No. 11,052 in Swedish
mardrömsstart
A nightmare start; a very bad beginning.
In a sentence
Att glömma att sätta alarmet ledde till en riktig mardrömsstart på dagen.
Forgetting to set the alarm led to a real nightmare start of the day.
Here, 'mardrömsstart', meaning 'nightmare start', is used metaphorically to describe an unpleasant and chaotic beginning to the day.
Deras nya projekt fick en mardrömsstart när tekniken slutade fungera på lanseringsdagen.
Their new project experienced a nightmare start when the technology failed on launch day.
In this sentence, 'mardrömsstart' emphasizes the difficulties and problematic beginning of a critical event, conveying urgency and disappointment.
Fotbollslaget hade en mardrömsstart i turneringen efter att ha förlorat sina första två matcher.
The football team had a nightmare start in the tournament after losing their first two matches.
Here, 'mardrömsstart' is utilized to express a challenging and disheartening start to a competitive sequence, setting a pessimistic tone for future events.
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