No. 12,745 in Swedish
stafetten
"Stafetten" in Swedish means "the relay."
In a sentence
Svenska laget vann stafetten och tog hem första priset.
The Swedish team won the relay and took first prize.
In this sentence, 'stafetten' refers to a relay race in a sporting context.
Under företagskonferensen fungerade hon som stafetten för att dela information mellan grupper.
During the company conference, she acted as the relay to share information between groups.
Here, 'stafetten' is used metaphorically to describe someone who passes information between groups.
Vi såg stafetten på TV och blev inspirerade att träna tillsammans.
We watched the relay on TV and were inspired to train together.
In this example, 'stafetten' again refers to a relay race, illustrating its usage in common contexts like television discussions.
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