No. 6,733 in Swedish
nedväxt
"Decline" or "reduction."
In a sentence
Trädgården var i behov av nedväxt för att rensas av oönskade växter.
The garden needed pruning to get rid of unwanted plants.
In this sentence, 'nedväxt' refers to the process of reducing or cutting back growth, typically plants or vegetation.
Efter en lång period av nedväxt började företaget återigen expandera.
After a long period of decline, the company started to expand again.
Here, 'nedväxt' is used metaphorically to describe a period of decline or reduction, typically in a non-literal sense such as in a business or other abstract concept.
Ekosystemet visar tecken på nedväxt på grund av miljöpåverkan.
The ecosystem shows signs of contraction due to environmental impacts.
In this example, 'nedväxt' describes a contraction or reduction in the context of ecological systems.
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