No. 3,952 in Swedish
mardrömmen
"Nightmare."
In a sentence
Mardrömmen handlade om att vara ensam på en öde ö.
The nightmare was about being alone on a deserted island.
Here, 'mardrömmen' is used to refer to a dream during sleep that might cause fear or anxiety.
Att förlora sitt arbete skulle vara mardrömmen för många.
Losing one's job would be the nightmare for many.
Here, 'mardrömmen' is used metaphorically to describe a highly undesirable or frightening situation.
Mardrömmen med förlorade nycklar inträffade igen idag.
The nightmare of lost keys happened again today.
Here, 'mardrömmen' is used to characterize an unfavorable event humorously as a nightmare.
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