No. 12,129 in Swedish
rockad
"Rockad" is the Swedish word for "castling," a chess move where the king and a rook switch positions under specific conditions.
In a sentence
Kungens rockad gjorde att tornet fick en stark position.
The king's castling allowed the rook to obtain a strong position.
Here, 'rockad' is used in its chess-related sense, where a king and rook perform a castling move.
Företagets senaste rockad i ledningen skapade stor förvirring.
The company's latest reshuffling in the management caused great confusion.
Here, 'rockad' is used metaphorically to indicate a reorganization or a major change within a structure.
Efter rockaden i bostadsbeståndet blev fördelningen mycket mera rättvis.
After the reshuffling in the housing stock, the distribution became much more equitable.
In this sentence, 'rockad' is used to describe significant changes or redistribution in a non-chess context, showing its figurative application.
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