No. 7,127 in Swedish

rivningen

"Rivningen" means "the demolition" in English.

In a sentence

Rivningen av det gamla huset tog flera veckor.
The demolition of the old house took several weeks.
Here, 'rivningen' refers to the act of demolishing a particular structure.
Man diskuterar rivningen av fabriken eftersom den är i dåligt skick.
They are discussing the demolition of the factory because it is in poor condition.
'Rivningen' in this sentence denotes the planned act of tearing down a deteriorated factory.
Efter rivningen av muren började byggingen av den nya parken.
After the demolition of the wall, the construction of the new park started.
'Rivningen' is used here to specify the event of removing a wall prior to starting another project.

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