No. 10,372 in Swedish
kallvatten
Cold water.
In a sentence
Jag fyllde glaset med kallvatten.
I filled the glass with cold water.
Kallvatten is used to denote cold water in general.
Kan du öppna kallvattenkranen?
Can you open the cold water faucet?
Kallvatten is used in conjunction with a specific source, the faucet.
På vintern är kallvatten ännu kallare än vanligt.
In winter, cold water is even colder than usual.
Kallvatten is used here to emphasize its temperature variation due to seasonal conditions.
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