No. 10,521 in Swedish
kommunväxel
"Kommunväxel" means "municipal switchboard" in English.
In a sentence
Jag ringde kommunväxeln för att få information om det nya parkprojektet.
I called the municipal switchboard to get information about the new park project.
Here, 'kommunväxel' is used to refer to a municipal switchboard, a central phone service for city administration.
Kommunväxeln kopplade mig vidare till byggnadsavdelningen.
The municipal switchboard connected me to the building department.
In this context, 'kommunväxel' denotes its role in connecting inquiries to appropriate departments.
Informationen om festivalen gick ut via kommunväxeln.
The information about the festival was disseminated through the municipal switchboard.
Here, 'kommunväxel' is used to indicate its function in broadcasting information to the public.
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