No. 5,955 in Swedish
isberg
"Iceberg."
In a sentence
Isberg flyter på havet och smälter långsamt.
Icebergs float on the sea and melt slowly.
Here, 'isberg' is used in its literal sense, referring to large masses of ice floating in the ocean.
Hans åsikter var bara toppen av ett isberg.
His opinions were just the tip of an iceberg.
In this sentence, 'isberg' is used metaphorically in the idiom 'toppen av ett isberg,' which suggests a hidden complexity or larger underlying issue.
Expeditionen stötte på ett isberg under sin resa.
The expedition encountered an iceberg during its journey.
'Isberg' in this context again denotes the physical ice structure encountered naturally in polar regions.
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