No. 11,259 in Swedish
mosaik
Mosaic.
In a sentence
Kyrkan hade en vacker mosaik på sin vägg.
The church had a beautiful mosaic on its wall.
In this sentence, 'mosaik' refers to a decorative art form made by assembling small pieces of colored materials. It's used in a literal sense to describe a physical feature.
Staden är en mosaik av olika kulturer.
The city is a mosaic of different cultures.
Here, 'mosaik' is used metaphorically to describe a diverse or complex mixture, indicating how various elements contribute to a whole setting.
Han köpte ett mosaikbord till vardagsrummet.
He bought a mosaic table for the living room.
In this context, 'mosaik' describes a furniture item characterized by a surface designed with mosaic artwork, again used literally but as part of a description of an object.
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