
Skolan har en särskild sal för idrottslektioner.
The school has a special hall for physical education classes.
In this context, 'idrott' is used to specify organised physical education activities conducted as part of the school's curriculum.

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