No. 6,829 in Swedish
offren
"Offren" means "the victims" in English.
In a sentence
Offren för naturkatastrofen var många.
The victims of the natural disaster were many.
Here, "offren" is used in plural form to refer to the victims or those affected by something, in this case, a natural disaster.
Vi måste hedra offren genom att hjälpa dem som överlevde.
We must honor the victims by helping those who survived.
In this sentence, "offren" again refers to victims, emphasizing the action to honor them.
Bolaget blev ett av offren för den ekonomiska krisen.
The company became one of the victims of the economic crisis.
"Offren" is metaphorically used to describe entities (like a company) negatively impacted by circumstances (the economic crisis).
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