No. 12,657 in Swedish
spaning
"Spaning" means "reconnaissance" or "investigation."
In a sentence
Polisen genomförde en spaning för att hitta misstänkta.
The police conducted a surveillance to find suspects.
In this sentence, "spaning" is used to mean surveillance or reconnaissance conducted by the police to gather information or find suspects.
Under spelet gjorde spanaren en noggrann spaning.
During the game, the scout conducted a thorough observation.
Here, "spaning" refers to the act of observation or scouting, emphasizing attention to detail or strategic surveillance in a game context.
Det pågår ständig spaning efter nya idéer inom forskningen.
Continuous searching for new ideas in research is ongoing.
In this example, "spaning" is used metaphorically to indicate searching or exploration in the context of innovation or creativity within research fields.
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