No. 4,041 in Swedish
offside
A violation in sports where a player is positioned unlawfully, ahead of the ball or opponents, depending on the sport's rules.
In a sentence
Spelaren blev avblåst för offside.
The player was called for offside.
Here, 'offside' refers to the sports term used in games like soccer, denoting a player being in an illegal position according to the rules.
Domaren förklarade varför det var offside.
The referee explained why it was offside.
In this sentence, 'offside' is again used in the context of sports, referring to the rule violation.
Han befann sig offside med sina idéer.
He was offside with his ideas.
Here, 'offside' is used figuratively to mean being out of alignment or not in tune with a particular context or situation.
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