No. 1,993 in Swedish
svinpest
"Svinpest" refers to "swine fever," a contagious viral disease affecting pigs.
In a sentence
Svinpest är en sjukdom som drabbar grisar och kan vara mycket farlig.
Swine fever is a disease that affects pigs and can be very dangerous.
The word 'svinpest' is used in its technical and scientific sense to refer to an animal disease.
Under året spreds svinpest snabbt mellan gårdar i regionen.
During the year, swine fever spread quickly between farms in the region.
Here, 'svinpest' is describing the outbreak of the disease and its movement in affected areas.
Han beskrev det ekonomiska problemet som en riktig svinpest.
He described the economic problem as a real swine fever.
In this context, 'svinpest' is used metaphorically to characterize a difficult and problematic situation.
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